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| The Core CurriculumAs noted in the Regional Training Group’s (RTG’s) Vision Statement, goals for training in the region reflect the need for our activists to enter into a process. Over the years the RTG has developed a Core Curriculum for trainings in the region. These workshops are the suggested basics that all activists in the region will ideally be able to attend over any two-year period (see current training calendar, below). The following workshops are always offered at the Regional Conference and can be anywhere from 1 ½ to 3 hours long: Amnesty International 101 (AI 101): This workshop gives the basics of the organization mandate and structure of Amnesty International. It is designed for activists who are new to Amnesty. This workshop gives a more in-depth look into the changing nature of the organization and room to explore more complicated mandate issues. Death Penalty 101 (DP 101): A workshop for new members of Amnesty that need more information and a safe space in which to discuss the difficult nature of starting to work against the Death Penalty. Death Penalty 201 (DP 201): A workshop in which activists more experienced with Death Penalty issues meet to discuss current situations and strategize for future anti-Death Penalty work. The Human Rights Framework (HR Framework): This workshop gives activists a historical context for their work by discussing the development of the concept of Human Rights and the history of social movements. Nuts & Bolts 101: This workshop is designed for new group coordinators and members. It provides information and builds basic skills essential to starting and maintaining an Amnesty International group. Nuts & Bolts 201: This workshop is designed for more experienced group coordinators and members and focuses on further developing leadership skills and troubleshooting group problems. The following two trainings are 2-3 day intensive trainings: Dismantling Oppression Training (DOT): The purpose of this training is to confront the oppression that exists all around and in us as activists. It is usually an intense and life-changing weekend that starts a process of growth and healing in activists. This process is essential for honest and effective anti-oppressive organizing. Training of Trainers (TOT): In this weekend-long workshop activists learn how to be effective trainers. Designed as a way to both build leadership and improve the quality of training in the region, this training teaches a popular-education methodology of training. After attending this training, participants will be able to successfully facilitate any of the core curriculum workshops.
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Training Calendar Please contact the Southern Regional Office for more information on any of the below trainings: April 19-21, 2002: Amnesty International USA Annual General Meeting (AGM)--Seattle, Washington June-August 2002: Human Rights Summer Camp Pilot Program July 2002: Death Penalty Institute August 2002: Southern Region Leadership Meeting--Atlanta, Georgia October-November 2002: Southern Region Conference--Atlanta,Georgia December 2002: Southern Human Rights Organizers Conference January 2003: Dismantling Oppression Training February 2003: Training of Trainers July-August 2003: Human Rights Summer Camp
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