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How do we become White Flag Warriors? What tools and skills do I need to practice being a White Flag Warrior in my local area? How do I use culture and art to support my own transformation for social justice and change work?White Flag Warriors 101 is an institute designed to start talking about these questions, building skills to do change work in our community, and developing analysis about how we function in the world and involve ourselves in change.Some of the Skills & Topics at the institute:- using media & art in social change work- organizing community events for social change- grassroots fundraising- different models & strategies of social change- dialogue-based strategies for change- non-violent action- group facilitation, leadership, and decision-makingTuition:$100 includes materials, lodging, and food for the week of the institute;$35 due at time of registration with remaining tuition due at the institute;A limited amount of scholarships for tuition and travel are available – for more information about these, please contact seth@flobots.orgRegistration for WFW101 available through the FWT site March 15 – April 30, 2010. Registration link: http://flobots.twomile.com/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=12See More

Hey everyone!! We had a great turnout for the show. There were like 25 people who wanted to know more about FWT and get involved. I collected emails and sent out an invite to all of them. Here is the invite for all of us. We are having a Wake-Up Session Wednesday, Dec 16th at 7pm@ Sugarhouse coffee, located 1045 East 2100 South Salt Lake City. We will be meeting upstairs!! We are hoping to have a good turnout. We would love to meet everyone in person and make our SLC Team strong! See you then!! As always, If you have questions, you can call me. 801-386-6420. Bessie

Salt Lake City 350 Action Gathering! The speaker Tim DeChristopher is a national hero. To learn more of his story, check out www.motherjones.com/environment/2009/11/monkeywrench-prank-interview-tim-dechristopher