EC Meeting Papers July 2018

FOUNDATION SKILLS FUNCTIONAL SKILLS EDUCATIONAL PRINCIPLES ARTS & CULTURE ADVANCED SKILLS EVENTS INTERNATIONALISM HOW TO SIGN UP

Campaigning and the Corporate Media

EA94

Days: 1

Date: 20 October 2018

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

This is an introduction to the contemporary media landscape. What are the forces driving media bias? Can they be overcome? If so, how?

Sessions will include Reading the Media, The Economics of the Mainstream Media, Alternative Media, Handling The Corporate Media and Citizen Journalism.

Tutor: C. Jury

The Art of Campaigning

EA99

Days: 1

Date: 17 November 2018

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

How can we make use of art in the trade union movement? What makes ‘good’ images and writing – and how can these grab public attention and help trade union activity, engagement, campaigning and recruitment?

This one day course, led by a professional artist, will look at what works and the ways in which finding the right medium, and the right message for your campaign can mean the difference between success and failure.

Tutor: T. Easton

A Hundred Years in a Hundred Minutes

EA43

Days: 1

Date: 16 February 2019

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

New Unions, Craft Unions, the General Strike, the Labour landslide of 1945 and the creation of the NHS and the Welfare State … over a hundred minutes, this course will take Reps and activists on an exciting whistle stop tour of the history, the highs and the lows of the British Labour

Movement, using film, song and story. Designed as an introduction to our history, this module provides the perfect starting point for Reps and activists to discover how and why the unions came in to being, and all that they have achieved.

Tutor: TBC

A Beginners Guide to Campaigning Media Production

EA51

Days: 1

Date: 16 March 2019

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

This is a basic introduction to the software, hardware and basic skills of producing and distributing campaigning video and graphics using cheap and available technology such as phones, iPads and free apps.

You will be introduced to the basic principles of story construction and the underlying principles of camera, sound and editing.

Tutor: C. Jury

What’s Your Story? The Campaigning Power of Narrative

EA61

Days: 1

Date: 18 May 2019

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

Creating a compelling narrative is crucial to all successful campaigning. Yet most people have almost no understanding of how the ‘story’ works. During this one- day workshop you will learn about the basics of narrative

structure and how the story creates the meaning. In the afternoon you will have the opportunity to workshop narratives that you wish to develop for your own campaigns.

Tutor: C. Jury

37 For arrangements and how to sign up for courses and events please go to HOW TO SIGN UP