Sunrise Boston April Training Registration Form
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Training Overview:
*For Sunrise Boston's Training on Friday April 6 - Sunday April 8, 2018. More logistics info below.*

>>> WHAT IS THIS? <<<

This is a Youth Climate Organizing Training by Sunrise Boston, a local chapter of the youth-led organization, Sunrise. Our mission is to build a movement of young people to stop climate change and create millions of good jobs in the process.  

Sunrise Boston has a powerful strategy to make climate change an urgent political priority, end the corrupting influence of fossil fuel money on our politics, and elect true progressive climate champions for our state and country. During the training, we will discuss strategies to ending corruption in politics and learn why we have gotten to this point in society, specifically calling out the oppressive forces of colonialism, capitalism, and white supremacy for disenfranchising many in the name of profit and hate. We will then dive into workshops on mastering the tools necessary to make our plan happen, including bird-dogging, storytelling, and action design.

This training is for any young person (millennials and younger) looking for a meaningful way to protect our climate, our homes, and our values during this critical election year. The training has been designed to be engaging for all levels of background or experience, so whether you're brand new to taking action or a veteran organizer, you'll get a lot out of this experience.


>>> AT THIS TRAINING YOU WILL: <<<

1.) Gain a deep understanding of Sunrise Movement's DNA (our strategy, structure, story, political analysis, principles and culture), theory of change and political analysis.
2.) Develop and practice key organizing skills for growing our movement and winning real change.
3.) Make lasting friendships and build community with other youth leaders who share your progressive values and vision for climate justice.
4.) Leave ready to take bold action, armed the resources, network and support you need to hit the ground running.

Specific Topics Covered:  What's the problem (Climate Background & Political Analysis), How We Go Here (Political Alignments, Anti-Oppressive Organizing & Progressive Populism), Our Plan to Win (Sunrise's Strategy, Social Movement Theory), Strategic Messaging (Sunrise's Story, Messaging Our Movement), Decentralized Movements (Sunrise Structure & Principles), Birddogging 101, Creative Action Design 101, Song in Movements,  Storytelling as a practice of leadership, Sunrise's 2018 organizing strategy (No Fossil Fuel Money Campaign & Sunrise Semester), Bringing it Home (How you can take action post training).   Plus: There will be lots of time built in for getting to know each other and having fun -- including a hilarious no-talent talent show!


>>> WHO IS THIS FOR? <<<

It's for you - whether you've come to Sunrise Boston events and meetings before and want to get the big picture of the Sunrise vision, you're involved with other climate organizations and want to hone your skills/build your network or whether you're just starting out and want to learn more about climate justice, we'd love to have you!

This is a movement of young people – that means we have members of our hub who are high school students, college students, working young people, and more. We love our diversity of ages and experiences and we are committed to supporting people of all identities so they feel welcome and supported in this space. Please reach out to the Sunrise Boston coordinator (email at the bottom) if you have any concerns or questions about this.


>>> LOGISTICS OVERVIEW <<<

- LOCATION: Boston University, College of Arts and Science, 725 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
Room locations:
4/6 - 323B & 325
4/7&8 - 235 & 237

- DATES: Friday April 6 - Sunday April 8;

- TIMES: Friday 6:30-9:30pm; Saturday 9am-9:00pm; Sunday 9am-4pm

- DO I HAVE TO COME TO ALL 3 DAYS?: You are highly encouraged to attend all 3-days of the training if your able, as the training curriculum builds on itself and you will have more opportunities to learn, grow and bond with other attendees.  However, if you aren't able to commit to all 3-days, you are still invited to attend (as long as you commit to coming to as much of the training as you are able).

- FOOD: We will provide dinner on Friday; breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday; breakfast and lunch on Sunday; and snacks, coffee, and tea throughout the weekend!

- HOUSING: If you are coming from out of town or need to stay closer to the training venue, we will help match you to Sunrise Boston hosts! You are also welcome to reach out to friends/family of your own and commute from there.

- COST:  Sunrise is a new organization run by young people (read: we don't have a lot of money). As such, we ask all participants to pay a suggested registration fee of $30-60 to help us cover the costs of this training (including meals, space, materials, etc.). That said, we do not want cost to be a barrier to anyone -- so ultimately, we just ask people to pay what they can. You can pay the registration fee/donation in person or via venmo (@SunriseBoston) or paypal (paypal.me/SunriseBoston).

>>> CONTACT INFO <<<
For any questions, reach out to Rachel Eckles, lead trainer for this training and Sunrise Boston Hub Training Coordinator, at rachel.c.eckles@gmail.com.
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Studying? Working? Recent grad? No need for essays, just curious to see our mix of participants!
Where do you live? *
If you are coming from out of town, we'll be reaching out to make sure you get any help you might need getting here and finding housing.
Will you be coming to the training from somewhere other than where you live? (i.e. are you staying in town for the training?) If yes, please let us know where below.
Do you need help finding housing in Boston for the weekend of training? *
If yes, we'll reach out about finding housing and will ask your preferences/needs in more detail.
Have you been to a Sunrise meeting or event before? *
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Food provided will be mostly vegetarian and vegan.
Do you have any accessibility needs that we can prepare for in order to make this training as accessible as possible for you?
The location and restrooms are wheelchair accessible. There is no  gender-neutral restroom in the building we will be in, but there is one on the first floor of the building next door and it is also wheelchair accessible. Materials will be emailed in PDF or Google Doc form at least 1 day before the training as well as provided as physical printouts. All materials and trainings will be in English. We will ask attendees to not wear cologne, perfume, essential oils or other strongly scented lotions/etc. to accommodate people who have scent sensitivities. If there is any accommodation you would like to request from us separate from this form, please let Rachel Eckles know at rachel.c.eckles@gmail.com by the end of Wednesday, April 4.
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