local party activities
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Presentation by Ms. Cristita Marie Giangan, program manager at the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung at the Trainers' Training for the Development of Bangsamoro Political Party | Best Western Hotel La Corona, Ermita Manila | March 27-31, 2014TRANSCRIPT
Local Party Activities
Cristita Marie GianganProject Manager
KAS
Outline of the PresentationRationale for Local Party WorkFrequency of ActivitiesForms of ActivitiesTypes of ActivitiesVenues for ActivitiesFinancing the ActivitiesCommunicationWorkshop
I am now a member of the party?
Now, what?
Members have to be part of ongoing activities in which they can participate, take over responsibility and understand the reason for their membership.
Rationale for Local Party Work
Regular: at least once a month
Frequency of Activities
Political activities Media and public advocacy activities External social events Internal social events
Forms of Activities
Types of Activities Influencing local political decision making
– Promoting decisions on certain local issues that the political party will champion, which may not be currently under consideration by the local administration
– Influencing the decision on current issues being considered by the local administration
Types of ActivitiesHolding accountable local elected officials
or representatives of local administrative bodies
– Meeting regularly with elected members – Meetings with locally elected officials or
leading representatives of local administrative bodies
Types of ActivitiesDialogue with elected representatives on the
national level on specific laws or draft bills, political developments or challenges
Linking up with civil society groups, activists, sector representatives or faith based groups to organize advocacy on specific problems
Education/enrichment for members on thematic issues and party characteristics
Contributions to programmatic discussions inside the party on certain issues or on the political platform in general
Drafting of local political platforms and setting up of internal thematic working groups
Media events/presenting the party or its platforms and positions to relevant local media
Basic Orientation Seminars for citizens interested in becoming member of the party
Set up and cooperation with Sector Associations
Types of Activities
Types of Activities Organization or participation in social events with awareness building objectives or entertainment character and potential advertising effects for the political party Internal social events Internal strategizing efforts Campaigning for candidates and guest candidates
Venues for Activities Internal private meetings
– Private residences of members– Meeting halls of private organizations or
institutions – Restaurants
Public activities– Private or public schools– Public gymnasiums, barangay town halls, etc.
Membership dues Donations
Financing the Activities
Regular internal communication with the members– Social media– Electronic mail– Text messages
Regular internal communication with the regional and national
Communicating the Activities
External Communication Creation of a list of relevant local media contacts and
ways how to approach them; Set up of regular meet-ups with local media
practitioners who are sympathetic to the party; Dissemination of press releases/materials from the
national level to local media; Drafting of press releases, preparation of talking
points for local radio/TV guestings/interviews and production of photographs on local political issues;
Attractive presentation of local political platforms for local media;
Coaching of party candidates in facing local media; Creation of local party events that are attractive to
media
Workshop
Process Participants will be divided into three (3) groups
A set of questions will be presented. Each group is given twenty (20) minutes to discuss and come up with group answers to the questions.
Each selected group presenter is given five (5) minutes to share to the plenary the results of their group discussion.
Types of Activities
Venue Source of Financing
Frequency
Political activities
1. A2. A3. A
Media and public advocacy
1. A2. A3. A
Internal social activities
1. A2. A3. A
External social activities
1. A2. A3. A
Thank You