Key to ACCE Action's Power Building theory of change is the development of community members into powerful leaders and savvy organizers. We believe in equipping members with the tools they need to understand the world around them, share their stories, and fight to win systems that will affirm and support them. We do this by creating opportunities to critically discuss underlying social, racial, ethnic, economic and gender power dynamics that affect our daily lives.
Spokesperson Trainings: Through quarterly spokesperson trainings, we work with community members who have faced eviction, job loss, or economic hardship to strengthen their voices and connect their personal stories to the systemic changes they are working to win.
Leadership and Organizing Trainings: ACCE implements several training models, online and in-person and throughout the year, to advance the organizing skills of our membership base. Training sessions focus on collective visioning, understanding power building, and developing organizing skills for creating and winning local and statewide campaigns. The goal is to increase and activate our membership base, improve member participation, and develop and sustain our member leaders.