The 2021 Winter Conference Committee is hard at work developing the workshops and trainings that will fill this year’s schedule. This schedule may shift, and content may be added or removed as we get closer to the conference. If you have any questions, or if you would like to get involved with planning the conference, please email ydsacon@dsausa.org
Pre-Conference Plenary
Join us for a preview plenary in the weeks before the conference begins on our campaign to cancel ALL student debt. More info coming soon.
Friday, February 26
3PM ET – Self-Organized Breakout Block #1
4PM ET – Self-Organized Breakout Block #2
8PM ET – Kick-off Rally
Saturday, February 27
12PM ET – Announcements and Plenary
1:30PM ET – Short Break
1:45PM ET – 90 Minute Workshop Block
3:15PM ET – Long BreakÂ
4:45PM ET – Speaker – TBA
5:15PM ET – Strategy Session
6:30PM ET – Long Break
8PM ET – Breakouts/Social
Sunday, February 28
12PM ET – Announcement and Plenary
1:30PM ET – Short Break
1:45PM ET – 45 Minute Workshop Block
2:30PM ET – Long Break
4PM ET – Speaker – TBA
4:30PM ET – Strategy Session Follow-up
5:30PM ET – Closing
Workshop Topics
90-Minute Workshops
Escalating Tactics During Covid-19
How to Hold a Successful 1 on 1 Conversation
Democratic Socialism 101
Building Capacity and Developing Leaders Online
How to Engage with Campus Labor
Building Healthy Organizing Spaces
Deescalation and Conflict Resolution
Running Defund The Police Campaign on Campus
Direct Action Training
How to do Mutual Aid
How to Recruit to your Chapter
45-Minute Workshops
How to Powermap
Getting Ready for Summer Convention
Keeping Members engaged and Building Community Over Zoom
How to Run a Phonebank
How to Structure a Political Education Working Group
How to Run a Successful Virtual Event
Introduction to YDSA’s Campaign and Projects
How to Cut an Issue
How to Run a Social Media Campaign
How to Run a Campaign for Student Government
How to Structure a Working Group