"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)

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.

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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.

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