Introducing Our Mechanics Program

With the historic advances made by the American grassroots last year, it became clear that we have been faced with an opportunity that comes once in a generation, one in which we the people have the opportunity to fundamentally change government in this country. To do that, we quickly realized American Majority will need to step up its efforts in 2010. With hopes of training, organizing, and networking even more of the grassroots, American Majority is pleased to announce that we will be launching the American Majority Mechanics program. We are looking for activist trainers to go into local communities and train as many of the grassroots as possible in 2010. The name “Mechanic” comes from both the ability to fix the problems this country is facing and from its historic roots:

In the days before the Revolutionary War, Paul Revere organized the Mechanics, a group of determined patriots that grew out of the Sons of Liberty. The group established an intelligence network that monitored the actions of the British army in Boston, and then sent news of the movements to patriot leaders. It was the Mechanics who discovered that British troops were planning to march on Lexington and Concord on the evening of April 18, 1775, which led to Revere’s famous midnight ride to warn Samuel Adams, John Hancock and other colonists that the British were coming.

To be considered for the American Majority Mechanics program, there will be a screening and training process through which potential trainers will be selected. Those who are interested in becoming an authorized American Majority Mechanic must send a current resume, a one minute video clip of themselves speaking to the camera about who they are and why they would be a good trainer, and fill out the questionnaire below. Those who do make the selection process will be invited to a three day training session in the Washington, DC area, March 24-26th, 2010, with American Majority covering the cost of travel, hotel rooms and training. Only the top 35 applicants will be accepted. Those accepted will be trained to become well acquainted with American Majority, its principles and goals, proficient in new presentation software, communication skills, how to organize and run a training event, and how to maximize attendance.

Those who become authorized American Majority Mechanics will be compensated through registration fees and have access to a variety of new materials through American Majority and the John Hancock Committee for the States. Eventually, as American Majority expands into states will full time offices and staff, the best trainers will be strongly considered for full-time employment with American Majority.

A Brief Overview:

1. American Majority Mechanics will be trained to organize and lead American Majority’s four hour activist training program, which covers online activism and offline grassroots organizing, which the national American Majority staff will compile and put into our presentation software.

2. AM Mechanics will receive 75% of the net from their trainings.

3. Authorized trainers will also receive a certificate that authenticates them as American Majority Mechanics, a web banner that will identify them as such, American Majority logoed shirts, American Majority business cards, the ability to buy all eStore materials at cost (in which they may make any profit at resale), and access to the John Hancock Committee for the States online resources. Authorized trainers will also be able to show their training sessions on the American Majority training calendar on the website – and people who want to attend trainers’ sessions will be able to register and pay online through the website.

4. Authorized AM Mechanics will be expected to perform at least one training with a minimum of 30 trainees each month through the end of 2010.

The application deadline for the AM Mechanics’ program is the close of business, February 26th, and all submissions should be submitted to team@americanmajority.org. Those accepted into the program will be notified by March 5th.

Download the questionnaire here.

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