We are excited to announce our upcoming online cohort for the Movement Ecology Course starting this October 19th and concluding October 20th!

This 2 day intensive cohort is meant to provide an accessible experience in our busy schedules to learn a key tool for social change.

In the cohort we will explore the concepts of Foundational Theories of Change, their strengths and weaknesses, mapping of your own ecosystem, and how they collaborate to form what we call Movement Ecology. 

The purpose of the Movement Ecology Training is to bring together new and experienced leaders and activists in social change who are looking to support their communities but may be feeling uncertain or stuck and in search of new ideas and strategies to bring their mission and organizations to the next level.

During the 2 day training participants will join others leaders from different social movements, take time to reflect on the content and do practical exercises to use the materials in their current organizational context.

What will I learn during the Movement Ecology Online Training?
 

During this training, participants will learn the concepts and frameworks of our Movement Ecology Course, which consists of pre-recorded video lessons, in a group setting with other organizers and activists.

Participants will independently watch the video lessons of the Movement Ecology Course, there are 3 videos that are required to watch before the start of the training.

While many of us have tried to create the conditions for social movements where there is collaboration across groups and organizations, we believe that collaboration can only happen when we are clear on the differences between the strategies that live in them. This means that we can only have ecological thinking/action in social change if we know what makes the parts of the movement different in relation to one another. 

We call these multiple strategies Foundational Theories of Change and we believe that the key to power that many of us are working hard to harness is found in their collaboration. 

In the video lessons we dive into the strengths and weakness of each Foundational Theory of Change, and provide answers to some of the common questions that come up when we’ve previously shared the framework:

• Which Theory of Change do I spend most of my time working in?
• What is the role of each Theory of Change within the context of the larger movement?
• How can we relate and support other Foundational Theories of Change?
• How can we build a culture of interdependence and embrace multi-strategic movements?

Application  

The cohort is open enrollment - you can find more information and sign up online here.

In addition to the report, we wanted to announce that we hiring two new positions to join our Ayni team! We are currently looking for an Ayni School Coordinator to take our Ayni School educational platform to the next level as well as an Administrative Assistant to help us out in Boston. If you would like more information on either of these positions, you can find more information here.