2022 Community Organizing & Popular Education Institute: Embodying Social Justice

After a year off and many delays due to COVID 19, we held our annual in-person Community Organizing and Popular Education Institute (OI) this May. We also engaged this year’s cohort in three virtual Learning and Action Circles (LACs) before the Institute and one LAC after.

Twenty-four participants representing ten groups and campaigns across the DC Metro region gathered  for 5 days of learning, cross-pollination, somatics, art creation, theater, visioning, planning and trust building.

The MM team revamped our OI curriculum this year, more deeply incorporating expressive arts, culture, and somatics into our organizing approach. In addition to a greater connection with the materials, these changes fostered a profound sense of connection and community within the group.

“The art, healing and emotional processing in this Organizing Institute was life-giving. This on top of all the concrete skills, tactics and activities I’m taking back. I believe the relationships we built among organizers will make all of our base building and campaign work stronger and more joyful.”

2022 OI Participant.

We greatly appreciate the contributions of many institutional and individual supporters of the 2022 OI, including the DC Eaton Workshop.

The 2023 Organizing Institute will open again to organizers and groups around the US. We deeply appreciate everyone's enthusiasm and trust as we slowly return to in-person sessions. 

For more information on our Organizing Institutes or to bring an Organizing Institute to your organization or city, connect with us.

​Movement Matters is based in Washington, DC.
We work regionally with various communities and with national partners.

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