Community Lawyering Training November 17 - 19, 2009

Location Wachusett Village Inn 9 Village Inn Rd. Westminster, MA 01473 www.wachusettvillageinn.com Date & Time Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM Wednesday, November 18, 2009 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM Registration Deadline Early Bird Deadline: October 9, 2009 Registration Deadline: October 23, 2009 The Training Promoting an expansive view of a legal aid lawyer's role, Community Lawyering stresses the importance of thinking beyond litigation (while retaining it as a vital tool) in addressing the kinds of structural problems low-income communities face. By participating in this training, you'll learn the multi-tactic tools of a successful advocacy campaign, including media and outreach skills, facilitative leadership, action research, targeted planning, and campaign feasibility. Moreover, we'll be sure to pay close attention to your own community's particular concerns and needs throughout. What You Will Learn How legal aid advocates have achieved lasting community change by working with local organizations Institution and relationship building Feasibility of advocacy campaigns Multi-tactic campaigns—media advocacy, communications and strategy framing Community education Benefitting from difference—between you and the community, and within the community itself Policy advocacy