personnel, occasional teachers and teach- ers to participate. Educators play a power- ful role in their communities and are heard and respected on issues that affect students and their families including housing, paid sick days, food security and the importance of public services. Parents trust and listen to educators. That is why the Conservative government continues to launch attacks on our members. We have always stood up for the well-being of our public schools, our students and our broader communities. This year we are organizing, strengthening our relationships and building engagement. Everyone is welcome to get involved and there are so many ways to participate. This summer we kicked off our first-ever
Summer Organizing Training Series with these three 90-minute workshops:
Where’s the Power? – This workshop was on mapping power and identifying activists and leaders in diverse communities. Participants learned the importance of building broad and deep community support.
Effective Conversations with Members – This workshop taught members how to have conversations with voters. Participants were involved in role-playing scenarios that gave them the skills to help navigate difficult con- versations with the public.
Canvassing 101 – In this workshop par- ticipants were guided through the different forms of voter outreach. Participants learned how to canvass communities virtually, go door-to-door and phone bank. We will be continuing these workshops
into the fall and winter. We are inspired by the positive response the workshops re- ceived and look forward to seeing you at our future events. Organizers will be letting members know about upcoming work- shops through our social media pages on Facebook and Twitter, text blasts, the ETFO enewsletter and local executives.
OPPORTUNITIES – FALL AND WINTER
This fall, we are building organizing caucuses in every region of the province. We know it has been a difficult and exhausting two years, but we hope members will find a renewed sense of energy and community by organiz- ing together. What we can do today will have a significant impact on the coming election and the future for all of us.
ETFO is currently planning workshops
focused on: • Why organizing matters • Organizing in a crisis • How to talk about important issues
• How we build engagement with our mem- bers and neighbours
• Door knocking in the pandemic
• Building relationships and networking in the community
• Joining labour councils and their affiliates
• Expanding your knowledge of political engagement
• Developing new leaders and activists • Strengthening your community • Using digital tools to expand outreach.
CONNECT WITH YOUR REGIONAL ETFO ORGANIZER
ETFO organizers are here to help build en- gagement and organize our members re- gionally. Please connect with the organizer assigned to your region to learn how you can participate.
Munib Sajjad is the Greater Toronto Area Organizer
msajjad@etfo.org
Bob Hall is the Eastern Organizer bhall@
etfo.org
Aminah Sheikh is the North-Central Organizer
asheikh@etfo.org
Joel Smith is the South-West Organizer
jsmith@etfo.org
MOBILIZE FOR BETTER SCHOOLS
In this election we have a chance to stop a government that does not support high quality public education. This is an oppor- tunity to prevent further cuts and to protect our public schools and our communities. Together we can restore a just society that includes fairness for all workers, invests in our public services and public schools and ensures a better future for all of us. This is only possible if we work togeth-
er – get active today. Register to mobilize at
BuildingBetterSchools.ca/mobilize and help to spread the word. We look forward to organizing with you
and together we can defeat this Conservative government. n
Aminah Sheikh is an organizer at ETFO.
“OUR WORK TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN A MOVEMENT OF EDUCATORS AND PARENTS REQUIRES NOT ONLY UNITED AND COLLECTIVE ACTION, BUT ALSO AWARENESS BUILDING AND SHARING ORGANIZING TOOLS TO DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN OUR BASE OF ACTIVISTS AND CHANGE MAKERS IN EVERY WORKPLACE ACROSS THE PROVINCE.”
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