For direct and participative democracy to empower all members
This document is aimed at students working on campuses where no student association exists at the department or faculty level. Where associations do exist, many of these principles can still be applied.
Table of Contents
1 Importance of organizing and mobilizing from the grassroots
1.1 Department or faculty-level?
2 Creation of mobilizing team (the “mob squad”)
2.1 Tasks of the mob squad
3 Creating a departmental or faculty association
3.1 Method 1: By-laws first (could be relatively long process)
3.2 Method 2: Through a General Assembly
3.3 Method 3: Through a petition
4 Outreach / Mobilization
4.1 Creating mobilization material
4.2 Mobilization tips
5 Holding a General Assembly
5.1 General Assembly preparation