This training is part of WORC’s community organizer training series. Building an effective, long term multi-issue grassroots community organization requires a systematic approach, which can take a variety of forms depending on the mission and vision that the membership wants … Continued
Why hold a meeting? You can’t have a good meeting without clear reasons for meeting in the first place. Know why you’re holding the meeting. What’s your purpose? What do you want to accomplish? If you think clearly about your … Continued
The three examples of successful membership recruitment featured in the sidebar have several things in common. All three groups are grassroots organizations; they need a growing membership to survive. They recruited new members by appealing to the self-interest of the … Continued
Change Takes Courage. Introducing Northern Cheyenne’s Youngest Council Representative. We are excited to share with you Western Native Voice’s Community Spotlight, designed to highlight grassroots organizing and individuals creating change from across Indian Country. This month, we would like to introduce … Continued
Although advocacy and getting out the vote are WNV’s highest priorities, none of it matters if communities aren’t safe. Western Native Voice has been working since May, 2020, to bring Covid relief to their hardest-hit communities in Montana with Covid … Continued
Western Colorado Alliance wins in their decades-long fight for protections from harms by the oil and gas industry. Adapted from Western Colorado Alliance’s Clarion newsletter. As the roil of the 2020 U.S. election captivated the world, Western Colorado Alliance and … Continued
WORC filed an amicus brief in a lawsuit challenging the USDA’s corrupt beef checkoff program. In September, WORC joined allies in the filing of an amicus brief in federal court supporting Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund (R-CALF) and U.S. farmers and … Continued
The Trump administration continues to throw roadblocks in the way of a fair and accurate count of rural and Native communities. It’s estimated that for each person that is not counted in the 2020 Census, their community will lose out … Continued
IORC’s new chapter, Visión 2C Resource Council, organizes farmworkers poisoned by pesticides. This story is part of the Homegrown Stories project and first appeared in the Western Organizing Review. More than 3 million migrant and seasonal farmworkers are estimated to harvest food in … Continued
As Congress shapes the latest round of COVID-19 response legislation, our government must invest funds in the future that America needs. We’ve worked with our members to build a recovery roadmap we’re calling, “A COVID-19 Response for a Resilient Rural America” … Continued