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Every Thursday, Indivisible co-founders Ezra Levin and Leah Greenberg host a participatory conversation on the week’s news, the state of our democracy, and our plan to defeat the authoritarian threats we face.
This a local Indivisible event sponsored by Lake Superior Region Indivisible!
WHAT IS DEEP CANVASSING?
Maybe you’ve heard of “deep canvassing” before or perhaps it’s completely new to you. Simply put, it’s a voter contact method that shifts people’s hearts and minds on an issue and/or candidate. It involves compassionate listening, personal story exchanges and crafting curious questions.Â
WHY DOES IT WORK?
Research shows deep canvassing is 100 times more effective than traditional canvassing. (Yes, you read that right.)
It has a measurable impact on long-term persuasion, reducing polarization and increasing empathy — because it meets people where they are, not where we wish they were.
It’s a bridge to process people’s cognitive dissonance and connect new meaning to issues and/or candidates.
About our trainer: Jill Murphy is the M1-10 Regional Organizing Director with Michigan Families for Fair Care (www.michiganfamiliesforfaircare.org), where she works to hold Reps. John James and Tom Barrett accountable around the Republican Tax law. She has extensive experience training people throughout Michigan in deep canvassing and in a variety of rural advocacy efforts.
More information about this training can be found at www.lsr-indivisible.org (Lake Superior Region Indivisible).
The Zoom link information for this training will be provided a few days prior to the event. Please sign up via Mobilize; we will email that Zoom information to you.
*A core principle behind all Indivisible events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values.*