Building leadership for change
Central Valley Movement Building Organizing InstituteOrganizing for Educational Justice to end the School to Prison Pipeline in the Central Valley and statewide.
Strengthen Your Organizing. Deepen Your Impact.
This immersive 4-day Organizing Institute brings together people committed to building real-world organizing skills, strengthening collective power, and moving education justice forward across the Central Valley..
Whether you’re new to organizing or ready to level up your strategy, this training is designed to help you:
Hands-on organizing tools you can apply immediately
Time to practice, reflect, and build strategy with peers
- Deep connection with a growing network in the Central Valley.
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The Purpose of the CVMB Organizing Institute
Ending the school-to-prison pipeline requires a cadre of leaders/guides working with parents and youths to replace punitive schooling practices with restorative justice programs.
The CVMB Organizing Institute is to build the capacity and support the local community parents, youth, and members in movement-building organizing.
Political Education
CVMB organizing and Political Education Training empowers community members to participate actively in grassroots movement building.
Community Building
CVMB organizing involves bringing together community members who share common goals and concerns to work towards achieving those goals.
Power Building
Political Education Training aims to give community members the knowledge and skills they need to become effective community leaders and build community powers
OUr grassroots movement building approach
The SNCC and Ella Baker Approach to Grassroots Organizing
The Central Valley Movement Organizing Institute is a community-based organization in California that aims to empower marginalized communities to become leaders in their own right. Our organizing approach is rooted in the SNCC and Ella Baker model of grassroots organizing, which emphasizes decentralization, community engagement, and leadership development. By providing training and resources to local organizers, the Institute seeks to build a strong and sustainable movement for social justice in the Central Valley region.
Central Valley Movement Building Coalition (CVMB)
CVMB is composed of very committed Central Valley activist organizations and groups including the Dolores Huerta Foundation, Black Parallel School Board, CVMB Organizing Institute, Native Dads Network, Merced Black Parallel School Board, Californians for Justice, The Amelia Ann Adams Whole Life Center, The Collective Liberatory Lawyering, Organizing Roots, and Dignity in Schools Campaign California, working together to end the school-to-prison pipeline.
Our Movement Building Coalition Member Organizations and Partners
Covering Nine Counties in the Central Valley
Fresno, Kings, Merced, Madera, Stanislaus, San Joaquin,
Tulare, Kern, South Sacramento County
