Redistricting Community College Curriculum
Traditionally, redistricting has been a secretive and exclusive process. CHARGE designed the Redistricting Community College so your community can actively engage in the 2021-2022 redistricting process – at every level of government – from school board to congressional redistricting.
The CHARGE Redistricting Community College is a 6-part series. From beginning to end, the entire training is 3 hours. The live trainings include breakout workshops to give you hands-on practice.
Here is the video from April's Redistricting Community College training.
CHARGE Redistricting Community College Training Overview
AGENDA
Part 1. Introduction to Redistricting
What is Redistricting? How does it work? Why should we care?
Part 2. Voting Rights Act
What is the Voting Rights Act? How does it protect minority communities?
Part 3. Community Mapping - Training for Trainers
Part 4. Redistricting Timeline and Rules
Part 5. Redistricting Advocacy: Improving Transparency and Providing Testimony
How do we advocate, in virtual and in-person settings, for more transparent and inclusive procedures?
How do we give effective testimony?
Breakout: Crafting Testimony
What makes effective testimony?
Part 6. Redistricting Coalition Building and Organizing
How do we do a power analysis?
How do we build strong coalitions? What are effective organizing strategies to build power?
Breakout: Crafting a Power Analysis
How to build coalitions and reach communities