POWER Agenda 2019

Friday, February 8, 2019: the “why” — Location: Latino Center
Time Session Topic Facilitator
5:00 PM – 5:14 PM Welcome and Introductions Mark Schuller & Staff
5:15 PM – 5:59 PM Dinner & Ground Rules Discussion Provided
6:00 PM – 6:29 PM Cultural competency / privilege Jocelyn Santana
6:30 PM – 7:59 PM Keynote: why organizing is important, altering relationships of power, an example? Rep. Celina Villanueva
Saturday, February 9, 2019: the “how” — Location: Center for Black Studies
Time Session Topic Facilitator
8:30 AM – 8:55 AM Breakfast Provided
9:00 AM – 9:09 AM Warm-up activity Carter
9:10 AM – 9:39 AM Three Principles of Direct Action Mark Schuller
9:40 AM – 11:55 AM Choosing an Issue Maria Torres, NIU alum and community organizer
12:00 PM – 1:14 PM Lunch Provided
1:15 PM – 1:29 PM Hi-Five Buddies Pair and Share
1:30 PM – 3:29 PM Strategies, Developing a Field Plan Mason Astill, NIU alumni and Change Corps
3:30 PM – 3:44 PM Break
3:45 PM – 4:14 PM NIU’s governance – what kind of power do students have? Vernese Edghill-Walden
4:15 PM – 5:45 PM Break into groups – follow checklist of choosing
an issue, Strategy Chart
5:50 PM – 6:29 PM Dinner and Looking Forward Provided
7:00 PM – 8:23 PM Documentary, Brother Outsider Carter
Sunday, February 10, 2019: the “what” — Location: Campus Life Building
Time Session Topic Facilitator
8:30 AM – 8:59 AM Breakfast Provided
9:00 AM – 9:14 AM Review: Choosing Issues, power, Strategy Chart Mark Schuller
9:15 AM – 9:44 AM What’s your why? Crafting your narrative Sandy Lopez and Lizbeth Roman
9:45 AM – 10:20 AM Role-Play: meeting with policymakers Bob Pritchard and Sandy Lopez
10:20 AM – 10:29 AM Break
10:30 AM – 11:29 AM Being an ally/accomplice: working in coalitions Jessie Fuentes, PRCC / Dave Stovall, UIC
11:30 AM – 12:29 PM Break into groups – start work plan
12:30 PM – 12:59 PM Lunch Provided
1:00 PM – 1:29 PM Back at the work plan
1:30 PM – 1:59 PM Work plan – share with group
2:00 PM – 2:14 PM Next steps
2:15 PM – 2:29 PM Wrap up and evaluation