Getting Organized

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Connecting Personal Experience to Collective Action

Sometimes, a terrible wrong can motivate a group to take action, get organized and make change. That’s what happened in Minnesota in 1994, when some folks with disabilities discovered an institution cemetery with numbered graves. Those graves told a terrible story, but what these folks did with this information is a story of hope.

Through award-winning DVD and participatory exercises, participants will hear these people’s story and learn their five-step method for taking action. Participants will explore how this method can work for their group as well, building the group’s leadership as they solve their own problems. Don’t miss this powerful opportunity.

Recommended Audience

Ideal for activists and allies committed to building collective leadership and understanding the basics of community organizing.

What’s Included

  • Award-winning DVD documentary “A Few Simple Words” illustrates the power of organizing (closed captioned)
  • Facilitator’s handbook with discussion guide
  • Participatory exercises
  • Masters

Item #003 $149.95

“Getting Organized portrays the power of the self-advocacy movement. Its clear and simple message that people, whatever their disability, deserve to be treated with dignity. A great resource for groups committed to building collective leadership and understanding the basics of community organizing.”
Debbie Marshall, Advocacy Services Inc., San Diego

Getting Organized - An Advocating Change Together product.


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