Organizing Training and Resources Bank

Downloadable Resources

Welcome! This collection of organizing trainings, manuals, worksheets, and more is a labor of love put together by Power Shift Network members and allies.

PSN recognizes that young organizers, communities of color, low-income communities, and those most directly impacted by climate crisis need a baseline of theory and skills as a foundation for our justice movements. While capitalism perpetually suggests that competition is key, we know that to thrive, we must collaborate, pool our resources, and decentralize access to learning. So save your limited time and energy by uplifting the great work of your fellow leaders and utilizing their wonderful resources.

Want to share a tool you created with others, or know of a great resource that belongs in this bank? This is a living, evolving project, and we invite you to help us co-create it. Click here to submit a resource to the bank.

Have comments, questions, or feedback? Email us at theteam@powershift.org.

  • Social Movements

    Culture Sharing: 3 Strengths & 1 Concern

    Activity

    Participants share 3 things about their culture that they are proud of, and 1 thing that concerns them. This is followed by a debrief with another participant.

  • Direct Action

    Direct Action Tactics

    Activity

    This zine offers a broad overview of direct action tactics. It begins by explaining the importance of affinity groups and moves into an overview of a broad range of direct action tactics including: pie-ing, squatting, culture jamming, jail solidarity, lock-downs and blockades, sabotage, street reclaiming, guerrilla gardening, and more.

  • Allyship

    USC’s Diversity Toolkit: A Guide to Discussing Identity, Power, and Privilege”

    Activity

    This toolkit is meant for anyone who feels there is a lack of productive discourse around issues of diversity and the role of identity in social relationships, both on a micro (individual) and macro (communal) level. The following activities are intended for groups of 10 to 60 people. For larger groups, you can break into multiple sessions with additional facilitators to ensure the conversations and activities remain focused. The diversity toolkit outlined here may be used as a guideline and can be modified to better fit your group’s unique needs.

  • Social Movements

    Where Your Name Comes From

    Activity

    Group activity in which participants share their full name and where it comes from - facilitates acknowledgement and importance of difference and diversity in the room.

How to use the Resources Bank

Welcome! This collection of organizing training, manuals, worksheets, videos, and more is a labor of love put together by Power Shift Network members and allies.

PSN recognizes that young organizers, communities of color, low-income communities, and those most directly impacted by the climate crisis need a baseline of theory and skills as a foundation for our justice movements. While capitalism perpetually suggests that competition is key, we know that to thrive, we must collaborate, pool our resources, and decentralize access to learning. So save your limited time and energy by uplifting the great work of your fellow leaders and utilizing their wonderful resources.

This resource bank will stay on the website as a part of the legacy of Power Shift Network. It won’t be monitored and updated, so please cross check before referencing any materials.