Diversity Leadership Academy - Applications being accepted
Diversity Leadership Academy
We are contacting you to let you know about an exciting new program encouraging civic involvement and leadership development for emerging new leaders in community-based organizations of color, immigrant and refugee organizations in Portland. Applications are being accepted to participate until spaces are filled in the new Diversity Leadership Academy.
What is the Diversity Leadership Academy?
Portland's Diversity Leadership Academy is a joint project of Oregon Action, the Center for Intercultural Organizing and Latino Network funded by the Office of Neighborhood Involvement at the City of Portland. Up to 40 community members from diverse immigrant/refugee community organizations and community organizations of color in Portland are being recruited to participate in this 12-month leadership training program.
The goal of this program is to support efforts to build the organizational capacity and leadership skills of community organizations serving populations traditionally not engaged with City of Portland civic issues. The hope is for participants in this program to become more effective organizers and advocates for their community's best interests. In addition, the City will encourage participants to consider serving on a wide array of City boards, commissions, and advisory committees. We hope to encourage the development of collaboration between community and neighborhood organizations on community livability issues.
What skills will I be able to learn?
Only some of the best organizing and leadership training there is in Portland! You will learn the basics of:
• Community organizing
• Politics of oppression
• Power analysis
• Issue selection and campaign planning
• Media planning
• Cross-cultural movement building and conflict resolution
In addition, participants will gain valuable field experience by putting their training into practice by learning how to testify at City Council, hold press conferences, attend public meetings and implement short-term issue campaigns or community projects.
What do I need to commit to?
A commitment to social change in your community. There is no fee. This is a 9 month-long program with monthly training sessions. These sessions may be evening or day-long weekend sessions. You will be asked to commit to participate in program events through March 2008, including completing a hands-on project for a community organization of your choice.
Those selected will be part of the Oregon Action training module. There will be several joint cross-cultural training sessions with participants from the Center for Intercultural Organizing and Latino Network. You do not need to be a member of Oregon Action, Latino Network, or Center for Intercultural Organizing.
Deadline for applying:
Applications will be reviewed and selected by Oregon Action. You are encouraged to apply by Monday, July 23rd. The first class starts July 26th. If the 10 available spots are not filled by that time they will be filled on a first-come basis. The other 30 participants have already been recruited through the partner organizations.
For more information or to sign up please contact:
Geri Washington
Leadership Academy Organizer
Oregon Action
503-282-6588
geri@oregonaction.org
Send completed applications to:
Oregon Action
Attn: Geri Washington
6601 NE Martin Luther King Blvd.
Portland, OR 97211
EMAIL: geri@oregonaction.org
FAX: 503-282-7266
General information on the program at:
Jeri Williams, Office of Neighborhood Involvement
City of Portland
1221 SW 4th Ave., Room 110
Portland, OR 97204
503-823-5827
http://www.portlandonline.com/oni/index.cfm?c=44961&
We are contacting you to let you know about an exciting new program encouraging civic involvement and leadership development for emerging new leaders in community-based organizations of color, immigrant and refugee organizations in Portland. Applications are being accepted to participate until spaces are filled in the new Diversity Leadership Academy.
What is the Diversity Leadership Academy?
Portland's Diversity Leadership Academy is a joint project of Oregon Action, the Center for Intercultural Organizing and Latino Network funded by the Office of Neighborhood Involvement at the City of Portland. Up to 40 community members from diverse immigrant/refugee community organizations and community organizations of color in Portland are being recruited to participate in this 12-month leadership training program.
The goal of this program is to support efforts to build the organizational capacity and leadership skills of community organizations serving populations traditionally not engaged with City of Portland civic issues. The hope is for participants in this program to become more effective organizers and advocates for their community's best interests. In addition, the City will encourage participants to consider serving on a wide array of City boards, commissions, and advisory committees. We hope to encourage the development of collaboration between community and neighborhood organizations on community livability issues.
What skills will I be able to learn?
Only some of the best organizing and leadership training there is in Portland! You will learn the basics of:
• Community organizing
• Politics of oppression
• Power analysis
• Issue selection and campaign planning
• Media planning
• Cross-cultural movement building and conflict resolution
In addition, participants will gain valuable field experience by putting their training into practice by learning how to testify at City Council, hold press conferences, attend public meetings and implement short-term issue campaigns or community projects.
What do I need to commit to?
A commitment to social change in your community. There is no fee. This is a 9 month-long program with monthly training sessions. These sessions may be evening or day-long weekend sessions. You will be asked to commit to participate in program events through March 2008, including completing a hands-on project for a community organization of your choice.
Those selected will be part of the Oregon Action training module. There will be several joint cross-cultural training sessions with participants from the Center for Intercultural Organizing and Latino Network. You do not need to be a member of Oregon Action, Latino Network, or Center for Intercultural Organizing.
Deadline for applying:
Applications will be reviewed and selected by Oregon Action. You are encouraged to apply by Monday, July 23rd. The first class starts July 26th. If the 10 available spots are not filled by that time they will be filled on a first-come basis. The other 30 participants have already been recruited through the partner organizations.
For more information or to sign up please contact:
Geri Washington
Leadership Academy Organizer
Oregon Action
503-282-6588
geri@oregonaction.org
Send completed applications to:
Oregon Action
Attn: Geri Washington
6601 NE Martin Luther King Blvd.
Portland, OR 97211
EMAIL: geri@oregonaction.org
FAX: 503-282-7266
General information on the program at:
Jeri Williams, Office of Neighborhood Involvement
City of Portland
1221 SW 4th Ave., Room 110
Portland, OR 97204
503-823-5827
http://www.portlandonline.com/oni/index.cfm?c=44961&
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