Training: How to lead a House Meeting

This one-hour training will equip you to plan, organize, and lead a House Meeting as part of the BC Health Coalition's Listening Campaign.

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A House Meeting is a group of 6-10 people invited to have an intentional conversation in a comfortable setting. These may be virtual meetings, in people’s homes, or set up in table groups/breakout rooms at a larger venue so that many house meetings can occur at the same time. The purposes of a house meeting are to: 

• Unearth stories that call for change
• Build relationships of trust and understanding
• Connect with community leaders who have appetite for action
• Identify issues of common concern to inform campaign priorities

We'll cover everything from thinking through the logistics, making invitations, team roles, leading the conversation, reporting-back, and setting up the next step in the organizing cycle.

Feel free to bring your lunch. There will be an interactive role play about halfway through.

Resources

BC Health Coalition "Listening Pack" | Includes discussion questions and leader's guide.

House Meeting Commitment Card | Use this form to invite house meeting participants to take a next step for the campaign.

House Meeting Report-back | Use this form to report-back on your house meeting.

Podcast: Listen, Organize, Act! Organizing & Democratic Politics | S1E3 The Other Basic Tool of Organizing: House Meetings