2.0-//160.153.0.124//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9//GREGORIANPUBLISHSedona Action Networkhttps://sedonaactionnetwork.comAmerica/PhoenixAmerica/PhoenixAmerica/Phoenix1967-10-29T02:00:00MST-06:00-07:00ai1ec-3018@sedonaactionnetwork.com2025-06-14T06:01:52Z

Summer to Grow, Turn up the Heat – Absorbing our People Training

<p><img decoding="async" class="css-4q6bue e53slr01" src="https://mobilizeamerica.imgix.net/uploads/event/Variant%201a_20250530161802415082.png?auto=format&crop=faces&fit=crop&h=494.24083769633506&w=944" srcset="https://mobilizeamerica.imgix.net/uploads/event/Variant%201a_20250530161802415082.png?auto=format&crop=faces&fit=crop&h=494.24083769633506&w=944" alt="Summer to Grow, Turn up the Heat - Absorbing our People Training organized by Showing Up for Racial Justice" /></p> <div class="css-1xdhyk6 ef8693v2"> <h2 class="css-8g85fa"><span class="mbz-typography-inner-wrapper css-kjedjz e1spt5vp1">About this event</span></h2> <div></div> </div> <div class="css-1ewqap6 ef8693v1"> <div class="css-xtvjy3"> <div class="css-1njhs7w et84t5r0"> <div id="collapseEventDetail-description" class="css-gygapm ejb1rhe1"> <div> <p><em>note – these are stand alone, identical trainings and not a series! read more below to learn more!</em></p> </div> <p>https://www.mobilize.us/surj/event/796645/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations</p> <div> <p>This summer it’s time turn up the heat!</p> <p>Come join us for a training on absorption so we can get oriented toward growing our movement and building our skills to effectively welcome thousands of new people into SURJ!</p> <h3>Who is this training for?</h3> <ul> <li>Anyone who wants to learn about absorption and build your skills to effectively bring people into our movement in times of political activation, and anyone who is planning on hosting a mass meeting this summer!</li> </ul> <h3>What is absorption?</h3> <ul> <li>Absorption is both an <em>orientation</em> 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.</li> </ul> <h3>Why do we absorb?</h3> <ul> <li>We absorb because in order to achieve our goals, we need to use solidarity power (the ability to work and act together as a collective) to move large amounts of people to to build the world we want to see. In order to harness solidarity power, we must always be growing our movements and welcoming more people to move and take action with us.</li> </ul> <h3>This training will cover:</h3> <ul> <li>SURJ’s long-term strategy and goals, and why we organize white people</li> <li>SURJ’s plan to support members, circles and chapters to host mass meetings throughout the summer to welcome more people into our movement</li> <li>The fundamentals of absorption: the whys, how tos, best practices, and how to create an absorption plan grounded in your context</li> <li>Examples of absorption successes and fails</li> <li>Next steps for getting involved, doing your own absorption, and hosting a mass meeting.</li> </ul> <p>We are offering 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 SAME training on each of these dates to offer people different scheduling options for attending, so you only need to sign up for ONE of these trainings!</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>America/Phoenix2025-06-18T19:30:00America/Phoenix2025-06-18T21:00:00en-USVirtual Event0https://sedonaactionnetwork.com/event/summer-to-grow-turn-up-the-heat-absorbing-our-people-training/free