April 29th - May 1st
500 labor and community leaders will gather together in Florida for a training designed to meet this moment. Are you ready?
The Florida People’s Hearing and Organizing Revival Boot Camp is a statewide effort to train, connect, and mobilize community organizers and leaders to build durable, people-powered organizing across Florida.
In response to the urgency of this political moment, the bootcamp represents a shared investment in expanding the reach and deepening the practice of community organizing while defining and building the future we want.
Our goal is to listen to and train 500 Floridians who are ready to lead, strengthen their communities, and help build the Florida we want to live in.
Why a Revival?
Organizing Builds Florida from the Ground Up
Across Florida, real change has always come from ordinary people organizing together to build power in their communities. In this moment—when democracy is under threat and too many feel left out of it—we must invest in the proven practice of relational, power-building organizing. The Organizing Revival is a call to strengthen these skills across Florida so communities can defend democracy and build the inclusive, multiracial future our state deserves.
Why a People's Hearing?
Floridians will participate in the Florida People’s Hearing, a community hearing to identify your needs, and the policies and changes we can work towards together, testify to the threats to our lives and land, lay the groundwork for policies and movements that will secure what we want for ourselves and our communities.
Frequenly Asked Questions
What is the Florida People’s Hearing?
The People’s Hearing Tour is a public expression of testimonies and cultural celebration, uplifting community-based solutions and strategies to build the Florida we want to live in. At the Florida People’s Hearing, Floridians will identify policy priorities that communities can work towards together, talk to elected officials to testify to the threats to our lives and land, and lay the groundwork for policies and movements that will secure the conditions we want for ourselves and our communities.
What is the Organizing Revival Bootcamp?
The Organizing Revival Bootcamp is a collective effort to train, connect, and unleash thousands of people who can build durable, people-powered organizations in all communities. It represents a joint investment in expanding the reach and deepening the practice of community organizing to meet the urgency of this political moment.
WHY FLORIDA + WHY NOW
Florida is at a turning point. Across the state, people are facing growing threats to their rights, livelihoods, and the land and communities they love. At the same time, organizers and community leaders are stepping up to build the Florida we actually want to live in. This is a critical moment, and our goal is to train 500 Floridians who are ready to lead!
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
The Florida People’s Hearing and Organizing Revival Bootcamp builds on our pro-democracy organizing strategy and prepares us for the long game: strengthening networks, testing new tactics, and building the collective power needed to defend and expand democracy.
This training and action will allow us to:
- Ground statewide priorities in local fights and base-building efforts
- Test organizing pivots in live conditions
- Deepen alignment across labor, faith, racial justice, immigrant justice, and many more community partners
- Strengthen coordinated action capacity ahead of upcoming national moments
A CALL TO RECRUIT + TURN OU
We are asking each organization to actively recruit participants from Florida — including staff, members, worker-leaders, faith leaders, and emerging community organizers who are ready to sharpen skills and plug into sustained pro-democracy organizing. This is a chance to bring new people into the work!
Schedule at a Glance
Wednesday, April 29th — Full Day of People’s Hearing
Thursday, April 30th — Full Day of Training
Friday, May 1st— Training & Community Actions.
Friday will feature a community organizing training in the morning, followed by a coordinated May Day action in the afternoon.
Please stay tuned for more information about logistics support coming soon.
Register Today!
The People’s Hearing is On Wednesday, April 29th, from 9:00 a.m – 6:00 p.m. Through their own testimony, Floridians will identify policy priorities that communities can work toward, talk to elected officials, and lay the groundwork for policies and movements that will secure what we want for ourselves and our communities.
The training on Thursday begins at 9:00 a.m. and concludes at 6:00 p.m. An optional breakfast is available at 8:00 a.m. Lunch will be served at midday, and an optional dinner will be held at 6:00 p.m.
On Friday, May 1st, organizers will gather at 9 am to continue the coordinated training in the morning, and participate in a united action to uplift labor on International Workers’ Day (May Day)—location to be announced.