Hello everyone,
There will be both a Logistics committee meeting and an Outreach committee meeting this Wednesday, March 17 at the Ann Arbor Community Center. The meetings will follow one right after the other, so please come to one or both, or parts of each. The work of both of these committees is essential for making the Social Forum accessible to all. You can make this your first ever Social Forum meeting...or your 2nd or 5th. All are welcome.
Here are the details...
Logistics Meeting: 5:30pm to 7:00pm, Wednesday March 17
Outreach Meeting: 7:00pm to 8:30pm, Wednesday March 17
Location:
Ann Arbor Community Center, lower level
625 N Main St
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1095
Logistics? What do you mean?
Logistics for work in Washtenaw County involves working through the details of making the Social Forum accessible to all. There are significant barriers that can stand in the way of people participating in the Social Forum, including transportation, accessibility (for people with [dis]abilities), food, and childcare, to name a few. If you have energy, ideas and/or resources that could go towards any of these areas, please join us at the meeting.
Outreach? What's that?
Outreach involves getting out the word about the US Social Forum and . This can mean having conversations with individuals, holding a meeting with a community organization, making a presentation, sending an email, making phone calls, etc. Among the greatest challenges is how community groups can take a lead role in doing outreach in their areas. We need your help with all of this.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Friday, March 5, 2010
Upcoming Meeting
Are you excited about the USSF and want to share that excitement with those you know?
Have you been involved in planning for the USSF,
but still feel that you do not have a grasp on what it's about?
Did you attend a USSF meeting months ago and want to get involved again?
If so, this message is for you. We're reaching out to DLOC members new and old, those who've been coming to meetings for a while, and to those who may have checked out and not attended in a while. Now I'm asking that you take this opportunity to check back in.
The Outreach Committee is hosting an:
Outreach Training and Action Event
Mon, March 8th at 5:30pm
USSF Offices, 4th floor
Central United Methodist Church, 23 E. Adams, Detroit
At this event we will be training and educating individuals on what the USSF is all about. The training will include how to talk about the USSF in a way that connects with people, and we'll provide talking points and other tools you'll need to mobilize others to the USSF. We will also be phonebanking that night, so that you can put the skills you learned to the test. We plan to use our cell phones for this phone banking, so if you are able, please bring yours. If you do not have a cell phone we will have some phones available for use.
We look forward to seeing you!
In solidarity,
USSF Outreach Committee
Have you been involved in planning for the USSF,
but still feel that you do not have a grasp on what it's about?
Did you attend a USSF meeting months ago and want to get involved again?
If so, this message is for you. We're reaching out to DLOC members new and old, those who've been coming to meetings for a while, and to those who may have checked out and not attended in a while. Now I'm asking that you take this opportunity to check back in.
The Outreach Committee is hosting an:
Outreach Training and Action Event
Mon, March 8th at 5:30pm
USSF Offices, 4th floor
Central United Methodist Church, 23 E. Adams, Detroit
At this event we will be training and educating individuals on what the USSF is all about. The training will include how to talk about the USSF in a way that connects with people, and we'll provide talking points and other tools you'll need to mobilize others to the USSF. We will also be phonebanking that night, so that you can put the skills you learned to the test. We plan to use our cell phones for this phone banking, so if you are able, please bring yours. If you do not have a cell phone we will have some phones available for use.
We look forward to seeing you!
In solidarity,
USSF Outreach Committee
USSF Outreach Info
In case you didn't see, national planners of the US Social Forum will be hosting informational call-in sessions every tuesday (in english) and thursday (in spanish) for the month of March (number and schedule below)
The one-hour phone sessions will be an opportunity for anyone to ask questions and hear about the goals and history of the Social Forum, details about what will be happening in Detroit this summer, logistics on how to get involved, and how to use the Forum as an opportunity for local and regional movement-building.
Registration is already open. Workshop and Cultural submissions can be made until March 20th. For more information, check the website at www.ussf2010.org
The Forum builds off the decade old process of the World Social Forum. With the intentional work of being by grassroots, low-income, people of color, young people, and LGBTQI communities, the forum is built by the grassroots for the grassroots to ensure that those affected by issues are at the center of movement responses and actions. It is a movement-building process that opens space for convergence, strategy exchange, and expanding our visions under the banner Another World is Possible. Another US is Necessary. A New Detroit is Underway.
