Spring Invitations: Webinars, Workshops, Conferences! |
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Hello Dear Human!
I know I own you one regular newsletter. And it will come to your inboxes on Easter Sunday, I promise! But before Sunday, there is so much happening, including a special webinar THIS THURSDAY and I really want to invite you to join us: Activists not Robots. Fighting Burnout in Times of Crisis. Thursday, April 18th at 5 p.m. CET. And it's free thanks to TechSoup Europe!
Register here: CLICK
What will it be about?
As activists, we are expected to constantly innovate, try new things and look for new solutions. Activists are supposed to improve democracy, empower disadvantaged groups and raise awareness of the society. But doing that kind of work comes at a great cost. We are tired, overworked, feeling depressed and powerless - like whatever we do it’s never enough. It's hard to be creative while felling overwhelmingly tired. During the webinar, we will talk about what is activist burnout, how to avoid it and what to do when it happens. Don’t worry – it will also be practical.
Who is it for?
Activists, leaders of organizations - anybody who’s looking for answers on how to survive as a human in the era of burnout.
You will be able to recognize factors contributing to burnout. You will get practical tips on what to do in short and long-term perspective for sustainable activism.
Key takeaways: - Activism Burnout Intro - why passionate people who want to do good in the world are burning out?
- What Is Burnout Anyway - how to recognize it
- I-care, Community-care, Organization-care - how social structures can respond to the danger of burnout
- Practical tips and where to find more information
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And there is more coming! Free (but not open to all) 12 hours-long workshop in Gdańsk, Poland (May, 11th-12th)
If you're an activist from the Pomeranian Region in Poland (Tricity and surroundings), then apply for the workshop I was invited to lead by the City Culture Institute. It's going to last two days (12 hours) and will be about personalised ways of fighting burnout. This is gonna be a deep dive full of practical tailor-made tactics and strategies. It's free and it's in May (11th-12th), but the number of participants is limited.
More information in Polish here: CLICK
POINT 8.0 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (May 16th-19th)
And there will be anti-burnout workshop too! Well, coming to POINT is an experience anybody interested in politics and new technologies should have at least once in life, but this year there will be also my special workshop designed for activists in this area who want to keep the high level of energy in order to change the world. And last but not least... and something I'm really proud about...
RightsCon 2019 in Tunis, Tunisia (June 11th-14)
I'll be also at RightsCon where together with the Digital Rights Foundation represented by Jannat Fazal I will co-lead the workshop: "Where There Is Burnout, There Is No Innovation: Managing Stressors for better physical and mental health".
RightsCon is the world's leading event on human rights in the digital age and it will be full of fantastic workshops, presentations and most of all activists from all around the World. The tickets are still available (learn more here). |
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If we meet offline, come and say hi! And for online, you can definitely join the webinar this Thursday! |
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