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Upcoming courses & events
Join the Institute for Change Leaders for an engaging and transformative 2-part workshop in Public Narrative – the craft of sharing stories to move our people to collective action.
Over the course of two 4-hour sessions, you will learn and practice the core elements of Public Narrative:
Story of Self – Share what calls you to be a leader
Story of Us – Uplift your community's shared experiences and common values
Story of Now – Call your people to act with urgency and hope
Through a combination of interactive discussions, short lectures, and real-time practice supported by an experienced coach, you'll walk away equipped to move your people from stagnation to motivation.
Details:
Saturday April 18 and Saturday April 25
Delivered virtually over Zoom from 1pm to 5pm ET each day
Note: This is a deeply participatory workshop that involves significant time practicing the skills in small groups. Participants will need to join the zoom meeting from a device with a functional camera and microphone.
The deadline to purchase tickets is Friday April 10.
If you're unavailable to attend, sign up here to hear about upcoming courses & events!
Meet the team
Monica Tonlé is a medical student at McGill University and an engaged leader within her local Yemba community in Gatineau. As a facilitator with ICL for six years she loves connecting with and supporting groups from varied social backgrounds. Known for her infectious enthusiasm and colourful analogies, Monica is passionate about helping people discover their agency.
Duncan Pike is a union organizer in British Columbia. As a campaigner with Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, Duncan led the successful campaign to pass Canada’s first ‘press shield’ law to protect journalists’ sources. Since joining ICL’s teaching team in 2018, he has trained hundreds of activists and union members on organizing, campaign strategy and tactics.
Amanda Harvey-Sánchez is a Latina organizer, activist-researcher, and educator. The daughter of a climate scientist and a teacher, Amanda was called into the climate justice movement through working on her campus fossil fuel divestment campaign at the University of Toronto in 2015. Since then, she has had the opportunity to take part in community-based and justice-focused campaigns and projects across Canada, the US, India, and France. She is currently completing her PhD at the University of Toronto, on the social and political life of climate justice organizing in Canada, and works at the Climate Justice Organizing HUB as their Activist Resource Person.
Graeme Lamb is ICL's Director of Programs. Based in Toronto, he has organized within campaigns for queer workers' rights, sexual health, and solidarity with anticolonial struggles. As a member of ICL's teaching team since 2017, Graeme's passionate about popular education that equips us to build the power it takes to win.
Join us for a virtual lunch with the Institute for Change Leaders community! A group of organizers and activists will be getting together to socialize and strategize, and we want you to be there!
April theme: Organizing structures and the problems with the "charismatic leader" dynamic. How can we prevent it? How do we even know when we've fallen into it? And if we have, what can be done about it?
Whether you need some tips on how to better organize, or just want to share some of your recent successes with a group of like-minded organizers, we’re looking forward to chatting! Set aside a small part of your day to reconnect with old friends - and make some new ones.
We look forward to seeing you there!
**After you RSVP, you'll receive an email before the lunch with a link to log in**
