St Cloud Member Meeting: Speaking Your Truth to Power-Story Telling Training

Posted January 31, 2019

Join TakeAction members, leaders and activists as we present a storytellers training where folks can get tools to powerfully tell their stories. Together we will explore why our stories about our lived experiences are the key to moving from activists to changemakers on topics that impact our lives. We will be training and supporting groups of people who are ready to share their stories and impact the world we live in.

In this training and member meeting, we are hoping you will walk away with solid tools that can be used to share your stories and impact the dominant narratives. You will walk away with a story you want to tell to help influence the fight for policies like Earned Sick and Safe Time, access to MN Care and Paid Family Leave.

This training is built around being a storyteller, the dominant narratives that affect us and the connections our stories have to legislative issues. As an attendee, you will get space to explore these concepts, tools to use them and an invite to upcoming TakeAction events where our stories will be the foundation for change.

TakeAction Minnesota believes that the stories we carry around about shared experiences of joy, frustration, fear, and hope are often hidden by shame and anger because we are told our stories are individual moments and not connected to a larger shared experience that many of us face.… Continue reading »

St Cloud Member Meeting: Building Power with Legislators

Posted December 17, 2018

Our political arena at this moment is controlled by corporate power and political elites. Because of this, many people and their values are left out of the conversation. We believe to change this reality, we need to build authentic power with our leaders. Whether it’s a city council member or a U.S. Senator, building power to advance progressive policies is important and at the core of the work TakeAction Minnesota does during the legislative session.

Join TakeAction members and leaders at our St. Cloud member meeting to learn how to build power with legislators. Attend breakout sessions on our three legislative opportunities we’ve identified.

The first part of this meeting will be a training on how to build power with legislators. The second half will be breakout sessions on the three legislative priorities. Join us to learn, ask questions, and grow your own community leadership skills.

Building Power with Your Legislators Training:

Voting is important, but even more so are the many ways people get involved after Election Day to hold our representatives accountable. This training prepares you to go deeper with your legislator and to help you get in a relationship with the very issues they are elected to tackle.… Continue reading »