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About BCLI:

The Mark Whisler Boards & Commissions Leadership Institute (BCLI) provides public policy training for our Sacramento area community advocates. It's time that neighborhood leaders have not just a voice, but a seat on the dais.

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For our training institute, we seek out and recruit people from low-income communities and communities of color who have a proven track record of leadership as social justice advocates in their neighborhoods. They’re distinguished by a passion to change systems by learning the important aspects of public policy development from the inside. We deeply invest in each cohort through our 6-week BCLI fellowship, which teaches advocates how to understand complex and intersecting policy arenas, navigate the culture and language of commissions, and build effective relationships in and outside the commission.

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Public policy topics covered by the BCLI: 

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Power, Privilege & Structural Racialization

Land Use and Affordable Housing

Robert's/Rosenberg's Rules of Order, Ethics & Storytelling

Health Equity & Environmental Justice

Education Equity

Transportation Justice

Workplace Equity/Labor 101

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Time Commitment: 

(6) Consecutive Saturdays 

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Launch Celebration: Friday, March 29th, 5:00 - 6:00pm via Zoom w/ Keynote Speaker TBD
Saturday Sessions: 10:00am - 4:00pm (a light breakfast & coffee will be provided at 9:30am & lunch at noon)

 

Session Dates:
March 30th * April 6th * April 13th * April 20th * April 27th * May 4th + Graduation Ceremony based on Cohort's schedules.