Nea Organizing Institute

NEA ORGANIZING INSTITUTE – Inventory (not for duplication) Orlando, Florida – November 29 to December 3, 2004 Session: ORGANIZING PRINCIPLED POWER IS POWER A DIRTY WORD? IS POWER A NECESSARY EVIL? DOES WINNING POWER MEAN SOMEBODY HAS TO LOSE IT? Juan Parrino, Organizer with United Teachers Los Angeles, explores definitions and roles of power. Coming from 30-plus years of diverse organizing experiences, Juan’s conviction is that consistently implemented relational organizing for principled power is essential to addressing the complex and evolving concerns within Public Education. In a 3-hour session that emphasizes exchange and utilizes small group conversations -- a key organizing method -- participants reflect on their own feelings about and notions of power. Issues of trust and power-sharing, organizational cultures, and building “social capital” to leverage power are delved into. The session culminates with outlining steps to break out of institutional paradigms that prevent principled power. Facilitator: Juan Parrino, Organizer, CA UTLA Mobilizing/Organizing Team 3303 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Fl, Los Angeles, CA 90010 Tel: 213-368-6216; Mob: 213-305-8195; Fax: 213-368-6256 e-mail: [email protected] Session Schedule: DAY DATE TIMES Tuesday 11.31.04 1 – 4 p.m. Wednesday 12.1.04 1 – 4 p.m. Thursday 12.2.04 1 – 4 p.m. Participant Number/Amount of Materials 3 Sessions x 25 Participants per Session = 75 Participants Have materials available for 100 Needed Items 4 Tables & Chairs for 25 per session 1 Table for Handouts Materials/Folders 5 sets of non-permanent Markers 1 large Post-it Chart 1 Chart Easel 2,400 Avery Dots (one color) Paperclips – box of at least 100 small ones Scissors Updated Materials for 100 (note: Power Precedes Program need color duplication) Hardcopies (on white paper/3-holed punched/not stapled/separated by colored paper) Discs (labeled Organizing Principled Power 2004) Folders with pockets (for materials) – Red (labeled Organizing Principled Power 2004) Post-its 4 Packets (3 x 2 inches) 8 Packets (6 x 4 inches) Wall Space - for posting materials Juan has updated materials and provided them (in sequence) to Lisa Zimmerman for hardcopies printing and disc production. Juan will arrange for materials enlargement. Travel Arrangements Arrive on Sunday, 11.28; Prep materials on Monday, 11.29; Depart Friday, 12.3