Introduction to Community Organizing

Start: 04/27/2010 9:30 am

End: 04/27/2010 1:00 pm

Presenter: Steve Schnapp, hosted by the Community Health Education Center (CHEC)

Location: 35 Northampton Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02118

Cost/Registration: This workshop is only available to Community Health Education Center (CHEC) participants.

Information: For additional information or questions about the workshop email Steve Schnapp at sschnapp@faireconomy.org.

Description:

This workshop is an introduction to community organizing principles and practices, and incorporates the Ten Chairs activity for a discussion of root causes of community problems that impact on health issues.

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