EmpowerLA’s Leadership Academy is on the road with workshops that enrich lives and create community!

Empower Yourself - Empower Your Neighborhood - Empower LA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 17, 2012 

Los Angeles CA:  On Thursday, April 19th, at 6:00 pm, EmpowerLA’s Leadership Academy will be hosting a hands-on empowerment workshop at the Harbor Gateway’s 135th Street School Auditorium.

City of Los Angeles Commissioner Douglas Epperhart will offer his insights on the most effective way to get to City Hall, creating positive personal connections that come from power advocacy.

Enci Box will unlock the mysteries of Social Media and share the secrets that turn Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Constant Contact into tools for “Getting Connected” effectively.

Cindy Marie Jenkins will demonstrate the impact of effective storytelling, the foundation of a strategic communication plan that connects a powerful media campaign with the audience.

Stephen Box will present a strategy for connecting with the media, both national and local, and putting them to work telling neighborhood stories that bring the community together.

EmpowerLA’s Spring Semester consists of workshops throughout the City of LA that are free and open to the public, designed for individual members of the community as well as Neighborhood Council leaders.

Empower Yourself workshops are hands-on opportunities that feature topics such as Public Speaking, Social Media, Powerful Partnerships, Group Dynamics, Successful Advocacy, and Parliamentary Procedure. The tools and strategies presented in these workshop are designed for personal growth.

Empower Your Community workshops present tools and strategies for improving the effectiveness of Neighborhood Councils and include Advocacy Campaigns, Media Strategies, Outreach Tools, Neighborhood Networks, Communications, Wordpress Websites, Newsletter Strategies, and Managing Mailing Lists.

Empower LA workshops are hosted by General Manager (GM) BongHwan “BH” Kim and feature City Hall leaders at the GM's Roundtable. These are great opportunities for Neighborhood Councils to engage stakeholders in face-to-face sessions with the people responsible for running the City and delivering City Services.

Some workshops are very specific to elections, from the election plan to outreach strategies, while others address opportunities to work together in the neighborhood, such as Community Time Banking and Community Gardening.

Through it all, there’s something for everybody, including those who have been with neighborhood councils since the beginning and newcomers who share a desire to participate in their government and make it more responsive to local needs.

To RSVP click here. 

Thursday, April 19th

135th Street School Auditorium
801 W. 135th Street, Gardena, CA 90247 (map)

6:00 pm to 9 pm

Empower Yourself - "Get Connected"
Empower Your Community - "Getting Good Press"

Empower LA Contacts:

Thomas Soong: Thomas.Soong@LACity.org
Melvin A. Cañas: Melvin.Canas@LACity.org
213-978-1551

Leadership Academy Contact:

Stephen Box: Stephen@ThirdEyeCreative.net
323-864-7586

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Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, 200 North Spring Street, Suite 2005 Los Angeles, CA 90012  

Tel: (213) 978-1551 - Fax: (213) 978-1751 - info@empowerla.org - www.EmpowerLA.org