Being the Change Training for Trainers - Climate Justice Alliance
CJA held a Being the Change Training for Trainers over the course of 4½ days in Atlanta (January 24-27, 2024). 35 participants from 15 organizations participated in the Being the Change training, and 30 stayed for the Training for Trainers.

Purpose, Outcomes and Next Steps

The intended purpose was to increase the capacity for members and staff to facilitate / present a Being the Change training to their members, staff, community. And the outcomes we worked towards were for participants to: (1) Have more confidence and capacity to present a section of the Being the Change training; (2) Deepen their grounding in the content of each section of BtC; and (3) Generate ideas on different ways to present sections of BtC.

While we learned a lot and have ideas on how to strengthen the training, we met all of our goals. All the participants had an opportunity to dig into the content and to practice presenting sections of Being the Change. With limited time to prepare, the member presentations were overall very creative and well done. They all received helpful feedback to strengthen their own trainings in the future. The comments we received from the members were overwhelmingly positive, many sharing gratitude for the space and the connections they were able to make.

Moving forward, we will hold monthly cohort calls for ongoing learning opportunities on the content, analysis and training tools. We will also support members who are planning to offer the training to their staff and members. We plan to hold another Training for Trainers with a date yet to be determined.

Participant list by organization:

  1. CBE – Keala, Lazuli
  2. Front & Centered – Rebecca, Isabel
  3. Florida Rising – MacKenzie, Mike, Katina
  4. JT Northwest Indiana – Ashley, Daniela, Libre
  5. PODER – Lucas, Reina, Amy
  6. Seeds of Resistance – Lupita, Cynthia*
  7. Urban Tilth – Latifah, Rafa, Kiara
  8. NCCJC – Alecia
  9. OPAL – Abby, Felippo
  10. Kheprw – Terra*
  11. Guahan Sustainable Culture – Marlyn, Michelle*
  12. CCEJ – Rhoda, Kholbi, Stephon*
  13. Soulardarity – Caton, Max
  14. KSEC – Navi
  15. GASP (membership pending) – Perry
  16. CJA staff – Haleigh, Luis, Michelle W*
*only participated in the Being the Change training, not the training for trainers.

Training Team:

  • Being the Change Trainers – Jacqui (Eco Means Home + Web of Life), Anacua (Pillars + Extractive), Shelly (Regenerative + Strategy Elements), Ofelia (Principles + Web of Life)
  • Training for Trainers – Yuki, Chlo
  • Outreach & Logistics – Carlos, Karina
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