2024-07-30 - Spanish Canvass Practice
Start: 2024-07-30 20:00:00 UTC Eastern Daylight Time (US & Canada) (GMT-04:00)
End: 2024-07-30 21:00:00 UTC Eastern Daylight Time (US & Canada) (GMT-04:00)
A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP
This is a weekly session on Tuesdays at 8 pm EST / 5 pm PST for organizers interested in practicing their Spanish language skills. Everyone is welcome no matter if you're part of DSA or a tenant union or anything like that (although if you'd like to join DSA, we'd love to have you!). Registration closes the Sunday before the practice session so we can ensure a good mix of participants and mentors.
Our goal is to build enough proficiency and confidence in each participant to have the initial canvassing conversation at the door. If you don't feel confident enough to speak you can practice your listening skills! You can also look through our scripts and vocabulary lists if you want to prepare in advance. If you are unsure of what level you fall under, take a look at the explanations bellow:
Beginner - Read a script out loud in your target language of the sort of conversation you would have at the door while canvassing.
Intermediate - Use a list of questions to improvise an organizing conversation in your target language.
Advanced - Take turns reading an article out loud and then discuss it in your target
Mentor - If you are bilingual you can help participants of either language practice their target language depending on how many people we get for each one
Teacher - You're a Spanish teacher or tutor who speaks Spanish and can explain the finer points of Spanish grammar. You can help advanced participants improve their language.