LCN News

Civic Dinners — Mental Health in Georgia

Civic Dinners — Mental Health in Georgia

Civic Dinners has partnered with NAMI – Georgia to launch 50 dinners starting in April bringing together county commissioners, mental health advocates, healthcare providers, business leaders, community leaders and more for a conversation about mental health. The conversation walks through the public narrative, and invites the community to imagine what a recovery community looks like, […]

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Non-Violent Action: Transforming Conflict & Building Sustainable Peace

Non-Violent Action: Transforming Conflict & Building Sustainable Peace

Dr. Maria J. Stephan discuss why civil resistance works and how nonviolent action and peacebuilding approaches can be used together to mobilize communities, address injustice, and support inclusive, participatory peace processes.

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Ahel Launches a Community Organizing Online Course in Arabic

Ahel Launches a Community Organizing Online Course in Arabic

On March 2nd, 2019, LCN affiliated organization, Ahel, launched a 14 week Arabic online course on community organizing and leadership

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March For Our Lives

March For Our Lives

– LCN Workshop Report – What? This was an organizing workshop with the leadership of March For Our Lives, the organization that emerged from the horrible shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in February 2018. The aim of the workshop was to develop new organizing capacity among the core leadership both […]

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RethinkHealth: Using community organizing to transform large organizations

RethinkHealth: Using community organizing to transform large organizations

LCN held a Campaign Showcase on using leadership and community organizing to rethink complex health systems with Rethink Health (UK).

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Campaign Showcase: Volt

Campaign Showcase: Volt

On March 7, 2019, LCN member Nikola Ilic led an online showcase to share the work of Volt Europa, a pan-European, progressive movement bringing a grassroots and inclusive approach to EU politics. Watch the recording below, then join in on the ongoing discussion in the comments below. Volt is using a grassroots approach to politics, […]

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