Skill Practice Sessions on Strategy and Tactics – Strategy I & II (2026)

Strategy is a living practice. It requires critical thinking, the ability to ask the right questions, and the courage to navigate uncertainty without losing sight of your goal.

In organizing, strategy is how we translate our values, our people, and our resources into a clear path toward the change we seek. But strategizing well is a skill that has to be practiced, and the complexity of real-world campaigns means that skill is always being tested.

This two-part skill practice series invites you to strengthen your strategic thinking in community. Across two sessions, we’ll explore the following questions: Who is our constituency? What is the exact problem that our people hope to solve, and a concrete goal we will achieve through organizing? What assumptions do we hold about resources and interests, and how do we formulate a theory of change that is effective in building power, realistic, and nested? What tactics could we use, and what would the timeline look like?

Whether you’re working on a campaign right now or looking to sharpen your thinking before your next one, these sessions will give you the tools and the practice to strategize with greater clarity and confidence.

Join our two-part series of skill practice sessions over September and October, where we will apply and practice the process of creating an organizing strategy:

1. Strategy I: Monday, September 14th @10am – 12:00pm ET / 5-7pm Amman time (find your timezone here)

2. Strategy II: October 20th @10am – 12:00pm ET / 5-7pm Amman time (find your timezone here)

Participants must commit to attending the two sessions.

The sessions will be led by Farah Halaseh and other community members.

The sessions are exclusive for LCN members and their guests (team members, etc.) who are looking for opportunities to strengthen their strategic capacity and be part of a transformative learning experience. If you are not yet an LCN member, we invite you to join our community here.

The sessions are designed for those who have some foundations in organizing strategy based on people, power, change framework.

Member-only

Start Date
Sep 14, 2026
10:00 AM ET
End Date
Oct 20, 2026
12:00 PM ET
Location
Online (Zoom)

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Speakers and Presenters

Farah Halasa

Farah grew up in Amman, Jordan. At 13, she began volunteering in a safe house for girls pushed out of school. Sitting with them, she realized that injustice was not an abstract idea but something shaping lives only a few streets away from hers. That moment sparked her search for ways communities could reclaim their power. In her adult years, she worked with local groups through community-based tourism and later studied inclusive development, always asking how real change begins. In 2020, she accompanied refugee mothers of children with disabilities as they organized for healthcare rights. Though they faced challenges that organizing tools alone could not overcome, the experience deepened her determination to explore how oppression can be dismantled. Most recently, she have been working with women agricultural workers through popular education, supporting their campaign for labour rights—rooted in solidarity, persistence, and hope.

Key Learning Points

Understanding the key elements of an effective organizing strategy
Learning how to identify your constituency, the problem they are facing, the change they seek, and set a meaningful strategic goal
Exploring how to map relevant actors, reimagine the constituency’s resources, and formulate a strong theory of change
Learn how to develop effective tactics and create a campaign timeline

Questions &
Answers

The strategy I & II skill practice sessions are exclusive for LCN members and their guests (team members, etc.) who are looking for opportunities to grow their skills and knowledge around creating an organizing strategy, connect with others in the community, and be part of a transformative learning experience. If you are not yet an LCN member, we invite you to join our community here.

The sessions are designed for those who have some foundations in organizing strategy based on people, power, change framework.

Yes please! LCN members can bring up to 3 people as guests. We want our skill practice sessions to be a space where you can build the collective organizing capacity of your teams and organizations, because we know that is critical to the success of campaigns. Invite members of your team and community to practice essential organizing skills togetherーyou can register on their behalf by writing their names and emails on the registration form. We ask that participants, whether they are LCN members or their guests, be committed to attending the two sessions.

Yes, the space is limited to 28 seats. Please register early to reserve your spot. If you are unable to attend, please let us know so we can offer your spot to someone else.

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The member sign up form is coming soon. In the meantime, if you're a LCN member, please contact sachiko.osawa@leadingchangenetwork.org to access free tickets.

This session is exclusively for LCN members and their teams. You can access the registration form by logging in with your members account. If you are not a member, register as a members and join this event.