March PTC Gathering

Cultivating Talent: Tools to Develop and Strengthen Individual Leadership
Wednesday, March 23
Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Facilitators: Jill Feldstein and Cecilia Denning
Location: PhilaPosh, 3001 Walnut St., 5th Floor meeting room 3 (AFSCME DC 33 building) **Please note change of location.

Do you want your constituents, students, or staff members to step up and use more of their own talents and abilities? Do you want to inspire those around you into confidence and action? Through interactive activities, role plays, discussion and reflection, participants will explore how to:

• create the optimal "growth environment" for different kinds of people
• give clear feedback that acknowledges strengths and identifies specific areas of growth; and
• create opportunities for individuals to learn and expand their skills.

To RSVP, please click here: http://tinyurl.com/PTCMar23

Facilitators:
Jill Feldstein is the Organizing Coordinator at the Women's Community Revitalization Project, where she runs affordable housing campaigns and supports others in developing skills to help lead those efforts. She likes to think and talk about how to make organizations - and the people that fuel them - better, stronger, and faster.

Cecilia Denning is a feminist activist; she is committed to the process of analyzing experiences and looking at them within the larger social context. Through her work with individuals, she encourages growth and understanding that results in a stronger sense of self and the ability to act in accordance with it.

January 2011 Gathering

Our first gathering of the new year is coming up on Jan. 26:

Developing Your Capacity to Co-Facilitate Diversity Dialogues
Wednesday, January 26
Facilitators: Tchet Dorman and Dr. Fatima Hafiz
Location: Temple University, Conwell Hall, 3rd Floor, Conference Room 3B, 1801 N. Broad Street

To RSVP, please follow this link: http://tinyurl.com/PTCJan26

Co-facilitating workshops, trainings or meetings can be quite challenging, especially if the program revolves around important social issues such as race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, class or ability. Given the often contentious nature of social justice education programs, co-facilitation based on intergroup dialogue methodology can provide an innovative and effective approach to teaching, learning and facilitator development. Workshop participants will explore their co-facilitation assets and barriers through interactive exercises and dialogue.

Facilitators:
Tchet Dorman and Dr. Fatima Hafiz facilitate intergroup dialogues and training through Temple University’s Center for Social Justice and Multicultural Education in the Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity, Advocacy and Leadership. Tchet serves as the Center’s Director and formerly directed the Office of Multicultural Affairs at Lebanon Valley College and Albright College. Fatima manages the training for the Center’s Intergroup Dialogue Facilitator Training Institute. She also serves as an assistant adjunct professor in teacher education at Temple University.