June 10 Retake Our Democracy Equity, Organizing, & Communications Training Survey

Equity Presentation by Tomas Rivera

We have organized the survey presents separate questions for the three presenters so you can comment independently on the parts to the training. The first questions relates to the presentation by Tomas Rivera, followed by questions about presentations by Mark Diaz Truman and Katharine Clark, closing with 3 questions on the overall effectiveness of the training. Please be candid in your responses as this is how we will continue to improve. Your responses will not be shared with anyone other than Roxanne and Paul. Thank you very much.

1.Tomas Rivera's presentation provided important information that has motivated me to want to take action.

Other (please specify)

2.Rivera's presentation increased my understanding of how racially segregated and economically stratified Santa Fe is.

Other (please specify)

3.Rivera's presentation was very well organized, compelling and motivating.

Other (please specify)

4.Mark Diaz Truman's presentation on Community Organizing provided compelling information that caused me to want to become more involved in organizing our community. (Questions about his approach to doing one-on-one conversations, active listening and to public narrative will be covered separately below).

Other (please specify)

5.Mark Diaz Truman's presentation on active listening and doing one-on-one conversations was compelling and motivated me to want to use his techniques in political discussions.

Other (please specify)

6.Mark Diaz Truman's one-on-one breakout exercise on active listening was an effective activity that helped me understand how to use what Mark had presented..

Other (please specify)

7.Mark Diaz Truman's presentation on Public Narrative was compelling and motivated me to want to develop my own pubic narrative.

Other (please specify)

8.Mark Diaz Truman's breakout on Public Narrative was useful in helping me understand how to incorporate his techniques.

Other (please specify)

9.Overall the presentations by Mark Diaz Truman were well organized, compelling, well-paced and useful to my activism.

Other (please specify)

10.Katharine Clark's presentation on reframing and use of moral language was compelling and motivated me to want to develop my capacity to use the techniques she introduced.

Other (please specify)

11.Katharine Clark's small group breakout on reframing and use of moral language was effective in helping me understand how to use the communication techniques she introduced.

Other (please specify)

12.Katharine Clark's presentation was well organized, compelling, well-paced and useful to my activism.

Other (please specify)

13.Overall I felt that the day of training was well organized..

Other (please specify)

14.The best thing about this training was:

15.To improve the training, I suggest:

16.“Following up with this training, I would like to further explore the following areas/issues/topics:

17.I would be eager to participate in an additional training focused on the issues covered by Retake Our Democracy.

18.Please use the space below to provide any additional comments.