RESULTS April 2018 Global National Webinar

1. RESULTS April 2018 Global National Webinar Learning Together About Oppression & Enhancing Our Work to End Poverty http://fuze.me/30204806, or dial (201) 479-4595, meeting ID 30204806. Closed captioning: http://west.typewell.com/faelapgb

2. Welcome from Executive Director Dr. Joanne Carter RESULTS Global Poverty Campaigns National Webinar

3. Our Attention to Anti-Oppression Why focus on this? What drew us into this? How does it link to our mission? “If you have come here to help me you are wasting your time, but if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.” --Lilla Watson RESULTS Global Poverty Campaigns National Webinar

4. Insights From the RESULTS Board Steven McGee RESULTS Grassroots Board Member RESULTS Global Poverty Campaigns National Webinar

5. Defining Anti-Oppression Veronica Brown Program Coordinator RESULTS Global Poverty Campaigns National Webinar

6. What is Oppression? Oppression is the use of power to disempower, marginalize, silence or otherwise subordinate one social group or category, often in order to further empower and/or privilege the oppressor. Social oppression may not require formally established organizational support to achieve its desired effect; it may be applied on a more informal, yet more focused, individual basis. Source: https://theantioppressionnetwork.com/what-is-anti-oppression/ RESULTS Global Poverty Campaigns National Webinar

7. What Can It Look Like? • Preparing for a lobby meeting, an African immigrant was told “You’re African, so you probably have an experience with this issue from your village.” African American volunteers have also been asked to share their “stories of poverty” when they don’t have one. • Assumes facts based on a person’s skin color or country of origin • A young, female volunteer was told by an older volunteer that it was good she was coming to a lobby meeting with an older, male member of Congress because she was so young and attractive. • Disempowering; negates the intelligence and experience she brings to the meeting RESULTS Global Poverty Campaigns National Webinar

8. What Can It Look Like? • A RESULTS Expert on Poverty is asked to share their story of poverty in a lobby meeting and nothing else, even when they want to help present the issue or request. • Assumes that a person has nothing to contribute to the conversation except their own personal story • A young volunteer was asked to share her story at the beginning of a lobby meeting, but was told it was better to have someone more experienced do the issues and requests. • Assumes that younger or newer volunteers are not ready to lobby simply because of their age. RESULTS Global Poverty Campaigns National Webinar

9. What Can It Look Like? • Asking everyone to pitch in cash for potlucks, snacks for meetings, regional conferences, or other activities. • Setting up group activities such that it requires everyone to have a computer and internet access at home. • Assumes everyone has extra cash to contribute and financial resources to support virtual communication and technology from home. • Repeatedly asking younger women if and when they plan to have children. • Assumes that all women want to have children and that it’s OK to ask people about intimate family decisions RESULTS Global Poverty Campaigns National Webinar

10. What Can It Look Like? • Male colleagues speaking over and for female presenters. Saying things like "I think what she means to say...." rather than letting their colleague speak for themselves or asking probing clarifying questions • Wanting to have images of children of color living in poverty on invitations to events and other collateral. • Perpetuates harmful stereotype and diminished the dignity of the individuals in the photograph. • Using phrases like “being a voice for the voiceless” or speaking over or for local hosts when we travel. • Perpetuates the idea that the only way to end poverty is for people in power to speak up instead of figuring out how hand the microphone to others. RESULTS Global Poverty Campaigns National Webinar

11. Actions RESULTS Has Taken • Within the Grassroots Network • RC Anti-Oppression working group • Webinar-based discussions • Integration of the concept into in group plans • Anti-oppression resources online • Grassroots values statement under development • Within the Organization • Intensive staff trainings • Organizational policy changes • Staff working groups on three key areas • HR policy and practice reforms • Woven into www.resultsconference.org and conference programming • Policy • Ensure that the policies & programs we support break down colonialist approaches to development • There is so much more to do, which brings us to today’s webinar. RESULTS Global Poverty Campaigns National Webinar

