RISE Initiative Timeline


2009

September

RISE Initiative launched

October

  • Partner organizations for 4 Young People's Leadership Alliances finalized
  • Focus group partner organizations finalized
  • Facilitators for each Alliance are selected
  • Member recruitment for Alliances begins

November

  • Facilitator training in Washington DC
  • Member recruitment for Alliances continues
  • Focus group questions and format created with feedback from partner organizations
  • Initial Young People's Assembly on Reproductive Justice planning committee conference call

December

  • First Alliance meetings - Alliance members will take part in a focus group about their perspectives on sexual and reproductive health and rights
  • Focus group partner organizations conduct focus groups in their communities
  • Assembly planning committee conference call

2010

January

  • Focus group results are analyzed
  • Assembly planning committee conference call to discuss the Assembly agenda

February

  • Second Alliance meetings - Alliance members discuss the results of the focus groups and how to begin to develop an agenda for the Young People's Movement Assembly at the United States Social Forum (USSF).
  • Assembly planning committee conference call

March

  • Third Alliance meetings- Alliance members discuss content and structure of the USSF Assembly and develop an action plan
  • Assembly planning committee begins to conduct outreach and organize logistics

April

  • Assembly planning committee conference call
  • Outreach for the Assembly continues

May

  • Outreach for the Assembly continues
  • Facilitator training for the Assembly

June

Young People's Assembly on Reproductive Justice at the 2nd United States Social Forum in Detroit

July

  • Report from the Assembly published on PEP's website, protectchoice.org
  • Evaluation of Assembly by PEP, Alliance members, and partner organizations

August

  • Action plan developed to implement recommendations from the Assembly

September

  • PEP follows up with partner organizations and Alliance members to coordinate implementation of action plan