Network Organization Transition Timeline
Bill Silvia, Popular Education Working Group
National Gathering 2023
2021
June
Three internal assessments conducted
August
Late Summer/Early Fall
October
December
Sea and Ships
2021
June
Three internal assessments conducted
August
Head, Hearts, and Hands assessment of network priorities
Late Summer/Early Fall
Racial Justice group pilots “representative meetings”
October
Work plan proposed by Staff to unify the network
December
National Gathering focused on Work Plan
2022
May
Spring Board Meeting
Popular Education workgroup commitment to develop a proposal to modernize the network by National Gathering
Late Summer/Early Fall
Recruitment of new members to form Formación Team
In-person events and surveys to collect feedback from former and current network members
October
National Gathering
Results of data-gathering presented to network
Sistering Council structure proposed and approved
Proposal at National Gathering 2022
2023
Feb
Sistering Council forms for the first time
Mar
Member Meeting 1: Oscar Romero Campaign
Apr
Second meeting of the new Sistering Council
May
Member Meeting 2: Café en Español
Jun
Third Sistering Council Meeting; Spring Board Meeting successor
Jul
Coordinating Team structure proposal put forth
Member Meeting 3: International Solidarity: Lessons from the Zapatista
Aug
Coordinating Team membership determined
Sep
Member Meeting 4: Don't get angry, get organized!: Parallels of past and present
Oct
National Gathering!
2023
Feb
Sistering Council forms for the first time
Mar
Member Meeting 1: Oscar Romero Campaign
Apr
Second meeting of the new Sistering Council
May
Member Meeting 2: Café en Español
Jun
Third Sistering Council Meeting; Spring Board Meeting successor
Jul
Coordinating Team structure proposal put forth
Member Meeting 3: International Solidarity: Lessons from the Zapatista
Aug
Coordinating Team membership determined
Sep
Member Meeting 4: Don't get angry, get organized!: Parallels of past and present
Oct
National Gathering!