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The Homeless Organizing Academy is a series of FREE weekly trainings, open to all homeless and formerly-homeless people, designed for them to get the skills and experience they'll need to fight for justice—and pursue employment as community organizers!

Classes are taught by Picture the Homeless staff, PTH members, and guest instructors with expertise and experience in each topic.

Everyone is welcomed regardless of experience! Refreshments and Metrocard provided.

Schedule: Varies

Location: 2427 Morris Avenue (between 184th Street and Fordham Road) in the Bronx.

Directions By Train: 4 Train to Fordham Rd or D trains to Fordham Rd.

For More Information or to RSVP call (646) 314-6423 or email Marie Laport at marie@picturethehomeless.org. Download/print/share the February 2012 calendar.

“I more or less consider this a job training program. The whole purpose of the Academy is that homeless people need to know what organizing is about—how to work with the people we see every day.”

—Maria Walles
Student, Homeless Organizing Academy

 

 

 

SAMPLE CLASS TOPICS:

~ letter writing / public speaking

~ peer outreach

~ history of homeless organizing

~ cold calls & phone banking

~ meeting with a campaign target

~ basic photo & video skills

~ basic & advanced email, word processing, online research

"The Homeless Organizing Academy has created opportunity for folks who did not understand the role and focus and work of community organizing. It has educated folks in how to work with their community to make change. Now we know how to work with politicians, to hold them to their promises. Now we know how to write a letter, and who to write it to, and how to understand policies and policy-makers, and how to get the assistance we need—including organizing protests and showing up on their doorstep."

—Arvernetta Henry
Student, Homeless Organizing Academy

We will be constantly posting updates about the Homeless Organizing Academy to our BLOG. For upcoming classes, student testimonials, links to our educational readings, and complete trainings suitable for adaption.

• Answering Phone calls

• Being a Media Spokesperson

• Civil Rights Pamphlet

• Coalition Work - A Training Guide

• Giving Them Something They Can Feel - Organizing Tips

• Grassroots Fundraising Guide

• Homeless Bill of Rights

• Homeless Civil Rights: Myth And Reality

• Homeless Voting Rights 101 (English)

• Homeless Voting Rights 101 (Spanish)

• How To Write Effective Letters-To-The-Editor

• Internet Research Training Guide

• Introduction to Constitutional Rights Legal Clinic - 2005

• Meeting With Allies - A Training Guide

• Meeting with a Target - A Training Guide

• One on One Meeting - Guidelines

• One on One Meetings - Fact Sheet By Dara Silverman

• Organizing 101

• Outreach Training Guide

• Participatory Research

• Participatory Research Quiz

• Public Speaking - The Jean Rice Method

• Public Speaking Guidelines

• See Something, Say Something: A Field Guide to Mapping Vacant Properties (Spanish)

• Social Media for Social Justice Training Guide (PowerPoint)

• Social Media for Social Justice Training Guide (PDF)

• Social Media for Social Justice Training Guide (Open Office)

• Technology in Organizing 101

• Voting = Power Flyer

• What To Do If You're Stopped By The Police (ACLU)

• What's Wrong with "Disorderly Conduct?"

• You Are the Expert: Sharing Your Knowledge as an Outreach Strategy