November 2023 Newsletter

In This Issue:

 

From the Director 

They say that generous giving follows dynamic programming—that people contribute to organizations and causes that are visible, making a difference, and well run. The good news is that the Truth School is visible (with class participants signing on from 33 states and 16 countries), making a difference (I wish I could send you the many evaluations we receive each semester), and well run (we run a tight ship, organized, and efficient).

And so we believe your contributions to keep the Truth School alive and well will follow because we are successful by any measure and want to continue to thrive.

We do not ask for your gifts often. Some folks say we ask too infrequently! But we are asking now. Please know your contribution to the Truth School will be well spent to compensate our remarkable trainers, pay our hosts, and cover the other expenses of running what is now a national movement-building School. We know how to use every dime and stretch every dollar.

Our annual budget is $133,000 and so my question is: what part of that can you contribute? No gift is too small and no gift is too large.

Maybe you can donate today by using the DONATE button at the bottom of this message. Or maybe you are planning your annual contributions to be donated on GIVING TUESDAY, which is November 28, 2023. Gifts are welcome anytime, and in this season of giving we ask that you put us on your list.

Maybe you do not love giving online. That’s fine too! Checks can be made payable to Truth School and mailed to 649 State Street, Springfield, MA 01109.

Join our circle of generous donors who keep the Truth School humming. Know that we are offering FREE classes online each week—teaching critical movement-building skills, connecting activists across the country, bringing hope, and strengthening individuals and organizations to create change on the local, regional and national levels.

With all my heart I thank you for your generosity,

Andrea


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"Do not be dismayed by the brokenness of the world. All things break. And all things can be mended. Not with time, as they say, but with intention. So go. Love intentionally, extravagantly, unconditionally. The broken world waits in darkness for the light that is you." --L. R. Knost



 
#GivingTuesday

About GivingTuesday

 
GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of radical generosity. GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Since then, it has grown into a year-round global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.

Please consider giving a donation to the Truth School on GivingTuesday November 28, 2023. You can donate HERE!


TRUTH SCHOOL CLASSES

 

Below is a list of November and December classes.  Classes will be open for registration on August 1st. All classes for our fall semester will be on Zoom.  All class times are Eastern Time.  Please visit our website for more info and to register: www.truthschool.org.

If you register for a class but can’t make it, please let us know at registrar@truthschool.org. Accurate information about class size is important for trainers to know for preparation and planning purposes.
Thank you for this courtesy.

 


 

NOVEMBER CLASSES

 

To Boldly Go: An Anti-Racism Journey
Thursdays from 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM: November 2, 9, 16, and 30, 2023
with Jade Barker

Political Organizing: Concrete Guidance on Working for Candidates and Working on Campaigns
Saturday, November 11, 2023, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
with Tahirah Amatul-Wadud

Movement-Building and the Arts
Tuesday, November 14, 2023, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
with Leti Bueno





 

DECEMBER CLASSES

 

Resting to Rise: A Daring to Rest Community Gathering
Wednesday, December 6, 2023, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
with Benita Jackson

Circle Practice to Mark the Winter Solstice
Thursday, December 21, 2023, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
with Irene “Strong Oak” Lefebvre




"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other." --Mother Teresa


 

Daily Hampshire Gazette

Columnist Andrea Ayvazian: Gratitude for a church and a life blessing

It was almost seven years ago, after I had retired as senior minister from a church in the Hilltowns, that I began worshiping at different churches in Holyoke and Springfield. I knew then that I wanted to find a new church home in Hampden County. One Sunday, I slipped into a back pew at the Alden Baptist Church in Springfield. Read more
HERE



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Truth School Fundraising Concert

 

Join us for a festive, inspiring, and community-building concert to benefit the Sojourner Truth School for Social Change Leadership.

The Truth School offers FREE movement-building classes online that prepare social change leaders to win movement struggles.

Join us and bring friends!

Free. Donations to the Truth School Welcome.

Featuring

Evelyn Harris
Marcia Gomes
Sasha Klare-Ayvazian
Jeff Olmsted
Andrea Ayvazian
& Special Guests
Welcome by Senator Jo Comerford

Nov. 10, 20203 | 7PM | Edwards Church | 297 Main St | Northampton, MA