Register today!
This 2.5 day training, running from 3-9pm Friday, 9am-6pm Saturday, and 9am-3:30pm Sunday, combines lectures from highly experienced trainers, stimulating exercises, and interactive simulations. We're counting on you to organize around issues that matter, help build campaigns for the future, and elect progressive candidates to office.
Camp Wellstone is divided into three tracks:
- Activist track: For people interested in citizen lobbying, issue advocacy, and community organizing, this track provides skills in how to win on issues. This track has reached capacity and is CLOSED; due to proximity of the training date, we will not open a waiting list.
- Campaign track: This track focuses on how to be an effective staff or volunteer member of a winning progressive campaign.
- Candidate track: This is for people who have made the decision to run for office.
The cost of Camp Wellstone is based on a sliding-scale based on ability to pay; we are committed to keeping this training accessible to all. If you are able to cover the full cost of your participation in this training, please do so as this will help us continue to train progressives across the country; otherwise, you choose the option that works best for you. Rates are as follows: $200, $100, or $50. This fee covers one of our books, Politics the Wellstone Way (activist track) andWinning Your Election the Wellstone Way (campaign and candidate tracks), materials, and three meals during the weekend. Please make plans to register at least two weeks in advance so that we can guarantee you a spot.
The training will be held at Laney College; participants are responsible for their own accommodations. Further details will be sent to registered participants no later than two weeks in advance of the training.
For registered participants and those thinking about registering, connect online with your fellow campers before the training http://wellstone.org/camp-wellstone-oakland-networking to share hotel rooms, offer a place to stay, or carpool.
For questions, contact Jen Haut at 651.414.6037 or jennifer@wellstone.org.