The United State of Women, a nonprofit that works on gender equality, has launched the Galvanize Program to help train women to become active leaders in their local communities. This year, they’ll be holding six mini-summits in Chicago, Columbus, Atlanta, Miami, Albuquerque and Philadelphia, where they’ll teach skills and help women get organized around the issues they care about. Your city not on the list? Don’t worry, they’re adding more in 2018!
According to a press release, the program will “allow participants to explore gender equality issues and a broad set of national and local policies that impact women and their communities.” You can pick from five amazing tracks—political candidacy, campaign management, grassroots organizing, leadership, or entrepreneurship—and get in-depth training from partner organizations in your area of interest.
Valerie Jarrett, former senior advisor to President Barack Obama, wrote in an open letter that “These summits will provide women with the tools and training they need to organize, to advocate for policy solutions, to run for office or to become an entrepreneur.”
Sound right up your alley? You can already register for the Chicago, Columbus and Atlanta summits here.