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Turning the Talk


Turning the Talk: Strategic Messaging and Action Convening
January 30 – February 2, 2012. Atlanta, Georgia.
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We will confirm your registration by December 15th.

Arrival date is January 29th.

The passage of SB 1070 in Arizona has ignited both copy cat legislation and federal policies as well as a vibrant grassroots movement pushing back against police-ICE collaboration.

The clash of the two has caused a debate about immigration policy, public safety, American identity, and migrant rights from the local to national level.

The National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) will be hosting a four day strategy convergence facilitated by smartMeme for participants in the Turning the Tide campaign to focus on both strategic messaging and effective actions.

We will analyze the state of the debate and generate strategic narrative and action strategies that advance campaign demands to end Secure Communities and 1070 copycats, stop deportations, put an end to the polimigra, and promote legalization from the bottom up.

During the four day session, participants will:

  • Explore basic and advanced messaging using the story-based strategy  framework
  • Map the ‘battle of the story’ related to immigration and enforcement
  • Generate winning frames that will inform ongoing narrative development
  • Explore basic and advanced theories of effective non violent direct action
  • Design actions that can be used in on-going campaign work


Apply today by following this link.

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SmartMeme re-imagines methods to achieve fundamental social change with effective story-based approaches to framing that amplify the impact of grassroots organizing and challenge the underlying assumptions that shape the status quo. SmartMeme is a national strategy center that offers social justice networks and organizations the analysis, training and strategic support to win the battle of ideas with narrative strategies.