NorCal Resilience Network Leadership Training

We fielded these questions from your Resilience Hubs applications. If you have further questions or concerns feel free to email us: info@norcalresilience.org

What will we be learning about during this training session?

To help you guide you/your team in catalyzing your resilience hub or block, you will be learning both "soft skills", from community organizing to conflict resolution, as well as an introduction to "hard skills" such as food growing, solar with battery backup and rain water catchment systems. The training will be taught through a racial and social justice lens, so we will be doing some analysis of some of the root causes of resilience. We are hoping to be able to offer in-person skill shares, pending Health Department guidelines. Though we will provide some suggested readings about the monthly topics, the trainings will be lighter on climate change theory, and much more geared toward action.

What is the level of commitment for the training session?

It depends! Some of you will just be attending the monthly sessions because that might be all the time that you have. We will present you with the opportunity to put these skills into practice, during the monthly Saturday skill shares. It will also be up to you and your team to meet between the sessions, to implement the skills and activities. We hope that you will feel inspired to put the skills you are learning into action. All sessions and skill shares will be recorded for your review.

I have skills I would love to teach!

Great! In addition to our monthly training sessions and skill shares, we will be providing opportunities to YOU, our participants, to teach workshops and skill shares. Want to share your agro-ecology skills? Teach about water conservation? Go for it! We will be providing details about how you can offer these training sessions in February.

I applied as individual, or applied as a Mentor Site. What are my next steps with this program?

We will be sending a separate email to both Mentor Sites and individuals, to advise about specific next steps. Stay Tuned!

What is the role of the local government partners during the training sessions?

We are asking our local government partners to taking a supporting role to catalyze your resilience hubs and blocks. They will be leveraging resources and simply getting to know you all better. They will likely setting up specific times during the course of the training, to answer specific questions.

Do you need any formal training to join?

No! We will be learning together.