Gerry Brittain Education Project

The Gerry Brittain Education Project is an initiative of DC Jobs with Justice designed to strengthen local organizing and build power among working people in the District of Columbia. Named in honor of Geraldine "Gerry" Brittain, social worker and longtime community activist, this education project incorporates skill building and political education into 2-hour long monthly trainings.

A donation of $10 is requested, no one will be turned away. DC Jobs with Justice sustainers get in free. Please register ahead of time.

2010 Training Calendar

Grassroots Fundraising Part II
Jan 26th. 6:30pm-8:30pm
St Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1525 Newton St NW

How DC Government Works
Feb 23rd. 6:30pm-8:30pm
St Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1525 Newton St NW

“The Best Meeting Ever”: Tools for Great Facilitation
March 23rd. 6:30pm-8:30pm
St Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1525 Newton St NW

Creative Organizing: Using the Arts for Social Change
April 27th. 6:30pm-8:30pm
St Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1525 Newton St NW

Getting Your Message Out Through the Media
May 25th. 6:30pm-8:30pm
St Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1525 Newton St NW

Building Your base, Mobilizing Your Community
June 29th. 6:30pm-8:30pm
St Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1525 Newton St NW

Popular Education: the Tricks and Techniques of Educating for Social Change
July 27th. 6:30pm-8:30pm
St Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1525 Newton St NW

Building a Strategic Campaign
August 31st. 6:30pm-8:30pm
St Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1525 Newton St NW

Direct Action: Challenging the Face of Power
September 28th. 6:30pm-8:30pm
St Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1525 Newton St NW

Cultivating Leaders, Sustaining Your Organization
October 26th. 6:30pm-8:30pm
St Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1525 Newton St NW

Keeping your balance, self-care in social movements
November 23rd. 6:30pm-8:30pm
St Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1525 Newton St NW