Alberta Labour Forward Conference in Calgary

Start: Friday, November 04, 2022 5:00 PM

End: Sunday, November 06, 2022 4:00 PM

Alberta Labour Forward

Day 1 – Evening: Plenary (Friday, 5:00pm-8:00pm)

Day 2 – Full Day (Saturday, 9:00am-4:00pm)

Day 3 – Full Day (Sunday, 9:00am-4:00pm)

Refreshments provided for each day
Lunch included for Saturday and Sunday
Travel and accommodations not provided

Agenda

DAY ONE – NOV 25, EVENING: PLENARY
• Land Acknowledgement
• Leadership address
• Anti-Harassment
• Class outlines and expected outcomes
• Motivational guest speaker
• Brief social

DAY TWO – NOV 26, FULL DAY
  • Campaign Fundamentals
  • The five pillars of a campaign
  • Volunteer recruitment
  • Volunteer management
DAY THREE – NOV 27, FULL DAy
  • Communications
  • Crafting a message geared to your audience
  • Using a message box
  • Member Engagement
  • Communicating with members and peers
  • Group exercise
  • Setting up Issue Campaigns
  • Introduction to event planning
  • Organizing outreach actions
  • In person
  • Phone
  • Text
  • Review
Applications:
  1. Organizing drives
  2. Preparing for negotiations and work actions
  3. Encouraging union participation
  4. Mentoring future leaders