BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//160.153.0.124//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Sedona Action Network X-WR-CALDESC: X-FROM-URL:https://sedonaactionnetwork.com X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Phoenix BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19671029T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-3018@sedonaactionnetwork.com DTSTAMP:20250614T060154Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:About this event\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nnote – these are stand alone\, identical trainings and not a series! read more below to learn more!\n\nht tps://www.mobilize.us/surj/event/796645/?followup_modal_context=organizati on_newsletter_custom_recommendations\n\nThis summer it’s time turn up the heat!\nCome join us for a training on absorption so we can get oriented to ward growing our movement and building our skills to effectively welcome t housands of new people into SURJ!\nWho is this training for?\n\nAnyone who wants to learn about absorption and build your skills to effectively brin g people into our movement in times of political activation\, and anyone w ho is planning on hosting a mass meeting this summer!\n\nWhat is absorptio n?\n\nAbsorption is both an orientation toward using moments of political activation to bring more people into a movement\, and it’s also the skills that go along with growing our movements effectively.\n\nWhy do we absorb ?\n\nWe absorb because in order to achieve our goals\, we need to use soli darity power (the ability to work and act together as a collective) to mov e large amounts of people to to build the world we want to see. In order t o harness solidarity power\, we must always be growing our movements and w elcoming more people to move and take action with us.\n\nThis training wil l cover:\n\nSURJ’s long-term strategy and goals\, and why we organize whit e people\nSURJ’s plan to support members\, circles and chapters to host ma ss meetings throughout the summer to welcome more people into our movement \nThe fundamentals of absorption: the whys\, how tos\, best practices\, an d how to create an absorption plan grounded in your context\nExamples of a bsorption successes and fails\nNext steps for getting involved\, doing you r own absorption\, and hosting a mass meeting.\n\nWe are offering three ab sorption trainings on June 12th\, 18th and 26th. These are STAND ALONE tra inings and they are not a series. We will be offering the SAME training on each of these dates to offer people different scheduling options for atte nding\, so you only need to sign up for ONE of these trainings! DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250618T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250618T210000 LOCATION:Virtual Event SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Summer to Grow\, Turn up the Heat – Absorbing our People Training URL:https://sedonaactionnetwork.com/event/summer-to-grow-turn-up-the-heat-a bsorbing-our-people-training/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

Summer to Grow\, Turn u p the Heat - Absorbing our People Training organized by Showing Up for Rac ial Justice

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Abou t this event

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note – these are stand alone\, identical trainings and not a seri es! read more below to learn more!

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https://www.mobili ze.us/surj/event/796645/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_cu stom_recommendations

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This summer it’s time turn up the heat !

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Come join us for a training on absorption so we can get oriented toward growing our movement and building our skills to effectively welcom e thousands of new people into SURJ!

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Who is this training for?\n
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  • Anyone who wants to learn about absorption and build your sk ills to effectively bring people into our movement in times of political a ctivation\, and anyone who is planning on hosting a mass meeting this summ er!
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What is absorption?

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  • Absorption is bot h an orientation toward using moments of political activation to bring more people into a movement\, and it’s also the skills that go along with growing our movements effectively.
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Why do we absorb ?

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  • We absorb because in order to achieve our goals\, we nee d to use solidarity power (the ability to work and act together as a colle ctive) to move large amounts of people to to build the world we want to se e. In order to harness solidarity power\, we must always be growing our mo vements and welcoming more people to move and take action with us.
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    This training will cover:

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    • SURJ’s long-term strat egy and goals\, and why we organize white people
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    • SURJ’s plan to support members\, circles and chapters to host mass meetings throughout th e summer to welcome more people into our movement
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    • The fundamenta ls of absorption: the whys\, how tos\, best practices\, and how to create an absorption plan grounded in your context
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    • Examples of absorpti on successes and fails
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    • Next steps for getting involved\, doing y our own absorption\, and hosting a mass meeting.
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    We are of fering three absorption trainings on June 12th\, 18th and 26th. These are STAND ALONE trainings and they are not a series. We will be offering the S AME training on each of these dates to offer people different scheduling o ptions for attending\, so you only need to sign up for ONE of these traini ngs!

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