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Phone Info Sessions All Month Long
Have questions about the Forum? Want to know how to register, how to get involved, what will be happening in Detroit?
National planners will be hosting one hour phone presentations for anyone to call and participate.
Tuesdays at 3 eastern in English. Thursdays at 6 eastern in Spanish.
Call: 712.432.0075
pass: 388105#
Tues 3/02 2pm EST/1pm central/11am west (eng)
Thurs 3/04 6pm EST/5pm central/3pm west (span)
Tues 3/09 2pm EST/1pm central/11am west(eng)
Thurs 3/11 6pm EST/5pm central/3pm west(span)
Tues 3/16 2pm EST/1pm central/11am west(eng)
Thurs 3/18 6pm EST/5pm central/3pm west(span)
The one-hour phone sessions will be an opportunity for anyone to ask questions and hear about the goals and history of the Social Forum, details about what will be happening in Detroit this summer, logistics on how to get involved, and how to use the Forum as an opportunity for local and regional movement-building.
Registration is already open. Workshop and Cultural submissions can be made until March 20th. For more information, check the website at www.ussf2010.org
The Forum builds off the decade old process of the World Social Forum. With the intentional work of being by grassroots, low-income, people of color, young people, and LGBTQI communities, the forum is built by the grassroots for the grassroots to ensure that those affected by issues are at the center of movement responses and actions. It is a movement-building process that opens space for convergence, strategy exchange, and expanding our visions under the banner Another World is Possible. Another US is Necessary. A New Detroit is Underway.
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Phone Info Sessions All Month Long
Have questions about the Forum? Want to know how to register, how to get involved, what will be happening in Detroit?
National planners will be hosting one hour phone presentations for anyone to call and participate.
Tuesdays at 3 eastern in English. Thursdays at 6 eastern in Spanish.
Call: 712.432.0075
pass: 388105#
Tues 3/02 2pm EST/1pm central/11am west (eng)
Thurs 3/04 6pm EST/5pm central/3pm west (span)
Tues 3/09 2pm EST/1pm central/11am west(eng)
Thurs 3/11 6pm EST/5pm central/3pm west(span)
Tues 3/16 2pm EST/1pm central/11am west(eng)
Thurs 3/18 6pm EST/5pm central/3pm west(span)
Youth at the Neutral Zone in Ann Arbor were given three minutes and asked to draw what social justice looks like, This is what they were able to create. 
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Video: USSF 2007 in Atlanta
The 22-minute video from the 2007 US Social Forum in Atlanta, GA. We recommend checking out minutes 7:15 to 12:15 as a first introduction.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Progressive Calendar
Courtesy of the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice:
http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=8df1uus2oeg9ovk2329ilgajv4@group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/New_York&gsessionid=ODKQLE2TZF6AvPwK90D31A
http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=8df1uus2oeg9ovk2329ilgajv4@group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/New_York&gsessionid=ODKQLE2TZF6AvPwK90D31A
Registration OPEN!!
Hi DLOC members!
USSF registration, workshop submissions and the redesigned website are launched today. Please share this information with your email lists and networks!
USSF 2010 - Detroit - June 22 - 26
US Social Forum Registration and Workshops Open (Español abajo)
The US Social Forum is...
The US Social Forum is more than an event, more than a networking bonanza, more than a reaction to war and repression. The USSF will provide space to build relationships, learn from each other's experiences, share our analysis of the problems our communities face, and bring renewed insight and inspiration. It will help develop leadership and consciousness, vision, and strategy needed to realize another world.
Get Involved
Host an Info Session for your Organization or in your neighborhood
Sponsor attendees
Join a local or national working group
Plan a work brigade to Detroit
Plan a workshop to share at the Forum
Visit www.ussf2010.org to join the planning for the road to Detroit 2010.
Vaya al sitio de web para más información. www.ussf2010.org
Another World is Possible. Another US is Necessary. A New Detroit is Underway
Register Early to Join the Planning and Avoid Late Fees
20,000 changemakers will be gathering in Detroit in June from all different sectors and communities to share vision, strategy, practice, and action.