12. Group Discussion Carolyn Prouty RESULTS Olympia RESULTS Global Poverty Campaigns National Webinar

13. Group Discussion • Setting Norms for Our Discussion • This is about raising awareness, not blame. This about doing the work to change systems that perpetuate oppression. • Everyone has a different view and experience with the issues of oppression. Please listen to those who choose to share. • Please share your thoughts, but do so respectfully. Use “I” statements when speaking (e.g. “I feel”, “I believe”, “I think”). • We know these are sensitive issues. If you take issue with a specific person’s comments, see if you can talk it through in your group. Let’s build our ability to have open conversations and learn from each other, even if discussions are challenging. • Let Grassroots staff know if you need support. RESULTS Global Poverty Campaigns National Webinar

14. Group Discussion • Instructions • Choose one of the questions to discuss with the group. You will not have time for all of them now. • Have a 10-minute conversation making sure everyone who wants to has a chance to participate. • Share insights from your group when we open the lines. Best to let people share their own insights using ”I” statements. RESULTS Global Poverty Campaigns National Webinar

15. Group Discussion Questions • When you think about your RESULTS work, what circumstances in your life have allowed you to the opportunity to do this work? • Think about your group – do most of you look the same, come from similar financial backgrounds, come from the same political persuasion? Why do you think that might be so? • In what ways do you feel that your local RESULTS meetings could be more welcoming of people who come from different racial or ethnic backgrounds, different cultures or countries, LGBTQ persons, persons with disabilities, people from a different socio-economic status or different family structure? • How is power expressed in your group? Who speaks, who doesn’t? What leadership style are you most comfortable with? How might that be differently experienced by someone from a non-dominant group? RESULTS Global Poverty Campaigns National Webinar

16. Next Steps for Groups Ken Patterson Director of Global Grassroots Advocacy Email: kpatterson@results.org RESULTS Global Poverty Campaigns National Webinar

17. Next Steps for Local Groups • Use the questions you didn’t get to today. • Based on our conversations, make a plan to learn more about these issues. • Make small, specific plans for change. • Keep your learning going. RESULTS Global Poverty Campaigns National Webinar

18. Next Steps for Local Groups • Anti-Oppression Learning Opportunities • April 17 at 9:00pm ET • May 15 at 9:00pm ET • See the Weekly Update for details RESULTS Global Poverty Campaigns National Webinar

19. Reading Resources • The White Savior Industrial Complex by Teju Cole: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/03/the-white-savior-industrial-complex/254843/ • The Urgency of Intersectionality by Kimberle Crenshaw: https://www.ted.com/talks/kimberle_crenshaw_the_urgency_of_intersectionality • Indivisible Guide on Inclusivity and Intention: https://www.indivisible.org/resource/how-to-be-inclusive-an-introduction/ • Responding to Everyday Bigotry (Southern Poverty Law Center):https://www.splcenter.org/sites/default/files/d6_legacy_files/downloads/publication/splcspeak_up_handbook_0.pdf • White Supremacy Culture by Tema Okun: http://www.cwsworkshop.org/pdfs/CARC/Overview/3_White_Sup_Culture.PDF • See the Weekly Update or the “Resources” section of the website for a list of great anti-oppression resources. RESULTS Global Poverty Campaigns National Webinar

20. Updates You Should Know RESULTS Global Poverty Campaigns National Webinar

21. Ask Senators to include 1 to 4 of our requests with their written requests to the State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee of Appropriations (SFOPS). Ask them to take actions on issues they have supported in the past. Requests due to SFOPS by 4/26. Ask Senators to sign on to the Dear Colleague letters. MCH is the only one available now, so make that request—closes on 4/20. FY19 AppropriationsFocus on the Senate

22. Child health and nutrition: Maternal and Child Health: $900 million Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: $290 million Global Nutrition: $250 million Bi-Lateral Tuberculosis in Global Health (USAID): $400 million Global Education: $925 million, including $125 million GPE The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria: $1.35 billion Requests

