re:power Spokane Summit

September 16-19, 2025

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Gretel Ehrlich, from the foreword to “The Most Radical Thing You Can Do: The Best Political Essays from Orion Magazine” 2021

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“...We submit Earth to machine violence. We submit humans to unequal treatment. Our caste systems are built into banking, city planning, and unsound agricultural policies. We are the serial destroyers of the whole.

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No one asked us if this is how we wanted our world to be.

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Wendell Berry writes: “We are destroying our country—I mean our country itself, our land. . . This destruction is not necessary. It is not inevitable, except that by our submissiveness we make it so.” We can make changes. We can just go out and do it.

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We need to make our minds bigger. Not vanish in darkness.”

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Grounding

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Welcome

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Reminders and Housekeeping

Thank you for your diligent feedback!

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• W-9s!
• Now on the Summit Resource Website
• Day 1+2 Plenary Slides
• Digital Copy of the Participant Manual

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Intention Setting

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Silent Journaling (from Tuesday)

In my personal leadership journey, what is a goal I have for myself in the next week?

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What might stand in the way of doing that?

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What do I need to do to make sure that this goal happens?

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Silent Journaling + Reflection

How are you progressing on this intention? What is working out? What is still in your way?

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Pair Share

Find a buddy and ask them about their intention? How is it progressing? How has it changed?

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Mingle

How are the scenario(s) developing specific to your track? What feels important for someone in another track to know?

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Mingle

After a (hopefully good night’s) sleep, I am having this “AHA” moment from yesterday…

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Overview of the Day

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Campaign Showcase Details

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Track Presentations - “Campaign Showcase”

Presenters: Shadow Coach(es) + 1-2 track reps/group

Time: ~15 minutes + Q+A

Prompts:

• What is one thing your track built/put together over the last few days that you want to share with the plenary? (Hype us up about your work)
• What was a tool / framework you learned that generated the richest insight and learning? (Make us jealous we weren’t in your track!)
• How are you going to apply this? Where do you think this will generate a shift from what you’ve previously done?
• Reflect on your track’s experience as a whole - what’s a new possibility you see now that you didn’t see on Tuesday morning?

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Reminder: Post Summit Action Proposals

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As a reminder:

Throughout the summit, participants will propose real-world campaign ideas in four focus areas:

1. 2025 Election-Related Campaigns
2. Issue Education & Storytelling Campaigns
3. 2026 Legislative Advocacy
4. Local Issue Campaigns (2026+)

At the end of the summit, participants will vote to select the top proposals from each focus area (4), which will each receive a $15K seed grant to move forward.��Review your binder for more information!

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BLOCK C - Training Begins!

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108 - Grassroots Organizing

110 - Movement Technology

111 - Electoral Justice

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12:45-12:55

�MINI LAWN GAME TOURNAMENT

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BLOCK D - Training 1-4pm

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108 - Grassroots Organizing

110 - Movement Technology

111 - Electoral Justice

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PLENARY BEGINS AT 4:10pm

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Thursday 9/18 Afternoon Plenary

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• Campaign Showcase Presentations
• Preview of Day 4
• Evaluation + Closing
• 6pm Plated Dinner and WoC Elected Officials Fireside Chat (Upstairs!)

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Campaign Showcase Preparation

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Track Presentations - “Campaign Showcase”

Presenters: Shadow Coach(es) + 1-2 track reps/group

Time: ~15 minutes + Q+A

Use your presentation to answer the following prompts:

• What is one thing your track built/put together over the last few days that you want to share with the plenary? (Hype us up about your work)
• What was a tool / framework you learned that generated the richest insight and learning? (Make us jealous we weren’t in your track!)
• How are you going to apply this? Where do you think this will generate a shift from what you’ve previously done?
• Reflect on your track’s experience as a whole - what’s a new possibility you see now that you didn’t see on Tuesday morning?

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Track Presentations - “Campaign Showcase”

Mode:

• Up to you and your track!
• You can make a Slide Deck, use butcher paper, or another interactive method!

How will we decide who will present?

• Up to you and your track! Keep 2-3 people on stage at a maximum but you can rotate through multiple people or keep the same small # of presenters

Do I have to only talk about the prompts? Can I add in other things?

• You are more than welcome to! Make it yours and make it shine!

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Reminder: Post Summit Action Proposals

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As a reminder:

Throughout the summit, participants will propose real-world campaign ideas in four focus areas:

• 2025 Election-Related Campaigns
• Issue Education & Storytelling Campaigns
• 2026 Legislative Advocacy
• Local Issue Campaigns (2026+)

At the end of the summit, participants will vote to select the top proposals from each focus area (4), which will each receive a $15K seed grant to move forward.��Review your binder for more information!

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Current Campaign/Program Proposals

Post Summit Campaign / Program Proposals

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Day 3 Evaluation

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DAY 3 END

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