Resources For Organizing And Social Change

ROSC (RESOURCES FOR ORGANIZING AND SOCIAL CHANGE FORMERLY INVERT) WAS FOUNDED IN 1977 BY PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO PROMOTE NONVIOLENCE AND SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH MECHANISMS OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND ORGANIZING.

SOLIDARITY NETWORK AGAINST HUNGER AND POVERTY (SNAHP) WORKS TO BUILD A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT FOR POOR AND WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE TO PROMOTE MUTUAL AID, EQUITY, AND RADICAL SYSTEMS CHANGE THROUGH COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, AND PEER SUPPORT. THE CORE ORGANIZING GROUP FOR SNAHP MET TWENTY-SIX TIMES IN 2023, AND THROUGH THEIR ORGANIZING EFFORTS AND WORK ON MUTUAL AID HELPED MEET THE NEEDS OF OVER 400 INDIVIDUALS.

THE DAYLONG WORKSHOP CALLED CONFRONTING CLASSISM IN "THE WORK" EXPLORED HOW CLASSISM CAN SHOW UP PERSONALLY AND IN SOCIAL CHANGE WORK AND OFFERED INTERACTIVE DISCUSSIONS, PRESENTATIONS, AND ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON HOW TO CREATE BEST PRACTICES FOR COMBATTING IT AND CREATING SAFER CROSS-CLASS, MIXED-POWER SPACES.ADVOCACY ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR THE GOOD SHEPHERD FOOD BANK: GOOD SHEPHERD FOOD BANK OF MAINE DEVELOPED THE ADVOCACY ADVISORY COUNCIL IN 2022 TO SUPPORT BUILDING ADVOCACY AGENDAS TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF HUNGER, CREATED IN COLLABORATION BY AN EQUAL PARTNERSHIP OF PEOPLE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE OF POVERTY AND HUNGER, FOOD BANK STAFF, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. WHICH WAS FOCUSED ON STEERING THE POLICY PRIORITIES OF GSFB.MAINE FOOD ADVOCACY ALLIANCE: MFPAA IS A CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION WORKING TO CENTER THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY INEQUITIES AND ADVANCE ECONOMIC, FOOD, AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES WHICH SUPPORT AND PROMOTE A MORE EQUITABLE, JUST, RESILIENT, AND THRIVING FOOD SYSTEM. MFPAA IS A CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION WORKING TO CENTER THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY INEQUITIES AND ADVANCE ECONOMIC, FOOD, AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES WHICH SUPPORT AND PROMOTE A MORE EQUITABLE, JUST, RESILIENT, AND THRIVING FOOD SYSTEM.MAINE HEALTH ACCESS FOUNDATION DESIGN TEAM: THIS IS A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY ORGANIZING THAT ARE HELPING TO GUIDE THE PRIORITIES OF A DESIGNATED FUND MEANT TO RESOURCE MOVEMENT BUILDING IN THE STATE.

THE YOUTH ACTIVISM GATHERING: EVERY YEAR ROSC HELPS TO ORGANIZE AND FINANCIALLY SUPPORT A WEEKEND-LONG YAG THAT OFFERS WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON ACTIVIST AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING SKILLS AS WELL AS PROVIDES TIME AND SPACE FOR ART BUILDS, MUSIC, TALENT SHOWS, AND OTHER BEAUTIFUL AND CREATIVE BONDING OPPORTUNITIES. THE YAG IS A YOUTH-ORGANIZED, YOUTH-CENTERED GATHERING DEDICATED TO PROVIDING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH PARTICIPANTS ARE GIVEN THE SPACE TO EXPLORE ISSUES AND TOPICS IMPORTANT TO THEM, AND TO SHARE TOOLS THAT WILL HELP THEM BE ACTIVE ORGANIZERS WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

THE CHANGING MAIN DIRECTORY (CMD) IS MAINE'S GRASSROOTS RESOURCE FOR NONPROFITS AND CHANGE MAKERS. EACH LISTING IN THE CMD INCLUDES DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS AND THE MOST UP-TO-DATE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR OVER 2,500 NON-PROFIT, GRASSROOTS, PROGRESSIVE, SOCIAL CHANGE AND SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS WORKING THROUGHOUT MAINE, SOME OF WHICH CAN BE FOUND IN NO OTHER PLACE.