[image: Next System Teach-ins] <https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.nTQp_FEIcSHl649vCJCict8Y-f44ztg7OduZR3EO9QpilxxS1oqyXN8htUUs8XxPWNTh64gv_WceqPQNea0bxdoOpTd-oyAydICHsEoLHL_oUFoDR0S5nOD2G5C1ODQ8HRcDaE3XX6dhf3Fa3Dx123XibFTpg_484YiG9rqTJUG1qS0xRZLsLeip6Sti0h4bOtKbZBELtSsG6E5YZDWx5-q_sR-oeC4G5c4EbmfmNMyRgITzG56Db1unfqHlVqlAXb7NiIXodT_3rUxqkmPToKJXzGQvNAwtfRMqJfjnrpyygppFSBi6qEjuBQ957Yk-amIZTEDn-_cwo-ojcY7jmw/4kb/DzLiDjMgTmivb7IcqNHIyw/h0/h001.pWeF1YSGHjsauCDKwb2dY2RITQl0t-MuUpo59NYCzS4> Dear members of the Global Tapestry of Alternatives, On September 4th and 5th, 195 people converged from across the globe. Through the second Next System Convergence <https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.nTQp_FEIcSHl649vCJCicmDiWWmGRlwuxjPI6fvvOp4XBPS9gVk0hqVD8v3UhfUzGPOrUJf7lj4xIu99yoiqDXcRMsDB9mYlNEQep1OL2oIXpEHWebBfDaMWbXE27eHLVnQjJAwCg6n2Iu3qYo6f2EZHlxYlErOKS5f7rX_jkEuJyuIO7Y2Tf-nLuPF9keTGC89R3f3eX7KTD3ygFTkcxKvTFSaI8u9YPJNI7Q-YniKzK66iBLQNIB0b1HKgsgmyKwQAYYyvZCSqZOVjzVgqYDHMhmDuiwz_cThnAPGSu8GMJqvf7XsP5AR7Dr96cGSTzY7Drg90I16Qb_MDdIecEVOtxQNyStM0e4pU9br6Neph9HJO_s8vbtzETufnl1iucFvvN3DSv954cpTZWUngIQ/4kb/DzLiDjMgTmivb7IcqNHIyw/h1/h001.xkqot5J83QvvODBZOobHB4DCZdbGIKxqekVXv2fLBOs> , <https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.nTQp_FEIcSHl649vCJCicmDiWWmGRlwuxjPI6fvvOp4XBPS9gVk0hqVD8v3UhfUzGPOrUJf7lj4xIu99yoiqDXcRMsDB9mYlNEQep1OL2oL8Z4x0P_t0EnQgFTSpkKZqO9Mcpx4a_sHB_trRXGdWeHFS_ElDx4EM8iJKLv_iW45ufeKEsfTD4BcBvJiZJ58id9xaY5yPovstV5ax951ZFyCbnnIMVC69nZkhJzleYjsw0V7pqrJa-cMm0oQ_s75c1263zaI0egGyceqmbtU4s254eAyhckI7L3w4QJO0KBcQHrcMFwGQlENoeIsSpUZSonOnlziabPF7_7f6Bp91JklEIb-6_srgBpRp31H8zR0AGWaqgVoqfMidVPlV46i_1JywuWoTPAbcbmi8p7teiA/4kb/DzLiDjMgTmivb7IcqNHIyw/h2/h001.CzVsx4f5JYjtFmfGz8IkljttPSqVTJI2SJbVh1BsZHs> faculty, students, and staff from more than 50 universities and colleges, as well as three dozen think tanks, unions, and civil society organizations, prepared for the Next System Teach-Ins this November. <https://nextsystem.org/about/> This gathering had double the participation of the one we held in April! As part of the Convergence, we were very happy to announce the release of a new <https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.nTQp_FEIcSHl649vCJCicsV1jgPe3VF4IsefMH-QXIgIQ0pZFcrWxdp7EvNn_SnKkE06fOc6rXLUUVgzzK2U1sL6-7LJXJhXuaA56jEaK-qjkme9C0Byugcc9ocT_Q4BVRkPQ2a-GO857pLVvkmDtlMeMTrhrx-DtVhvWVdtKuGgSAlqp4eZaEM5E05_a46eyuZWBtPL4og9nt0htDuWmhyvu9l-5gWQ85mEknToD8dyCifP_JpUXdFGzP0POW8CZuwFvSHbGHKg4QmI0ZK_xuZquzFgLxP0G0NAUKWrDVOfRjEHusiRZ4UyiCf27fLo-1Cg5CfbH975eW6pJJo0BX7OtyaMLrHAFA2Iqjta-IQ/4kb/DzLiDjMgTmivb7IcqNHIyw/h3/h001.Mrz9Oc8zIrLPy9064VcF896A51uYopYwUc4hxr0o06Y>*Next