A reminder about a great opportunity to learn more about the Community Leaders Program(CLP) from alumni and ACLF community members at our information session on Tuesday, February 10th. Please RSVP aclfnw@aclfnorthwest.org if you are interested in attending.
ACLF 2009 Community Leaders Program (CLP) Information Session
Tuesday, February 10
Columbia City Branch – Seattle Public Library - Meeting Room
4721 Rainier Ave S. Seattle, WA 98118
6:00pm – 8:00pm (refreshments provided)
RSVP to aclfnw@aclfnorthwest.org
CLP applications are due on Saturday, March 14th. Application can be downloaded at http://aclfnorthwest.org/clp.htm.
Thank you,
Czarina Nicolas
Administrative Assistant
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ACLF's CLP has graduated over 125 outstanding leaders with an ongoing commitment to public service and positive social change. The 2009 CLP class will also mark ACLF's 10 year anniversary of strengthening the leadership capacity of local Asian Pacific Islander communities.
"CLP has been transformative in sharpening the definition and understanding of what community means, of what our API issues are, bridging generations of pioneering and innovating activists, leaders, and role models, building deep foundation of knowledge of local API history, and empowering us with resources and tools so we can be accountable loving leaders working to better unite and serve our communities." – My Tam Nguyen, 2008 CLP Graduate
Program Objectives
· To foster ethical, compassionate and self-reflective API leaders who promote greater social, economic, and political justice.
· To build strong interpersonal relationships that promote communication, support, and accountability to each other and to the API community.
· To strengthen inter-group collaboration through knowledge and understanding of diverse perspectives within the API community.
· To cultivate leaders who value and practice coalition-building across all communities in order to benefit the community at large.
· To build connections between the CLP class and the greater API community.
Our three-pronged approach fosters the development of individual leadership, community strength, and inter-community unity to promote issues critical to Asian Pacific Islanders:
Leadership Development
Program participants receive training in coalition building, interpersonal communication, community development, public speaking, media training, and other critical leadership skills.
Community Involvement
Participants develop and apply their leadership skills by completing a community project designed to benefit a local API organization.
Networking and Mentorship
ACLF promotes networking opportunities for participants to meet API community leaders and develop mentor-mentee relationships.
"The Community Leaders Program has been inspiring and a wonderful learning experience. It was just as I imagined it would be: challenging, educational, and a great introduction to API movers and shakers. It has brought me closer to the API community and opened my eyes to where more change is urgently needed. I couldn't have asked for better classmates whom I regarded highly at the beginning of the program and as we graduate I think of them more as lifelong friends." – Ehren Watada, 2008 CLP Graduate
Application can be downloaded at http://aclfnorthwest.org/clp.htm.
For more information, contact ACLF at 206.625.3850 or aclfnw@aclfnorthwest.org.
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