"I know the biggest crime / is just to throw up your hands / saying 'this has nothing to do with me / I just want to live as comfortably as I can.
You got to look outside your eyes / you got to think outside your brain / you got to walk outside your life / to where the neighborhood changes." (From Willing to Fight, by Ani Difranco)

Friday, December 10, 2010

[CLP Interns] Goals and Visions for Winter 2011

Hey all!

For our last meeting of 2010, we are going to be little planning fools.

Follow this link and print out a visioning/goal-setting/planning tool format you can use to assist in this process: http://bit.ly/clpinternplanningtooldec-mar

Please come prepared on Tuesday (5PM-7PM) with your calendars and plans for programs in the next three months (or more, if you are visioning that far!)

Together we will make one main calendar to set us up for Winter quarter.

See you Tuesday!
Samantha

Thursday, December 9, 2010

CLP Event Planning Best Practices

Developed by the CLP D.I.R.T. Interns, Dec. 2010

1. Create a rich environment. ( Raw | Flava' | Relational )
2. Outreach and reach-out. ( Power of invitation | Informational materials )
3. Commit to the event. ( Before | During | After )
4. Give everyone a role. ( Responsive | Proactive | Helpful )
5. Engage all the senses. ( Make the event sensual.)
6. Be deep / personal. ( Real | [Almost] Spontaneous )
7. Give it energy. ( Heart | Body | Soul = Present)
8. Hospitality. ( Welcome People | Nourish People | Respect People)
9. Accessibility. ( All people are able to attend, understand, participate.)
10. Murphy's Love. ( Murphy wants your event to succeed, he just has different plans-- go with them!)
11. Look good.

Monday, December 6, 2010

[CLP-Interns] Reflection Entry (Dec 6)

Dear Interns,

1) Having completed the Making Space event, what did you think about the whole event as "CLP Event"? For example, what was your favorite part and why? What did you take away from this that will help you plan your own events in the future (likes, dislikes)?

When considering the event, you may want to consider...
- Vibe
- Hospitality
- Atmosphere
- Speeches
- Videos, Photos
- Presentation, preparation
- Inclusivity
- Audience participation

2) What did you learn about CLP that you didn't know before? After seeing ALL of CLP, what direction do you want your internship to take? Your research?

For your reference:
The PE Article about Making Space: http://www.pe.com/localnews/riverside/stories/PE_News_Local_W_wclp04.4257f88.html

Videos:

CLP@NoVi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUmleTJBXUU


CLP India, Summer 2010: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR_AiCo0SHM

Samantha Wilson's Coordinating Notes

This page is a continuous blog by Samantha Wilson that will serve as a space for updating the process of the Child Leader Project and the experience with international community organizing-- it'll be a space for notes, ideas, ramblings, videos and photos of the life-long process of organizing.

To comment, email samantha@childleaderproject.org