You can now register yourself or your organization at http://ussf2010.org/register.
Workshops Submissions Are Open
After you register, your organization can submit a workshop proposal to facilitate during the forum.
Details are available at http://www.ussf2010.org/call_for_proposals
The organization of workshop tracks was informed by a consulta/survey of with over 800 responses.
Build the Forum Planning Process Locally and Nationally
Assemblies, Brigades, Caravans, Detroit Expanded. The Social Forum is not an event or an organization it is a self-organized process made by people like you.
Check out http://ussf2010.org/get-involved for ideas on how to become part of the lead-up.
Feed the Roots. Grow Our Movements. Donate
As a grassroots movement of movements, the Social Forum needs your support. Registering early is one way to ensure we have the resources we need for our convergence. Donating directly to the forum is another.
https://community.ussf2010.org/donate
Ya Esta Abierta la Inscripción y Registro de Talleres para el Foro Social de los EEUU
El Foro Social de los EEUU es….
El Foro Social de los EEUU es más que un evento, más que una oportunidad de crear enlaces, más que una reacción a la guerra y la represión. El Foro Social de los EEUU proveerá espacios para construir relaciones, aprender de las experiencias de l@s demás, compartir nuestro análisis de los problemas que enfrentan nuestras comunidades, y traer nuevas perspectivas e inspiración. Ayudará a desarrollar liderazgo y concientización, visión, y estrategia necesaria para realizar otro mundo.
Involúcrese:
Organiza una Sesión de Información para su organización o en su vecindario
Patrocina participantes en el foro
Únase a uno de los grupos de trabajo locales o nacionales
Planea una brigada de trabajo hacia Detroit
Planea un taller para compartir en el Foro
Visita el sitio de web para involucrarse con la planeación hacia Detroit: www.ussf2010.org
Otro Mundo es Posible. Otro Estados Unidos es Necesario. Un Nuevo Detroit ya Viene en Camino.
Inscríbase Temprano para Participar en la Planeación y Evitar pagar Tarifas por Inscripciones Tardías
20,000 agentes del cambio se juntarán en Detroit en Junio, partiendo de diferentes sectores y comunidades para compartir su visión, estrategia, práctica y acción.
Ahora está abierta la inscripción para individuos y organizaciones en: http://ussf2010.org/register.
Estamos Aceptando Propuestas para Talleres
Después de registrarse, su organización puede presentar una propuesta para un taller que quieren impartir durante el Foro.
Hay mas detalles en el sitio de web: http://www.ussf2010.org/call_for_proposals
La organización de los talleres según diferentes temas fue determinada basada en una consulta/encuesta con mas de 800 respuestas.
Construye el Proceso de Planeación del Foro Localmente y Nacionalmente
Asambleas, Brigadas, Caravanas, Detroit Expandido. El Foro Social no es un evento ni una organización; es un proceso auto-organizado, hecho por personas como usted.
Vea http://www.ussf2010.org/es/participar para más ideas para involucrarse en la preparación.
Alimenta las Raíces. Crezca Nuestros Movimientos. Haga una donación.
Como un movimiento de movimientos de base, el Foro Social necesita su apoyo. Inscribirse temprano es una manera de asegurar que tengamos los recursos necesarios para nuestra convergencia. Otra forma es hacer una donación directa al Foro.
https://community.ussf2010.org/donate
USSF registration, workshop submissions and the redesigned website are launched today. Please share this information with your email lists and networks!
USSF 2010 - Detroit - June 22 - 26
US Social Forum Registration and Workshops Open (Español abajo)
The US Social Forum is...
The US Social Forum is more than an event, more than a networking bonanza, more than a reaction to war and repression. The USSF will provide space to build relationships, learn from each other's experiences, share our analysis of the problems our communities face, and bring renewed insight and inspiration. It will help develop leadership and consciousness, vision, and strategy needed to realize another world.
Get Involved
Host an Info Session for your Organization or in your neighborhood
Sponsor attendees
Join a local or national working group
Plan a work brigade to Detroit
Plan a workshop to share at the Forum
Visit www.ussf2010.org to join the planning for the road to Detroit 2010.
