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We are excited to offer an Online Local Issues Intensive in collaboration with The Countdown Project. This exciting multi-day intensive will give womxn candidates and leaders an opportunity to engage nonprofit and community leaders, with a hyper-local focus on New York City policy.
This is an excellent opportunity for candidates and emerging leaders who are seeking to build upon and expand their knowledge of hyper local issues and policy -- particularly as it relates to governing through a racial equity lens in a post-pandemic reality.
Participants will come away from this program with the following benefits:
- Opportunity to engage with policy experts, nonprofit leaders and elected officials from across the five boroughs
- Deepen substantive knowledge of NYC’s most pressing issues
- Increase comfort level with engaging on key topics outside of personal experience or expertise
- Define and sharpen policy agenda for future advocacy or political efforts
- Expand personal network of engaged women from a variety of backgrounds
Schedule
Course subjects and schedule subject to change. Additional panelists and speakers to be announced.
Thursday, October 8: Evening Panel Lecture Discussion
- 6:30-8:00pm: Official Program Open: “Governing in New York City through a Racial Equity Lens” with Assembly Member Tremaine Wright
Friday, October 9: Local Issues Deep Dive Part 1
Morning Session
- 9:30 am: UNIT ONE: NYC in the time of COVID19 Part 1: Economic Impact
- 9:50 am: Speaker Presentation #1
- 10:10 am: Speaker Presentation #2
- 10:30 am: Small Group Discussions
- 11:10 am: BREAK
- 11:20 am: Full Group Discussion
- 11:30 pm: Morning Session Ends
Currently Announced Speakers: Josefa Silva, Win (Women in Need); Meghan Droge, United Way of NYC
Afternoon Session
- 2:00pm: UNIT TWO: NYC in the time of COVID19 Part 2: Health Impact
- 2:25 pm: Speaker Presentation
- 2:45 pm: Full Group Q&A
- 3:00 pm: BREAK
- 3:05 pm: Panelist Introductions
- 3:10 pm: Panelist Discussion
- 3:30 pm: Small Group Discussion 1
- 3:45 pm: Small Group Discussion 2
- 4:00pm: DAY TWO SESSION CLOSES
Currently Announced Speaker: Stephanie McGraw, Founder of W.A.R.M (We All Really Matter); Erycka Montoya
Saturday, October 10: Local Issues Deep Dive Part 2
- 9:30am: Day 3 Program Open; Panel Welcome & Introductions
- 9:45am: Panelist Opening Remarks & First Panelist Questions
- 10:00am: Full Group Q&A
- 11:05am: Final Exercise, Survey and Final Remarks
- 11:30am: PROGRAM CLOSE
Currently Announced Speaker: Jerika Richards, National Urban League; Kirsten John Foy, National Action Network
