<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><div id="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_49">Hello,</div><div id="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_49"><br></div><div id="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_49" style="background-color: transparent;">Students at <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1358721036_0">UMass Amherst</span> and Smith College are organizing a great student organizing training. <span id="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_194" style="font-weight: bold;">If you are interested or know someone who is, please share this email and ask people to register at:</span> <span id="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_162" style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span
id="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_173" style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;"><span id="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_168" style="font-weight: bold;"><a target="_blank" href="http://goo.gl/loVpd" style="color: rgb(40, 98, 197); outline: 0px;"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1358721036_1">http://goo.gl/loVpd</span></a> . </span>The training works as a whole, but you can attend sections of it if you are not available all three days.</span></div><div id="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_68" class="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_67" style="font-size: 10pt;"><div class="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_71" id="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_189" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div id="yiv1582824813"><div id="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_188"><div class="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_77"
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id="yiv1582824813"><div class="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_85" id="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_182" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><div class="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_29_1358428403346_88 yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_88" style="font-size: 13.333333969116211px; background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br></span></div><div class="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_29_1358428403346_88 yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_90" style="font-size: 13.333333969116211px; background-color: transparent;"><span id="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_175" style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold;">GrassRoots Organizing Weekend at UMass Amherst</span></div><div class="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_29_1358428403346_88 yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_92" id="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_179" style="font-size: 13.333333969116211px;
background-color: transparent;">Exact building and room location TBA</div><div class="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_29_1358428403346_88 yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_92" id="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_179" style="font-size: 13.333333969116211px; background-color: transparent;">No one is turned away, $5 suggested donation for food</div><div class="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_29_1358428403346_88 yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_93" style="font-size: 13.333333969116211px; background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br></span></div><div class="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_29_1358428403346_88 yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_95" style="font-size: 13.333333969116211px; background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1358721036_2">Friday, January 25th 6 pm</span> - 10pm</span></div><div class="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_97"
style="font-size: 13.333333969116211px; background-color: transparent;"><span id="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_170" style="background-color: transparent;"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1358721036_3">Saturday, January 26th, 9 am</span> - 5 pm</span></div><div class="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_29_1358428403346_88 yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_99" style="font-size: 13.333333969116211px; background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1358721036_4">Sunday, January 27th, 9 am</span> - 3 pm</span></div><div class="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_29_1358428403346_90 yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_101" style="font-size: 13.333333969116211px; background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></div><div class="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_103" id="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_163" style="font-size:
13.333333969116211px; background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">Register here: </span><span id="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_162" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">http://goo.gl/loVpd</span></span><br></div><div class="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_108" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font size="2"><br></font></span></div><div class="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_110" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font size="2">The GROW teaches students how to be more strategic in their fight for justice on campus and in the community. The training is a series of
presentations, exercises, and discussions that teach a set of skills and concepts, which will increase the effectiveness of your student organizing. The GROW trainers are seasoned student organizers from around the country who teach by using their own personal organizing experiences. Usually 20-40 participants attend each GROW. As a participant of the GROW you will learn how to:</font></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><ul id="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_136" style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial;"><li><span style="background-color: transparent;">Increase student power on campus and in the community</span><br></li><li><span style="font-size: small; background-color: transparent;">Develop an effective strategy for your campaign</span><br></li><li><span style="font-size: small; background-color: transparent;">Overcome lack of participation on
campus</span><br></li><li><span style="font-size: small; background-color: transparent;">Increase membership of your organization</span><br></li><li><span style="font-size: small; background-color: transparent;">Build more effective coalitions</span><br></li><li><span style="font-size: small; background-color: transparent;">Prioritize the issues that are important to you</span><br></li><li><span style="font-size: small; background-color: transparent;">Win concrete victories in students’ lives</span></li></ul></div><div class="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_120" style="font-size: 13.333333969116211px; background-color: transparent;">Register here<span style="font-weight: bold;">: </span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">http://goo.gl/loVpd</span></span></div><div class="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_120" style="font-size: 13.333333969116211px; background-color: transparent;"><span
style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br></span></span></div><div class="yiv1582824813yui_3_7_2_30_1358428403346_120" style="font-size: 13.333333969116211px; background-color: transparent;">Solidarity,</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;"><br> </div><div class="yui_3_7_2_18_1358706154781_71"><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Patrick Burke</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Western Massachusetts Jobs with Justice</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Student Labor Action Project Organizer</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">patrick@wmjwj.org</div><div style="font-family: arial,
helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">cell: 413-454-5692</div></div> </div> </div></body></html>