Annual Activism Workshop Series
Learn About Social Justice Issues to Create Meaningful Change
Through amazing guest speaker sessions, get informed on social justice issues to take action effectively!
The first step to being an activist is understanding all sides of the issues you are trying to resolve. So this August, Take Action Inc. is hosting its Third Annual Free Activism Workshop Series: Learn About Social Justice Issues to Create Meaningful Change. These workshops are for youth of ages 12 to 18 (please contact us if you would like to attend but do not fit the age range), and they will occur every Saturday or Sunday for roughly an hour. Each workshop will focus on one issue or activism skill to help you understand the social and political landscape around you so that you can participate in activism anywhere in the world. These workshops will be interactive, creating opportunities for you to engage in advocacy during the workshops, and will feature inspiring and accomplished guest speakers, like professional activists, leaders of social organizations, policymakers, and more. Lastly, we will help you implement what you learn by enabling you to create a social venture project to address an issue in your community. Please contact eshaan@takeactioninc.com if you have any questions or concerns.
All "Education to Action" Workshops
EmpowerED: Navigating Abortion with Students for Reproductive Justice
December 2023
TBD
This workshop with partners Students for Reproductive Justice is a dynamic and interactive session aimed at fostering understanding, advocacy, and empowerment in the realm of reproductive justice. Participants in this workshop will gain a comprehensive overview of the multifaceted issues surrounding reproductive rights, health, and equity. Through engaging discussions, informative presentations, and collaborative activities, attendees will explore the intersectionality of reproductive justice, considering factors such as race, socioeconomic status, gender identity, and more. The workshop provides a safe space for open dialogue, encouraging participants to share their perspectives and experiences while also learning from one another.
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States Teach In
August 21, 2023
6:30pm-7:30pm EST
We will be developing a historic and legal foundation to consciously engage in and understand the speaker session with NARF. This workshop will provide a brief overview of the United States's settler colonial history, Indigenous resistance movements, and NARF's incredible advocacy as well as offer numerous action and education resources to continue the work. We will be using Cherokee (Ani'-Yun'wiya') historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz's incredible text, An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States to guide much of our conversation
Learn about the Intersection of Gender Inequality and COVID-19 with Generation Ratify
August 15
12pm-1pm EST
The presentation will explore the numerous intersections of COVID-19 and Gender Equality, including but not limited to domestic violence and economic inequality. Participants will additionally learn about actions they can take to help promote gender justice during the pandemic.
Learn How to Use Art to Advocate and Take Action Against Mass Incarceration and Criminal Injustice with ARTE Founder & Executive Director Marissa Gutierrez-Vicario
July 11
4pm-5pm EST
Learn about artivism and how to use art to advocate and take action with ARTE Founder & Executive Director Marissa Gutierrez-Vicario. The focus of this workshop will be on mass-incarceration and the criminal (in)justice system. Together, we will create zines and create impactful art pieces that share ideas, effectively raise awareness about issues, and advocate for dismantling systems of oppression.
Turning Climate Anxiety to Climate Action with Force of Nature
November 21, 2023
11am-1pm EST
Turning Climate Anxiety into Climate Action (Monday, September 25 at 11:00am-1:00pm EST): With Force of Nature facilitator Tupelo Hostetler, we are offering a crash course in tackling eco-anxiety, mobilizing mindsets and understanding barriers to taking action. Some skills that you will develop through the workshop include: the ability to hold strong emotions with curiosity instead of judgment, identifying when emotions are serving you versus when they are hindering you, recognizing that strong feelings are what can make us compelling change-makers, developing action-based coping mechanisms for eco-anxiety, and identifying self-limiting beliefs and negative stories, then actively challenging/re-writing these stories.
Learn About and Take Action Against Child Labor and Child Trafficking in the United States with 100 Million Campaign
August 1
12pm-1pm EST
The 100 Million campaign is a call to action for a world where all young people are free, safe, and educated. There are about 50,000 child laborers in the United States who are forced to work in inhumane working conditions. To help resolve this problem, get involved with and learn about the 100 Million Campaign's new project, called Justice for Every Child, which helps children who are forced to work during the COVID-19 pandemic. To learn more about this amazing organization, build a better world for children, and help end child labor, sign up!
How to Participate in Activism during the COVID-19 Pandemic & Phone Banking for Black Lives Matter
Take Action Inc. Co-Founder & President Eshaan Kothari will present on and facilitate a discussion on the importance of activism and civic engagement, describing the role of activism in history and various forms of activism. She will explain ways to take action during the COVID-19 pandemic and in one's community. The second half of the workshop will be devoted to contacting policymakers via call and email, demanding justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and countless other Black people who lost their lives from police brutality. This is an opportunity to help tackle systems of oppression and fight for justice for all, especially for the Black community, while honing one's communication and leadership skills.
COMING SOON!
We will have other workshops the following Saturdays and Sundays, but are waiting confirmation from our guest speakers. Our other workshops will cover racial injustice, voter registration, climate change & sustainability, gender inequality, indigenous rights, and LGBT+ rights. We will let you know when we have confirmed the date.
A Discussion with NARF's Assistant Director of Development Dallin Maybee
August 22, 2023
4pm-5:30pm EST
Maybee will discuss NARF's work and recent achievements in environmental law, water law, racial justice, voting rights, and religious protection. There will also be a brief Q&A portion. Since 1970, The Native American Rights Fund has held governments accountable. They fight to protect Native American rights, resources, and lifeways through litigation, legal advocacy, and legal expertise.
Organizing and Public Narrative: Story of Self, Us, Now and Linking with March for Our Lives
August 17
5pm-6pm EST
Participants will learn to understand the basics of what organizing is, how to do it, and some of the history of organizing, how public narrative works and why personal stories matter in organizing, and practice crafting and telling a compelling story of self.
Criminal Justice Reform and Racial Justice Education with Equal Justice Initiative
July 25
2pm-3pm EST
Learn about Equal Justice Initiative's work to end mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States and how to get involved in helping to create economic and racial justice! Education is essential to achieving equality and justice for all people and dismantling systems of oppression, so SIGN UP!
A Discussion with NARF's Assistant Director of Development Dallin Maybee
August 22
4pm-5:30pm EST
Maybee will discuss NARF's work and recent achievements in environmental law, water law, racial justice, voting rights, and religious protection. There will also be a brief Q&A portion. Since 1970, The Native American Rights Fund has held governments accountable. They fight to protect Native American rights, resources, and lifeways through litigation, legal advocacy, and legal expertise.