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BRIEF: Oak Tree seminar to focus on effective activism

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The Oak Tree will present a 6-part seminar on “Effective Activism: How to Foster Change” beginning Feb. 21.

The seminar is designed for those who would like to use the latest learnings from the social sciences to increase effectiveness, according to a news release, and will focus on the book, “Change Of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change” by Nick Cooney.

The first four sessions will have a brief presentation, followed by group discussion. Sessions five and six people will begin designing a real life campaign.

The seminars will be at Salem Lutheran Church/St Paul’s United Methodist Church on Broadway and Walnut on Thursdays at 6 p.m. through March 28.

Faith Conversations (a weekly gathering to talk about values in the context of current events) will follow the seminar with discussion at Charley’s Grill & Spirits.

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Topics: Culture, Social Issues
Beliefs: Christian - Protestant/Other, Interfaith
Tags: change of heart book, effective activism, faith conversations spokane, fostering change, increasing effectiveness, salem lutheran spokane, st pual's umc spokane, the oak tree, the oak tree spokane

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Tracy Simmons serves as the editor and community manager of SpokaneFAVS. She holds a bachelor’s degree in print journalism and a master’s degree in communication. She’s reported on religion for about a decade and has written for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas and Connecticut. Over the y...
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