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Wilmington, NC Activist Training
July 16, 2010
Our nation was founded by ordinary citizen activists desiring a government that was accountable to the people. Today, ordinary citizens across our nation are tired of the status quo and ready to engage for the betterment of their communities.
American Majority, along with the John W. Pope Civitas Institute is pleased to announce an Activist Training will be conducted on Saturday, September 18 in Wilmington, NC to provide citizens with the tools necessary to become effective activists.
The training will take place in the Pine Room at the Northeast Regional Library located at 1241 Military Cutoff Road in Wilmington, NC from 1:00 to 4:30. Registration opens at 12:30. The cost is $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Discounted registration is available for college students. Please call American Majority Headquarters at 540-338-1251 to register as a student.
The training will be conducted by a certified American Majority Mechanic Trainer (read more about your trainer at the end of this article).
Topics* to be covered during the Training include:
- The System (an in-depth look at the system we’re in, how we got there, and what we can do about it)
- Grassroots Action (ideas and practical steps to engage our communities and organize a coalition of volunteers)
- Precinct Power (changing your community one precinct at a time with specific micro-targeting and focused action)
- Patriots 2.0 (effectively utilizing social networking tools, blogs, wiki projects and other technologically-driven platforms)
- New Media Q&A (find out the answers to commonly asked questions about Facebook and Twitter and gain a few extra tips)
Full training materials, samples and supplements will be provided to help you apply what you learn to your organization, candidate, cause or community.
Political Training Registration
If you have any questions or would like additional information, contact Jessica Wood at Jessica@ammechanics.org or call 919-294-9974.
American Majority is a non-profit and non-partisan organization whose mission is to train and equip a national network of leaders committed to individual freedom through limited government and the free market.
* Topics are subject to change.
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About Your Trainer
A North Carolina native and proud NC State grad, Jessica Wood is the owner of Majority Connections, LLC, a social media consulting and training service for conservative causes, non profits, and small businesses. She and her husband both grew up in Union County and currently live in Durham, NC where they are members of Grey Stone Baptist Church and attend as many Duke and NCSU sporting events as they can. Jessica’s goal is to see every conservative in North Carolina connected through blogs, Facebook, and Twitter.
Jessica is a certified American Majority Mechanic Trainer as part of the American Majority Mechanics Program. This individual was identified, trained and certified to conduct Activist Trainings on behalf of American Majority.
The American Majority Mechanics Program was launched in 2010 with goal of training citizen-activists to equip others to become engaged in their state and local communities. The program is named after the roughly 30 citizens who called themselves “Mechanics” and organized an intelligence network designed to monitor and inform the citizenry about British activities in New England colonies on the eve of American independence. Among its most notable members was Paul Revere. For more information on become an American Majority mechanic, please contact us.