Community OrganisingIntroductory Session

One

thing you

have too

much of

Walthamstow Labour Party

One thing you don’t have enough of

Agenda

Introductions

Power

Relational Politics

Next Steps

About Movement for Change

We are the home of community organising in the Labour Movement. develop individuals and institutions. campaign for change.

Community organising: helps people discover the capacity and confidence to organise themselves to come together to win change. Culture that puts people first Skills and practices

Community Organising in Walthamstow

Leadership

Strategy

Action & Change

Relational Politics

Why Bother?

More Issues

More Change

More Supporters

More Joining

More Joining-in

I was angry

about…

I was recruited

by…

I knew I was

Labour when…

I was inspired

by…

Why did you

join Labour

?

Members

CouncillorsOfficers

Walthamstow CLP

Power

Power is the Ability to Act.

Power Over

Power With

Organised People & Organised Money.

Campaigning to Build Powerful Labour Parties

Goals

Issue

Resources

Leadership

Understanding Relationships Exercise

Two Models of Organising

Effective in short-term Top-down Few leaders Vulnerable to change

Long term in focusBuilt on relationshipsMany leadersResilient

Political Stories

Illegitimate child, strong mother

taught him to read, drunken step-father.

Animal lover, loved gentle poetry of

Burns, loved to play with children.

Aged 12: Trapped in coal mine after shaft

collapsed.

Aged 8: ‘Christian’ baker sacked him.

Family went hungry.

I found in the Christianity of Christ the inspiration which first of all drew me into the movement and has carried

me on in it.

I am an agitator. My work has consisted of

trying to stir up a divine discontent with wrong.

1-2-1 Building Public RelationshipsWhy 1-2-1s? Builds relationships & connections Shared understanding Identify Issues Identify Leaders

How 1-2-1s? 30-40 minutes Frame the meeting Share stories Next steps

What is Your Story?

1-2-1 Building Public RelationshipsWhy 1-2-1s? Builds relationships & connections Shared understanding Identify Issues Identify Leaders

How 1-2-1s? 30-40 minutes Frame the meeting Share stories Next steps - commitment - accountability

What Kind of Commitment?

Another 1-2-1 or introduction to others for 1-2-1s

House meeting

Participating in action

Next Steps

NAME

Who are

you going

to have

1-2-1s

with?

NAMEWhat action will you take?

Building Power Taking Action

Did you

get

somethi

ng out

of it?

Evaluation

Will you follow up with action?