System Teach-In Organizing Guide <https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.nTQp_FEIcSHl649vCJCicsV1jgPe3VF4IsefMH-QXIgIQ0pZFcrWxdp7EvNn_SnKlAJteipCuLcouvS2qLaRBYV0QDdsVI8eoI0tseKFom4ZgVf9b1pj2K6xJBIE3GUu7uKPvanLFUlp7jauiYYNdMsDASxi-7LecJKMVgxyewR-oC3g3WwgaQGdZvhI-YHP76J3rM8MIc2edRjGXnNitrzkEWHDYDJ5ssd-hnQhjHY-7-fv08jfTiBn8FYoYJJqmBuD341Clyg5PQlZvKaUvYmGomu-BxDwW7azYfRuXV-dHFV9vrbWK57rqyawEJta0V_XRnI1Q7yCjIJsDPQ1phJtaIMfrWkgnSSLeNSHtcc/4kb/DzLiDjMgTmivb7IcqNHIyw/h4/h001.Q-BbHKgWdJx5tBAsU9oaFT9l_6mRXZJwoIcCa7IBjB8> *as well as the beginning of twice-weekly "office hours" held in English, Portuguese, and Spanish <https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.nTQp_FEIcSHl649vCJCicsV1jgPe3VF4IsefMH-QXIhQVsbyRXxwtZZ2JfzHb-Sim4PZc5l8tFkDRZghdDpL_kiQu6xKUKvspjVqjyEojr28om4wpnBTXu6FrCjNuJgcZ1x19WVyflJ_ezZ3G_yua8mfxMKyooq82azZLT6I1aRI0VCbmclYx3GVXWkhY49qDsMb-yb5YfNAOnown17kEqw7PY8M-fkm3N3AI8tDHFnaRaagi7uL4ZA2QgSJe0wOuoYjXoHNhIRRqMoh1Rr6PkSSWvKGm1WosHLFMBa07PYm39t1leSReJanwGHvgVyxiCK1ISt21HL4kThBOMhL0eqD2igC0_-6hAtf8f89alEVSFfdE6xAPh4Isbxz1r_o/4kb/DzLiDjMgTmivb7IcqNHIyw/h5/h001.QUoHbGa46CQRN6fFGL8aldY9cGqyXfXGQy1cFdQzzRE> . The Organizing Guide gives simple, yet detailed, step by step guidance for hosting a Next System Teach-In. Check it out: https://nextsystem.org/organizing-guide/ <https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.nTQp_FEIcSHl649vCJCicsV1jgPe3VF4IsefMH-QXIgIQ0pZFcrWxdp7EvNn_SnKC7DANqhNNxYOiLeltTrJav4bX5sJTgnSBobIos6vbtV0ubERAf1YSTHFbWLaRarttXXxmoLp9wxndRcTfstnC2JhUNjHUw0daF_6WSl4UeM8WwTOkHMVTCDMvT1HfLktxDqFwf5eDfXXZD7A_mkifUxOoICQSXyd714dgtPYF8f9KEZ-l2cYPsnxQc2Q3-q49UvO9w1LVuZNnwqfcKMdT7hKxxZuzJnPxDpiTxhHC3T7IhLV0dTyDwaiKRuKT0R9SEGm2xYrWqpAsykMIy0OkSTCQ3e9fCi1J44QQ3W9fSg/4kb/DzLiDjMgTmivb7IcqNHIyw/h6/h001.wwC0aZAXGvAi9RJgyhl-T6HuLdzaxP2lOz8xgbu42PE> [image: Watch the Next System Convergence II] <https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.nTQp_FEIcSHl649vCJCicmDiWWmGRlwuxjPI6fvvOp4XBPS9gVk0hqVD8v3UhfUzGPOrUJf7lj4xIu99yoiqDXcRMsDB9mYlNEQep1OL2oLtyxoUCNdGdyqe5m0tyfV6zrTm0rP9hs8UkB1DliCaVGuGKwfMgfV-YkNaUCqgGFK6H7Nif0VwI3jnEkSroZAVEjEu8Qejo5vwg9IbGJdErwgDFxfzDx_2SeFXMsAh8o9bPTw9mRF-c-LJRz2BmcVtWDS28UdDw17iVQ2eITUwdUZ0EmODVjdwO8vvEr_XyBvgOL1Lfb8ZUoChr2QGxvVF9nT-IkvZFL3sc_KUti4dCpVMNcAJopCidn1U2TLYMxF5pO072PtQda6OYgHKZVXByi2_gA5vuesSlyb1lzEucg/4kb/DzLiDjMgTmivb7IcqNHIyw/h7/h001.DLxzeWAtM0wWmxp1FNuoaF5ueRxwM4gAvtNPoM1wAe4> If you missed the September Next System Convergence watch videos from every single session on nextsystem.org/convergence <https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.nTQp_FEIcSHl649vCJCicmDiWWmGRlwuxjPI6fvvOp4gPUF8vFDOUTo9ixVlQ3bodDYeIz2AQpCkYuYYSPRwHwxWiXsEE_R5SaIotFwd24zW3l4OzZZUOCMogsljwVRoU0A5sw2GcppGu0SiV3B2hNCvXMOeCgzEj-hP8s0lnC6VSbQJC-qqi56PMlaKxBeE8N1fNT3j7HePRsM6k37SXS_TrklfS8-33lDL6ifsl86o4_op2HXRb1wcZk6iV5ConQ7-rUH1K-iUIIeQhzZDm3rXTQ6ZhC7mRMr6LPF80LDdUGHQ6tWQTArAwFuG_ebFeuiOkib8a4rhZ2IJpUFbI5bp2d-w2_9Viz2g3vQBWPM/4kb/DzLiDjMgTmivb7IcqNHIyw/h8/h001.leCooZ3FVJpGfSqeYy8vKobip1j824eMxP3quo3PZ4g> or YouTube <https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.Khhv6i-A6kGAx4x-ts_8mjVs61WVJe6gv6QQykc_794UuM4zmgXawrBkD-6xsuj2FDr3swFHT5BHjIlP1XRtdJ_mhcYo-x1iyz_G3ZnfulFBllvkuWlc7UixN5fNdZ8Pv926_-UQ2eqwi6GDh-vMx83BsK5c-ikmmwHaMuBv_QGmLBMpYESnsvJNE25ryWUxdVIDZzoKs219GHYbRX3LRY7ElZAgSxouDPANShsANCs39R3F7rl8pNb4D7SpslA_6l6XEABIqG0hrN2ul3X_Sv6a4Abh2hc7NSFhzGVD5GhWPfFu2eU7UxPy_5kcWJJLgIDkNSDjIcXJraAwlCyQR5pBF_q2TcMWLO9Fa7yC-qpugjZeO7ddxfZLOZmIPaokDgJVhDtwHiImZZz6EWPlGtAXvz1WOvGixY-x1cB0dgE/4kb/DzLiDjMgTmivb7IcqNHIyw/h9/h001.1NnehA-KWMkB6vfZ9tvWREH3rzZfnwueVfB3AUl7huM> . One highlight was a session on *LA, DC, Chicago: Non-Violent Resistance and System Change* <https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.Khhv6i-A6kGAx4x-ts_8mhPW0Mj45nykqVsgGz_N_1uGZGlCUsNOSjvLY_13iVfATdJeLESH_CAmbB8jdsIc7_Zt4wAx7vLGdA_1Rn4UDBILJZ5nzUQbne2bkzIxOb4PU18R252WnYTkIYmTR-H2sJ3DgmNinhpUso93afKk6W_Vo14plAHywnHaLKQEKmjkl_vO8zrE56x-1V75v8v-PTPky_OuIJTFpmATPWn91AN_wJJ949en0f5LqK5QQvWL2wDzx63IPRdIublm1hpZVnk_ulKNEk2nztfigSh3aY3TONZ3cx6EH1QkQ_Y46Gok73eOyglvNazf-6sqw16tsg/4kb/DzLiDjMgTmivb7IcqNHIyw/h10/h001.uclieJGGnANQGMd9r0WPrKQTn8VkxVRMnTx1lU3_z6Q>, presented by Next System Studies at GMU <https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.nTQp_FEIcSHl649vCJCichL2tjnYTw75LV67isWu0wb-d_h9P4-DhcE4msG2fSFis_xFHRPEKC48lZOVp7Lj0ZZKe9Cp_h0xwXny0aJiMcNTePIIQZLRpx1kuNSeiMGuQgShmOyvviyau_N9_H7r1ua911vI2hS2F13VN3585tQi77ERok0j3CY4oS0jWb0uF5bUe_Qy97gSOuunjhTgx2HkUaSTwVn-CFhYIScze6hIG3xwwz-mCunWBzTQW2eEGu3p6nDlJ_5xXmwHzuy30iL73W_gsWkfxc5AnPVi3sljZfBT-4qCqs0S1VvXLD8O-WsLhOf-up_hBcawJVCG_w/4kb/DzLiDjMgTmivb7IcqNHIyw/h11/h001.5ZhiWxnyJWnUBG4gP4b4MbcB__uqwHa5Cm5fKUt9kXw> and the Albert Einstein Institution <https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.XaF8mXqsA6b2dSPmhsleMXMTmaNw0pShp2iLVkjeUE-7MoIetPoZEobaVgmUMGC_NHgLn9adwllQb_D3P2EOSapJPAx9RywLl5dYgmiV0tN35JCr-Fnl9fNbzeC0CloUyEiMgoJAltaslEWCH8vSfmtD1--j3_PoigKrRiVQ4XRW0sRdUTATpN1h9-wQE3OQFoTXpqpXarnl3Ba99mrjlR2QER82BqAozTY2GoYfJTQLxJFAwRTbI9akiOZUbBUapWHLyayewI-zX3Tj_BoOTDFzkXYGzsDRHzgtnlOXPHvTMtI6HE81eX9heHwTm5BKBys5qW52Qid-Oi0jtf0Exw/4kb/DzLiDjMgTmivb7IcqNHIyw/h12/h001.qF_0yiGYzznK8yR7qWyKH5zFPDzdWr8BM_LSEfYWalc>. This session tackled community-based nonviolent