12-13-23 Giving Powerful Public Comment

Hello,

Thank you for your interest in our Giving Powerful Public Comment training. The following video was recorded on December 13, 2023 with no preparation, audience, or revision to an old set of slides that were previously developed for use in participatory group training and practice events.

Resources: (also embedded below)

• Event recording: https://youtu.be/U1kS22XekCs

  • • Content warning - A period of the video features an example of a public comment on the topic of police violence, from the duration of: [9:30 to 11:20], followed by discussion until [15:12]

    • Alternative public comment examples:

      1. • Sunrise Movement San Diego member comment on the topic of housing: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0zXgJ-pSc7/ 

         • Sunrise Movement Sacramento member comment in defense of Dr. Flojaune Cofer's campaign for Sacramento Mayor: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyzMWsmPsaQ/ 

         • People's Budget Bakersfield member comment on the topics of abolition, criminalizing our unhoused neighbors, and the intersection of climate injustice in budgeting: https://x.com/riddhipatel1025/status/1362808891948470275 

• Presentation slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1pJ5aT8OexMcjdh5OOS2C43urdZ_676Yf4hHpVr5Q_88/edit?usp=sharing

• See also: Local Politics 101 training & resources

  • • Find more resources linked at the top of, and throughout the Local Politics 101 supplemental guide!

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