Making Our Actions Count: An Introduction to Nonviolent Organizing
January 18 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join us for Making Our Actions Count: An Introduction to Nonviolent Organizing on January 18th from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM at The Family Life Center. This training is designed to equip participants with the skills, strategies, and principles of nonviolent resistance, enabling them to organize for social and environmental justice with clarity and compassion.
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Through interactive workshops and hands-on activities, you’ll learn how to effectively mobilize your community, engage in peaceful direct actions, and advocate for policies that protect both people and the planet. Rooted in the principles of nonviolence, this training emphasizes the power of collective action, community-building, and peaceful resistance as tools for creating lasting social change.
Whether you’re new to organizing or looking to deepen your impact, this training will provide you with the knowledge and confidence to be a catalyst for positive environmental and social transformation. We bring together purpose and expertise to drive revolutionary change. Join us in cultivating a better tomorrow and leaving a lasting impact on history.
About the speaker:
Joe Worthy founded Spark Acumen, an educational institution that integrates effective leadership strategies with transformative inner growth to foster consistency and achievement. As a community organizer, Joe has led initiatives that successfully abolished zero-tolerance policies in Boston, Massachusetts, and reformed Cleveland, Ohio’s Citizen Review Board following the tragic deaths of Tamir Rice and Tanisha Anderson.
Deeply committed to organizing, Joe travels internationally and domestically to teach and coach movements on effective nonviolent actions to end oppression.
In his previous role as the National Organizer for the Children’s Defense Fund, Joe created and launched the Child Defender Fellowship, which attracted over 200 individuals of various ages from across the United States and beyond to train as organizers and advocates for ending the Cradle to Prison Pipeline.
Joe proudly earned his B.A. from Heidelberg University (HU), focusing on Political Science. During his studies at HU, he also participated in the honors Oxford study abroad program, completing part of his degree at Magdalen College, University of Oxford. Furthermore, Joe served as a Community Fellow at The Harvard Kennedy School, where he honed his skills as an organizer and political scientist.
The CLC hosts subject specific events throughout the year that align with our respective Community Programs. Our non-profit will also have immersive ways to connect through public events and fundraisers periodically.