Workshops
Diversity and Intersectionality Workshops
(Customized Presentations Available; all workshops have the option of faith-based or community-based.)
- Turning Black Lives Matter Momentum Into Goal-Based Movements
- Queering Color; Combining Black and Brown Activism with Queer Experience
- Narrowing the Margins; Exploring then Moving Beyond Divide and Conquer Politics to Promote Leadership Across Differences
- Best Practice, Best Spaces; Creating Engaging and Inclusive Spaces, Events & Programs
- + (Plus) Means More; Incorporating Progressive Trans, Queer, and New Gender Activism Into LGBT Movement Work
- Promoting Volunteerism and Activism in Marginalized Communities; How to Reach and Engage the Most Challenging Corners of Our Communities
- Tailoring Activism 101 Principles for YOUR Community
- Expanding Your Customer Base; Exploring Minority Groups As Major Markets
- Cultural Competency in Places and Spaces; A Customized Workshop Including Policy, Procedure. Publicity, and Place (Site) Evaluation
Activism Workshops
(Customized Presentations Available; all workshops have the option of faith-based or community-based.)
- Activism 101; The Basics of Building
- Armchair Activism; Using Social Media for the Movement
- Writing for Advocacy; The Power of Editorial Writing
- Telling Your Story; Personal Testimony as Toolkit
- Person to People; Tabling, Door-Knocking, and Other Base-Building
- Public Speaking Essentials
- Legislative Visits; Connecting with Change Makers
- One-On-One; Building Intentional Relationships
- Heart in Hand; Using the Arts for Social Justice Work
- Being an Active Ally in 10 Simple Steps
- Active Peacemaking; Positive Community Change Rooted in Nonviolent Activism
Creative Writing Workshops
(Customized Presentations Available; all workshops have the option of faith-based or community-based.)
- From the Stage to the Page; Creating sophisticated and professional written works from spoken word or performance pieces, for performance artists considering publication, competition or submission.
- From the Page to the Stage; For writers contemplating book tours or seeking to diversify their creative outreach, focusing on giving dynamic and engaging readings, performances and features.
- Telling and Selling; How to effectively focus and market your work in and for today’s diversified market.
- Braving the Inner Wild; A multi-genre creative workshop including guided meditation and craft arts, tapping into personal creativity to find inspiration within yourself and the world around you. A guaranteed cure for writer’s block!
Presentations of Note
- United Lutheran Seminary
- Franklin County United Way
- Ringling College of Art and Design
- Art Institute of York
- Pennsylvania Federation of Democratic Women
- Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- York Daily Record Storytellers Project
- YorkCrafted PechaKucha Lecture Series
- Lutheran Advocacy Ministries of Pennsylvania (LAMPa)
- Pennsylvania Council of Churches
- Lower Susquehanna Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- Movement of Immigrant Leaders in Pennsylvania (MILPA)
- Put People First – PA!
- CASA – Immigration and Education Services
- Rutgers University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Columbia University
- Northern Arizona University
- Arizona State University
- Penn State University
- York College
- Elizabethtown College
- Messiah College
- Central Penn College
- Harrisburg Area Community College
- Eastern York School District
- Red Lion School District – York
- Dallastown School district – York
- Northeastern York School District
- Southern York School District
- City of York School District
- York County School of Technology
Pennsylvania A.C.L.U. - Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center
- Baltimore Theatre Project
- State Museum of Pennsylvania
- Poor People’s Campaign