Introduction to Community Organizing

Start: 11/23/2009 9:00 am

End: 11/23/2009 12:00 pm

Presenter: Steve Schnapp, hosted by the Community Health Education Center (CHEC)

Location: 35 Northampton Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02118

Cost/Registration: This workshop is only available to community health educators who register through CHEC.

Information: For additional information or questions about the content of the workshop email Steve Schnapp at <sschnapp@faireconomy.org>. For information about the Community Health Education Center (CHEC) contact Nikki Simpson at 617-534-9682.

Description: This workshop is an introduction to community organizing principles and practices, and incorporates the Ten Chairs activity for a discussion of the root causes of community problems that impact on health issues, and strategies for change.

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