Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 11:11:59 -0500 Subject: Camp Wellstone: Eau Claire From: Kate Hale <halecl@uwec.edu> Message-ID: <C0AF07FF.790C%halecl@uwec.edu>
Dear Colleagues/Friends,
This sounds like a very cool opportunity‹I hope some among us will be able
to participate.
Best,
Kate
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From: Will Fantle <wfantle@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 11:35:27 -0500
Friends -
Many of you reading this are very disappointed and angered by what has been
happening in our country. We can't change the past but what we do today
will affect tomorrow. There is a tremendous opportunity coming to Eau
Claire that will help us learn and/or vastly improve our organizing skills,
a tremendous opportunity is coming to Eau Claire: Camp Wellstone.
My friends that have attended this workshop elsewhere have been effusive in
their praise of the value of this event. I urge any of you who are
interested in being more effective in organizing work to explore this
wonderful opportunity. And please share this with friends of your who may
also be interested.
- Will Fantle
Camp Wellstone: Eau Claire, 7/21-23
Camp Wellstone is a training program that teaches progressives how to win o
n
issues and elect good candidates. We use a distinctive approach to politics
,
based on Paul Wellstone¹s success at integrating grassroots organizing,
electoral organizing, progressive public policy and ethical leadership.
REGISTRATION FOR CAMP WELLSTONE: EAU CLAIRE WILL OPEN IN JUNE.
The training is highly interactive, combining exercises, lectures, and
simulations over the course of 2.5 days. Camp runs Friday from 2:30 p.m.9
p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. 6 p.m., and Sunday from 9 a.m.3 p.m. We keep
you busy the whole time! The exact location of the camp will be announced i
n
the coming weeks.
Camp Wellstone is divided into three tracks: * Candidate track. This is for
people who have made the decision to run for office. * Campaign track. This
track focuses on how to be an effective staff or volunteer member of a
winning progressive campaign. * Citizen activist track. For people
interested in citizen lobbying, issue advocacy, and community organizing,
this track provides skills in how to win on issues.
For more information about Camp Wellstone or to see which track is right fo
r
you, visit the Camp Wellstone website:
The link for Camp Wellstone: Eau Claire is on that page.