PICC Immigrant Leadership Series

Developing immigrant leaders for a more just and welcoming Pennsylvania

Are you active and involved in your community?
Would you like to become a more effective leader?
Do you want your town and state to be more welcoming to immigrants?

Through a series of six skills building and participatory workshops,
held in the Lehigh Valley, you will:

• Develop Core Leadership Skills
• Tackle Real Community Issues
• Build Key Alliances and Networks

Each of the three hour workshops (11 am - 2 pm) will be held on the last Saturday of each month, beginning in January and ending in June, 2010. People are encouraged to attend all six workshop to gain the most benefit.

Session 1: Sat, Jan 30
Defining Leadership

What is a leader and what is their role? How have immigrants shaped the Valley?

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Session 2: Sat, March 13
 Advocacy 101

 Who has power and how can we influence them?

Session 3: Sat, March 27
 Rights, Rights, Rights

 What can we learn from past struggles for equality? As immigrants, what rights are we fighting for? 

Session 4: Sat, April 24
The Power of Coalitions

How do we strengthen our voice and work with others to achieve common goals?

Session 5: Sat, May 22
How to Communicate Effectively

How do we talk about the issues and needs of our community with different groups of people?

Session 6: Sat, June 26
Putting It All Together

 How do we apply what we learned into practice?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

For more information and to RSVP for any workshop, contact Susan Kim, Training Coordinator at 215-832-3481 or susankim@paimmigrant.org

 

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