If you want to create change, few things are more important as one-to-one relational meetings. One-to-ones are at the heart of community organizing and leadership. These conversations are about establishing a public relationship with someone, and sharing stories as a way to understand their motivations and self interests. They can uncover common values and interests … Continue reading "Community Organizing Skills Workshop: One-to-One Relational Meetings"

Join us for a listening and action planning around how environmental equity shows up in our lives and on campus. Together we will collectively envision Augsburg's commitment to environmental action beyond 2019. Background: In 2007, Augsburg affirmed its long-standing commitment to environmental stewardship, driven by students, faculty, and staff, by signing the Second Nature Presidents’ … Continue reading "Commitment to Environmental Equity & Action at Augsburg"

The Sabo Center and the Center for Global Education and Experience (CGEE) present a learning opportunity focused on CGEE's distinct experiential education pedagogy. What are the approaches and values that CGEE uses in its experiential education settings, and how might its elements and values be applicable to on-campus teaching and learning? Learn with Joe Connelly, … Continue reading "Experiential Education Workshop: CGEE Edition"

People interested in promoting positive social change— through public work, civic action, advocacy and other vehicles—need to be aware of who else cares about their cause, and the political and social power structures in play. Social change agents need tools to access resources and to put their ideas into action. Power mapping gives participants a … Continue reading "Power Mapping Workshop"

Public leadership requires the use of both the “head” and the “heart” to mobilize others to act effectively on behalf of shared values. It engages people in interpreting why they should change the world – their motivation – and how they can act to change it – their strategy. Public narrative is the “why” – … Continue reading "Public Narrative (Civic Skills Workshop)"

Do you want to take action? Are you working on a public project or problem and need to workshop, brainstorm, or ask for ideas about how to proceed? Bring your project to Civic Action Coaching! This will be the first of four sessions planned for the spring semester. Come to one or all of them--the … Continue reading "Civic Action Coaching"

Harnessing the power and responsibility to protect and strengthen our democracy.