Acknowledgements
INTRODUCTION
What is the Creative Approach for Social Change Toolbox?
Why a Toolbox
Who is this toolbox for?
How is the Toolbox Organized?
Who we are?
Why we do what we do
Who do we work with?
Where do we work?
How we approach our work
I. HOW TO MAKE IT WORK
Praxis Popular Education,
Participatory Action Research
PVI Principles at Work
Popular Education
Popular Education Poster
When to engage people in Popular Education (PE)
Who to engage in Popular Education process?
Practicing Popular Education with Indigenous Mexicans
Practicing Popular Education with Youth
Practicing Popular Education with Mix Status Families
How to Facilitate the Popular Education Process
Using Problem Posing Materials in PE
The Practitioner Role in PE
Implementing Dinamicas Participativas (Participatory Learning Activities)
The Tree of Life Learning Activity
Participatory Action Research (PAR)
PAR Steps
Where to Find the Information on PAR
PAR Frequently Asked Questions
An Example of Participatory Action Reseach
Building a Sense of Belonging
Building a Sense of Belonging
Active Citizenship
Strategies for Promoting Active Citizenship
Immigrant Women Work
Practicing Popular Education with Immigrant Women
Unraveling Our Stories An Interethnic Gender Analysis
Decolonization
Addressing Decolonization
Communications and Documentation
Why Documentation in Important
Visual Documentation Check List
Preparing to Visually Document Your Event
Using Visual Communication to Promote Your Event
Dialogue and Engagement
The Social Importance of Sharing Our Story
Facilitating a Story Circle
Our Story: Share Listen and Learn
Faciliting Multilingual Dialogue Conversations
II. HOW TO MAKE IT WORK
CULTURAL ORGANIZING: CREATIVE ENGAGEMENTS
Cultural Organizing Practice
Cultural Organizing Practice: What Does it Looks Like
An Examples of Cultural Organizing
The Tamejavi Gallery
The Challenges of Cultural Organizing in Poor Communities
Cultural Organizers
Who is a Cultural Organizer?
Cultural Organizers Vignettes
Graphic Facilitation
Convening Learning Groups
What is a learning Group?
Learning Group Principles and their Roles and Characteristics of Members
Learning Group Formation
Building a Shared Agenda: Relationship Building
Building a Shared Agenda: Ground Rules Guidelines and Assets
Building a Shared Agenda: Group Intentions and Talking Points
Cultural Sharings
What is a Cultural Sharing?
Convening Cultural A Sharing
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Central Valley Bus Tour
Tamejavi Festival
Introduction
What is Tamejavi?
Tamejavi Coordinating Group/Planning Committee
Event Production
The Importance of Crafting the Theme of An Event
Shaping the Festival Program: Dream Big
Example of a Tamejavi Festival Program
Budgeting Your Event
Using A Timeline to Help Plan Your Event
A Logistical Checklist
Fundraising to Support Your Event
Media and Publicity: Crafting Your Message
Setting the Stage and Addressing Technical needs
Preparing Your Cue Cards to Ensure Your MC Success
The Volunteer Coordinator Role
Recruiting Volunteers
Recruiting Grassroots Leaders, Family and Friends as Volunteers
Festival Components
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Planning A Blessing Ceremony
Planning an Outdoor Market
Hosting Platicas (Community Dialogues)
Tips for Hosting a Film Series
Including Artists in Your Presentations
Theater of the People
Tamejavi Cultural Organizing Fellowship Program (TCOFP)
TCOFP Background
History of the Tamejavi Cultural Organizing Fellowship Program (TCOFP)
Goals and Objectives of the Tamejavi Cultural Organizing Fellowship Program (TCOFP) Coordinating Group
The Role of the Tamejavi Cultural Organizing Fellowship Program (TCOFP) Coordinating Group
Characteristics of the Tamejavi Cultural Organizing Fellowship Program (TCOFP) Fellows
The Tamejavi Cultural Organizing Fellowship Program (TCOFP) Nominations & Selection Process
TCOFP Implementation Process
Implementing the Tamejavi Cultural Organizing Fellowship Program (TCOFP)
Hosting a Tamejavi Cultural Organizing Fellowship Program (TCOFP) Residential Gatherings
Tamejavi Cultural Organizing Fellowship Program (TCOFP) Capacity Building Training
Conducting a Community Assessment
Tamejavi Cultural Organizing Fellowship Program (TCOFP) Community Assessment Guide
Community Assessment Reflection
Tamejavi Culture and Art Series (TCAS)
How is a Culture and Art Series Differs from the Festival?
Guidelines & Parameters for Crafting Community Issues into Public Stories
Elements of a public story: a story of self, a story of us and a story of now
Artist in Residency Program
The Importance of an Event Planning Document
Evaluation Approaches: Tamejavi Cultural Organizing Fellowship Program (TCOFP) Alumni Interview
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What Did We Learn?