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AGENTSOF
CHANGE
SATURDAY 02.13.16ALLEGHENY COLLEGE
2nd Annual
Allegheny CollegeCenter for Political
Participation
Thank you for joining us for the second annual Agents ofChange conference! This year we are exploring political
participation through the themes of social justice,volunteerism and activism, community organizing, and
student power.
We hope you leave here with a better understanding ofthe power that you have as students and citizens, andhow to use these tools to be agents of change in your
community.
Event Program
9:00-9:30 : Breakfast // Registration // Tabling Tippie Alumni Center
9:30-10:30 : Keynote Address : John FettermanTippie Alumni Center
10:30-10:45 : Informal NetworkingTippie Alumni Center
10:50-11:45 : Breakout Session 1Campus Center
11:50-12:45 : Breakout Session 2Campus Center
1:00-2:00 : Lunch Panel : A Conversation onCommunity Organizing Tippie Alumni Center
2:00-3:00 : Issue Mapping Workshop Tippie Alumni Center
3:00 : Closing Remarks Tippie Alumni Center
MC: Emerald Wright Collie and Lakiea SimmonsBonner Leader Program - Allegheny College
Wifi: ACGuest Password: GatorsFeb16
Morning Keynote : John Fetterman
After his term of service, John went on to earn a Masters in public
Policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government where he
focused on finding solutions in social work, business, and public
policy to confront urban challenges and economic inequality. He
then returned to Pennsylvania, to utilize his AmeriCorps experience
and Masters work to establish a GED program in the town of
Braddock. Once a booming steel town where Andrew Carnegie
established his first mill, Braddock in 2001 was one of the poorest
and most troubled communities in the commonwealth, facing steep
population decline and high rates of poverty.
In 2005, John was encouraged and motivated by his students to
run for mayor. Now in his 3rd term as mayor, John has worked
tirelessly with the town of Braddock to facilitate incredible
community change. During his 10 years as mayor, he has worked
to break the cycle of violence in Braddock, and rebuild the
community by creating jobs, getting youth engaged, and bringing
creative urban policy solutions to Braddock.
John Fetterman was born and raised in
Pennsylvania. He attended Albright
College – and after his education joined
Big Brothers/Big Sisters. Inspired by his
work with his ‘little’, John was motivated
to do more. In 2001 he began a two year
commitment to AmeriCorps. During his
service, John worked to establish
computer labs and GED classes for
young mothers and Fathers in
Pittsburgh’s historic Hill District.
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110:50 - 11:45Relational Organizing CC 206Daniel Doubet Keystone Progress"First you talk to one person face to face, then you talk to
the next, and the next..." Cesar Chavez. This is how you
organize. But what do you say to those people? What
questions do you ask? How does this become power? In
Relational Organizing, participants will examine successful
approaches to individual meetings. Learn how to build
meaningful relationships with potential donors, volunteers
and leaders, one conversation at a time.
Overcoming Barriers to Student Voting CC 301Mikki Franklin and Heather Bosau Allegheny CollegeCenter for Political ParticipationMikki and Heather both fellows this year with Allegheny
College's Center for Political Participation will discuss
common issues surrounding voter registration and
participation on college campuses before providing
students with a scenario, for which they will be invited to
brainstorm potential solutions to such problems.
From Activism to Organizing: Building LongTermStudent Power CC 302Megan Bart PIRG Campus ActionPIRG Campus Organizer Megan Bart will lead
this workshop to give students a moment to consider how a
series of campaigns can build toward a sustained culture of
activism on campus, and give them tools to strategically
evaluate campaign goals, targets, and strategy.
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110:50 - 11:45
The Human Factor: Responding to the Crime of HumanTrafficking CC A 103Leah Johnson Students United Against HumanTraffickingThis session will explore international, national, and local
trafficking statistics, as well as the risk factors associated
with victims of human trafficking: particularly sex and labor
trafficking. The goal of this program is to empower the
participants to advocate on behalf of the victims and
survivors of human trafficking in an effort to end this crime.
I Am for the Child CC 303Cindy Knight, Alicia Foster CASANot all volunteer programs are the same. Not all activists
are the same. Cindy Knight and Alicia Foster will explore
the role of the CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate)
volunteer and how we can also be activists. After today they
hope you will learn that volunteerism and activism go hand
in hand for some nonprofits.
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211:50 - 12:45The Purple Foam Activity: Fitting in to Social ChangeCC A103Lee Scandinaro AmeriCorps VISTA Lake EffectLeadersThis purple foam workshop is an interactive activity which
demonstrates the four important components of social
change: Direct Service, Education, Advocacy, and
Community Organizing. Participants will locate
themsleves in the each of these roles and develop
strategies for solving a fictional issue. Folks
will leave continuing to understand the importance of
traditional forms of social change, such as direct service,
but also expand their model of social change to include
community organizing against root causes.
COIN: Developing the Mindset for CommunityOrganizing CC 206 Heather C. Moore, Sophie Dodge, Alex Marrero, JoeGallego, Izoduwa IdehenAmadasun Allegheny CollegeThis student and faculty collaborative workshop will
introduce participants to some of the key tenets of
community organizing, present contemporary organizing
issues to solve, and place audience members in the minds
of organizers. This workshop would appeal to individuals
who are interested in organizing as a career path and for
former organizers who want to discuss their diverse
experiences in the field.