Vaya al sitio de web para más información. www.ussf2010.org
Another World is Possible. Another US is Necessary. A New Detroit is Underway
Register Early to Join the Planning and Avoid Late Fees
20,000 changemakers will be gathering in Detroit in June from all different sectors and communities to share vision, strategy, practice, and action.
You can now register yourself or your organization at http://ussf2010.org/register.
Workshops Submissions Are Open
After you register, your organization can submit a workshop proposal to facilitate during the forum.
Details are available at http://www.ussf2010.org/call_for_proposals
The organization of workshop tracks was informed by a consulta/survey of with over 800 responses.
Build the Forum Planning Process Locally and Nationally
Assemblies, Brigades, Caravans, Detroit Expanded. The Social Forum is not an event or an organization it is a self-organized process made by people like you.
Check out http://ussf2010.org/get-involved for ideas on how to become part of the lead-up.
Feed the Roots. Grow Our Movements. Donate
As a grassroots movement of movements, the Social Forum needs your support. Registering early is one way to ensure we have the resources we need for our convergence. Donating directly to the forum is another.
https://community.ussf2010.org/donate
Ya Esta Abierta la Inscripción y Registro de Talleres para el Foro Social de los EEUU
El Foro Social de los EEUU es….
El Foro Social de los EEUU es más que un evento, más que una oportunidad de crear enlaces, más que una reacción a la guerra y la represión. El Foro Social de los EEUU proveerá espacios para construir relaciones, aprender de las experiencias de l@s demás, compartir nuestro análisis de los problemas que enfrentan nuestras comunidades, y traer nuevas perspectivas e inspiración. Ayudará a desarrollar liderazgo y concientización, visión, y estrategia necesaria para realizar otro mundo.
Involúcrese:
Organiza una Sesión de Información para su organización o en su vecindario
Patrocina participantes en el foro
Únase a uno de los grupos de trabajo locales o nacionales
Planea una brigada de trabajo hacia Detroit
Planea un taller para compartir en el Foro
Visita el sitio de web para involucrarse con la planeación hacia Detroit: www.ussf2010.org
Otro Mundo es Posible. Otro Estados Unidos es Necesario. Un Nuevo Detroit ya Viene en Camino.
Inscríbase Temprano para Participar en la Planeación y Evitar pagar Tarifas por Inscripciones Tardías
20,000 agentes del cambio se juntarán en Detroit en Junio, partiendo de diferentes sectores y comunidades para compartir su visión, estrategia, práctica y acción.
Ahora está abierta la inscripción para individuos y organizaciones en: http://ussf2010.org/register.
Estamos Aceptando Propuestas para Talleres
Después de registrarse, su organización puede presentar una propuesta para un taller que quieren impartir durante el Foro.
Hay mas detalles en el sitio de web: http://www.ussf2010.org/call_for_proposals
La organización de los talleres según diferentes temas fue determinada basada en una consulta/encuesta con mas de 800 respuestas.
Construye el Proceso de Planeación del Foro Localmente y Nacionalmente
Asambleas, Brigadas, Caravanas, Detroit Expandido. El Foro Social no es un evento ni una organización; es un proceso auto-organizado, hecho por personas como usted.
Vea http://www.ussf2010.org/es/participar para más ideas para involucrarse en la preparación.
Alimenta las Raíces. Crezca Nuestros Movimientos. Haga una donación.
Como un movimiento de movimientos de base, el Foro Social necesita su apoyo. Inscribirse temprano es una manera de asegurar que tengamos los recursos necesarios para nuestra convergencia. Otra forma es hacer una donación directa al Foro.
https://community.ussf2010.org/donate
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
INVINCIBLE
Michigan Radio and Invincible. Check it out!
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/michigan/news.newsmain/article/0/1/1606468/Michigan.News/Three.Things.Invincible
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/michigan/news.newsmain/article/0/1/1606468/Michigan.News/Three.Things.Invincible
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Make the MOVEment
After many hours of deliberation, we have decided to move forward and call ourselves "Make the MOVEment." Thank you, Will Copeland.
Join us in our continued effort to make the second US Social Forum a success. More news to follow.
Questions/Comments/Concerns?
Send an email to: ussfaa@gmail.com
Peace.
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