Workshops and Book Breakfasts

Please submit requests for accommodations related to a disability to CSJ’s Operations Officer, Lucia Cappelloni, or via our online form. A good faith effort will be made to fulfill requests made at least five business days prior to event.
Upcoming Fall 2019 Workshops – Sign Up Here!
* CSJ Workshops have limited seating. We kindly ask that you register for only the workshops to which you can commit. Requests for accommodations related to a disability can be made here.
Organizing 101 with Rising Organizers
Friday, September 20
4:00pm — 6:00pm followed by dinner until 6:30pm
Murray Room, 5th floor of Lauinger Library
Do you want to learn more about how political change happens and how you can get involved? Do you want to build or strengthen a movement you care about? Join Rising Organizers for a training on the basics of grassroots organizing. We’ll learn how to define and develop an effective organizing strategy and build a community of people to move it forward in an accessible, interactive environment.
This CSJ workshop is limited to 40 individuals.
Book Breakfast with Flynn Coleman (’03) celebrating the publication of her new book, A Human Algorithm
Thursday, October 3
10:00am — 11:00am
McGhee Library, SFS Dean’s Office, Intercultural Center (ICC)
Flynn Coleman is a writer, international human rights attorney, public speaker, professor, and social innovator. She has worked with the United Nations, the United States federal government, and international corporations and human rights organizations around the world. Flynn has written extensively on issues of global citizenship, the future of work and purpose, emerging technologies, political reconciliation, war crimes, genocide, human and civil rights, humanitarian issues, innovation and design for social impact, and improving access to justice and education. She is the author of the book, A HUMAN ALGORITHM (2019), a groundbreaking narrative on the urgency of ethically designed AI and a guidebook to reimagining life in the era of intelligent technology. She holds a BSFS from Georgetown University, a JD from UC Berkeley School of Law, and an LLM from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She has also studied at La Sorbonne, the University of Cambridge, Trinity College Dublin, La Universidad de Chile, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Senegal, and Université de Genève. A native of Los Angeles, Flynn has lived in France, Switzerland, England, Ireland, Italy, Hong Kong, Fiji, Cambodia, Senegal, the Netherlands, and Chile. She currently calls New York home.
Base Building with Rising Organizers
Monday, October 14, Indigenous People’s Day
11:00am — 1:00pm followed by lunch until 1:30pm
Herman Room, Healey Family Student Center
Making change in your community requires people who can do the work with you—but how do you find those people? And how do you build their commitment and engagement to your work? Join us at this training to learn how to build strong groups of activists that can take on the long-term challenges we face.
This CSJ workshop is limited to 40 individuals.
Options Workshop: Careers in Social Change with Daryn Cambridge – Register through Service Options Series.
Friday, October 18
3:30pm — 5:00pm
Center for Social Justice * 130 Poulton Hall
This is an interactive workshop to provide you with tools and resources to advance a changemaking career.
Education Week Workshop: Acing the Teaching Demo, with SelectEd – Register through Handshake. Spaces limited.
The Demo Lesson is arguably the most challenging and important round in the interview process. Learn how to prepare and excel — especially if you have limited teaching experience. Please bring a sample lesson (preferably standalone) that we can review.
Monday, October 21
4:30pm — 6:00pm
Cawley Career Education Center Library Room #1
This workshop is co-sponsored by the Cawley Career Education Center. This workshop is part of CSJ’s annual Education Week.
Education Week Workshop: Interviewing 101 (for students who are applying to education and teaching positions), with SelectEd – Register through Handshake. Spaces Limited.
Students interested in a career in education often have questions about how the interview differs from other industries. Come to this session to tackle an assortment of interview questions provided by schools in a low-pressure environment with other candidates, and see for yourself how to prepare for an interview in the field of education.
Tuesday, October 22
4:30pm — 6:00pm
Cawley Career Education Center Library Room #1
This workshop is co-sponsored by the Cawley Career Education Center. This workshop is co-sponsored by the Cawley Career Education Center. This workshop is part of CSJ’s annual Education Week.
Actions and Targets with Rising Organizers
Saturday, November 9
3:00pm — 5:00pm followed by early dinner until 5:30pm
Center for Social Justice, 130 Poulton Hall (corner of 37th and P Streets NW)
Protests, town halls, sit-ins—these are just some examples of actions people can take if they want to make change on the issues they care about. In this training, participants will understand the elements of effective actions and build new, exciting tools to move your cause forward.
This CSJ workshop is limited to 40 individuals.