resistance and the possibilities for system change in the United States today. *Jamila Raqib, Stephanie Brancaforte, Slobodan Milic, April Doner, Joe Guinan, Matt Nelson, and Ben Manski* took on the relationships between the strength of next system alternatives in these cities and their capacities to defend themselves against a hostile White House. [image: Topics Featured at the Convergence] <https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.nTQp_FEIcSHl649vCJCicmDiWWmGRlwuxjPI6fvvOp4XBPS9gVk0hqVD8v3UhfUzGPOrUJf7lj4xIu99yoiqDXcRMsDB9mYlNEQep1OL2oL1PBeQ6zDkrkN6XZWF460UnuOQKy7V4jqMOzSuEwbXzWdeqJxzqTsHRXhYxKm2aVkoYQUMhMjJ_u3Uvca7Ht8N3XKpbk32zf2K_flHh93-PnPCwuegnCxWRT8-HD0BkpI_0eysUP0td69CTN2-mc7W6VzCkKrZNGnY_lTjefzVCoAsvl1AXoncka_y8LZNtW5KdRyD-GkMlsT_t6ElProNabCrlLqss1MhMMhiS5HnJkkJ3T-gd4zRQRMZG-6mqpp0yeM6tDRbz20BpxVdGgXcAHT8WqxYAcoq1Cf8EkawHw/4kb/DzLiDjMgTmivb7IcqNHIyw/h13/h001._RbogkPTI5kW7dh-7SOUlnYexTg3Z23JKAJULu39PlY> On the first day of the Convergence we held a “Forum on the Next System,” featuring the work of the organizations and communities partnering in this process. On the second day, we held a “Next System Teach-In Organizing Conference” dealing with the practice and the theory of organizing a Next System Teach-In. You can find all these videos and more, here: https://nextsystem.org/convergence-2/september-convergence-recap/ <https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.nTQp_FEIcSHl649vCJCicmDiWWmGRlwuxjPI6fvvOp4XBPS9gVk0hqVD8v3UhfUzGPOrUJf7lj4xIu99yoiqDXcRMsDB9mYlNEQep1OL2oJbOqtMWovumahBSZ2QufPidJtlo-r3usHOpnU8KHaCY6BVlat4fIfN9-2rdcfQzlDLpUIPjahpgG0fMyQz8Fk9Wav2xhDu0sQOX9tNN7NRcgTCVhSZrOgDoxwS0Gt3Q23DhrjDVxJTHPIB1HfJwHtFSZ5MWHPtXFMnHVs-na0bOcCKWn7r382ZD57rGFiPqqRTnjBouzLWoCXMTO-d5os-w3S61OkME3eAYxEccUkcVhtk8xuy15qRLkzj6wqmKNCERxTrCHZHydx4zE9Dkahjgvbah1sJX1xEg8zuvirh2w/4kb/DzLiDjMgTmivb7IcqNHIyw/h14/h001.3dqdW8k-VmXHu9Z_OspA8ZqAC9KvMaoQJ6bwT3pS9yM> As November approaches and preparations for Teach-Ins advance in six countries (so far), we would like to remind you to register to organize a teach-in here <https://actionnetwork.org/forms/registration-for-the-next-system-teach-ins?source=websiteredirect>. And if you have any doubts, questions, or ideas, please reach out to us at [email protected] or to [email protected] <[email protected]>. We will be glad to support you and guide you through the in-site teach-in organizing process. *Deissy Perilla Daza, PhD* Anthropologist Next System Teach-ins International Organizer Professor at Lester B. Pearson School Board/PACC Popular Educator | Thesis and Research Consultant Linkedin <http://www.linkedin.com/in/deissy-perilla-phd-aa0758a3>