23. Goals: Create momentum to move Reach Act to passage Actions: • Mobilize women and women’s groups to generate #LettersGetLOUD letters, media, and social media on the Reach Act. • Use letters, media, in-person meetings, and townhalls to get Senators and Representatives to cosponsor the Reach Act Timeline: Late April through June Key Moment: Mother’s Day & May Recesses • Post #LettersGetLOUD videos on Mother’s Day, May 13. Share on FB and retweet on Twitter • Book a face-to-face meeting with your legislator for the May recesses to deliver your letters and make requests Next Campaign: Reach Act

24. The 2018 Vision Thousands of individualized letters in first half of 2018 - #LettersGetLOUD International Conference in July Election Engagement second half of 2018 RESULTS Global Poverty Campaigns National Webinar

25. International Conference Goals • 100% of groups represented at the IC • Each group brings, at least one person who has never attended before • Check the Weekly Update for promo materials you can share and the Gap Funding application for current advocates. RESULTS Global Poverty Campaigns National Webinar

26. At the International Conference • Move the needle on our issues! • Learn from top-notch speakers. • Joyce Banda, former President of Malawi • Jim Kim, President of the World Bank • Marianne Williamson, Author and Lecturer • Heather Booth, civil rights activist and co-found of the Midwest Academy; • Jennifer Flynn Walker of the Center for Popular Democracy, • Many more. See the Conference website for more about our speakers.  • Election Track. Get trained on how to deeply engage candidates and make poverty an election issue. Read more. • 21 Workshops: Advocacy Skills Building, Issues, Organizing • Learn how to be effective AND non-partisan • Continue our important anti-oppression work RESULTS Global Poverty Campaigns National Webinar

27. Support Moms, Champion Kids Focus: Mother’s Day, highlighting the Reach Every Mother and Child Act (global poverty) and protecting SNAP and Medicaid (U.S. poverty) Spring Friends & Family Fundraising Campaign https://results.salsalabs.org/momsandkids Save the Date: Campaign Kick-off Training: May 3, 8:30 pm ET Questions? MeaGeizhals, Grassroots Fundraising Manager mgeizhals@results.org or (202) 783-4800 x131 RESULTS Global Poverty Campaigns National Webinar

28. Reporting Your Advocacy Through March 2018 • Meetings with Members of Congress: • 28 F-to-F with Reps, 25% of Groups • 50 Meetings with House Staff, 35% of Groups • 9 F-to-F with Senators, 10% of Groups • 41 Meetings with Senate Staff, 35% of Groups • Total of 121 meetings with 58% of Groups participating RESULTS Global Poverty Campaigns National Webinar

29. Reporting Your Advocacy Through March 2018 • Outreach Events: • 48 Outreach Activities, 25% of Groups • 708 Letters Generated • 15 New Partners (Group Members) • 67 New Action Network Members RESULTS Global Poverty Campaigns National Webinar

30. Reporting Your Advocacy Through March 2018 • Media Hits: • At least 49 Media hits • Still tabulating other details • Group Plans: 29/80, or 36% of Groups RESULTS Global Poverty Campaigns National Webinar

31. April 16, 1 pm ET and 8 pm ET. RESULTS Global Free Agents Webinars (choose one).  April 17, 9 pm ET. Anti-oppression Dialogue Webinar: “The Invisible Knapsack” April 20, 1 pm ET. RESULTS Introductory Call. Learn more about us! Dial (712) 775-8972, passcode 761262.  April 23. Nominations for 2018 Cameron Duncan Award Due. For Your Calendar RESULTS Global Poverty Campaigns National Webinar

32. April 30 – May 4.House and Senate Recess. May 3, 8:30 pm ET. Spring Friends and Family Fundraising Campaign Kick-off Training May 15, 9 pm ET. Anti-oppression Dialogue Webinar: Intersectionality For Your Calendar RESULTS Global Poverty Campaigns National Webinar

33. How many people from your group joined in today’s webinar? Let us know your numbers directly - send to Lisa Marchal Global Grassroots Manager lmarchal@results.org RESULTS Global Poverty Campaigns National Webinar

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