On June 11th, Mijente will host a Mas Que un Voto training in Phoenix. The training is a deeper dive into one of the most successful workshops held at Mijente’s founding convening, Lánzate, last December.
Whether its witnessing the level of hispandering in the 2016 Presidential election or recent experiences trying to pass progressive legislation here in Arizona, there are certainly important questions to consider:
– What’s the relationship between social movements and electoral politics?
– How do we raise the standards for earning our vote?
– How might we reimagine civic engagement beyond turning out for candidates?
We believe it is critical we determine our path to power and self-determination in our communities and movements.
The training will build from the presentation led by Rodrigo Paredes Ceballo at Lánzate, using the experience of the Movimiento de Pobladores en Lucha (MPL) from Chile and their motto of ‘contra el estado, sin el estado, desde el estado’ to build power. The MPL has guided new experiments in building community power ranging from land takeovers, starting a certified university, holding neighborhood assemblies to running a candidate for President.
This example is a point of entry and the frame of ‘against the state/outside the state/from the state’ we can adapt to analyze our practice here that allows us to see the spectrum of strategies and how we all fit in.
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What: Mas Que un Voto Workshop with Mijente
When: Saturday June 11th, – 10:00am – 3:00pm
Where: Puente,1937 W Adams St, Phoenix, AZ 85009
Language: Facilitation will be in both Spanish and English with simultaneous interpretation available.
Childcare will be provided
Lunch, refreshments and snacks will be provided
Facilitator: Rodrigo Paredes is a Chilean Social worker and popular educator with extensive international experience working and developing curriculum with diverse communities. Rodrigo has supported and developed various social movements in the global south. In his time in the US, Rodrigo Paredes has worked in issues of housing, education, community development and youth development in different neighborhoods around Chicago.
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Qué: Más que un Voto, taller con Mijente
Cuándo: Sábado 11 de de juniode – 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Dónde: Puente, 1937 W Adams St, Phoenix, AZ 85009
Idioma: Facilitación será en español e Inglés con traducción simultánea disponible.
Se proporcionará cuidado de niños
Se proporcionará almuerzo, refrescos y aperitivos
Facilitator: Rodrigo Paredes is a Chilean Social worker and popular educator with extensive international experience working and developing curriculum with diverse communities. Rodrigo has supported and developed various social movements in the global south. In his time in the US, Rodrigo Paredes has worked in issues of housing, education, community development and youth development in different neighborhoods around Chicago.