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211:50 - 12:45
Building Student Power CC 302Matt Cordeiro Gamechanger LabsFrom the #MillionStudentMarch to #InSoliarityWithMizzou,
students all over the country are organizing their
communities and winning. Come learn about some of
awesome student and youth organizing making waves
across the country and discuss the strategists and tactics
behind the movement. We're going try and take the best
lessons from these campaigns and figure out how to apply
them to your campus or community.
The Food Recovery Program CC303Shasta Mullenax AmeriCorps VISTA Lake EffectLeadersThis session will focus on what food recovery can do for a
community, how volunteers and communty members can
get involved, what outcomes for food recovery look like,
and the larger context that surrounds issues of food
insecurity and food waste in America.
Student Voices in the ServiceLearning MovementCC 301 Delaney Heard, Jonah Raether, SamanthaSamakande, Caitlin Brown Allegheny CollegeThis workshop will focus on the importance of
incorporating student voice into an institutional academic
framework in a meaningful and engaging way. Participants
will leave with tools for equipping students and faculty to
reflect on their civic engagement/learning experiences in
meaningful ways. Folks will also reflect on what students
have to offer as a resource for faculty, peers, and
community partners.
A conversation with current and former communityorganizers about their experiences in the field and the
lessons they learned along the way.
Megan Bart Campus OrganizerPIRG Campus Action
Andrew Bloeser Assistant ProfessorPolitical Science Allegheny College
Daniel Doubet Northwestern PA OrganizerKeystone Progress
Nathan Malachowski Community OrganizerIowa Citizens for Community Improvement
Julie Wilson Assistant ProfessorCommunication Arts/Theatre Allegheny College
Lunch Panel: CommunityOrganizing
Moderated by Joseph Phelps Americorps VISTA - Lake Effect Leaders
Mission Empower
Apply the tools gained throughout the day to organizearound current issue areas that you are passionate
about.
David OdusanyaBonner Service Leader Bethesda Children's Home
Lee ScandinaroLake Effect Leaders AmeriCorps VISTA Meadville NeighborhoodCenter
Osa Edebiri Bonner Service Leader The ARC of Crawford County
Taylor HintonWellness Program Coordinator
Shannon DohertyBonner Senior Intern
Zach Cramer Lake Effect Leaders AmeriCorps VISTA United Way of WesternCrawford County
Autumn VogelYear of Meadville Organizer Fahrner Fellowship
Lakiea SimmonsBonner Senior Intern
Issue Mapping Workshop
Info Tables:
Year of Meadville: The Year of Meadville is designed to contribute to
ongoing community efforts. From the Community Wellness Initiative
to the Downtown Meadville Business Alliance to the Meadville
Neighborhood Center, events will bolster current work happening in
our community.
Lake Effect Leaders An AmeriCorps VISTA Project: Lake Effect
Leaders is a collaborative project between Allegheny College,
Edinboro University, Gannon University, and Mercyhurst University
that is supported by the Corporation for National and Community
Service. Lake Effect Leaders place recent college graduates in local
nonprofit organizations to focus on community empowerment and
breaking the cycle of poverty. Our project enhances the
organizational capacity of host sites by leveraging the skills and
abilities of recent college graduates.
Keystone Progress: Keystone Progress is a multiissue progressive
advocacy organization that combines cutting edge online organizing
and communications with rapid and hardhitting earned media
strategies. Year round, Keystone Progress will work to engage
citizens from across the state around issues of immediate state or
local concern.
PIRG: PIRG Campus Action is about solving problems and getting
results on today’s environmental and social issues. PIRG Campus
Action is recruiting organizers to work with Student PIRGs, the long
established team of organizers who run campaigns on college
campuses across the country.
Info Tables:
Meadville Time Trade: The mission of Meadville Time Trade is to
broaden connections with people in the community, empower
individuals, and offer an alternative to the monetary system. A
service exchange or time bank is a network of individual,
organizational and business 'members' that provide services, track
and bank their hours and then spend those hours to get their own
needs met. A service exchange is NOT a barter network, since
nothing is 'exchanged'. One 'member' provides a friendly, neighborly
favor to another and records the time they spent doing so.
Allegheny College Center for Political Participation: The Center for
Political Participation (CPP) partners Allegheny College students
and faculty with local, state, national, and international communities
to undertake interdisciplinary approaches to both learning about and
addressing political, economic, and social challenges.
PULSE: PULSE cultivates a community of young servant leaders to
transform Pittsburgh. We invite talented university graduates to
partner with Pittsburgh nonprofits for a year of service and
leadership.
Allegheny College Alternative Spring Break: Be an Agent of Change
this spring break (March 19 26) by spending a week doing
service! The Allegheny Alternative Spring Break program is a
weeklong immersive volunteering and living experience that
challenges students to think critically, react to problems faced by
members of the communities they are involved with, and make a
difference in someone else’s life as well as their own.