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Co-Powerment
Every day we energize our own power to achieve what is important to ourselves and those we love – like personal success and improved communities. It’s equally important that we interact to co-power...
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Risks and Rewards
We are living in unprecedented times. I’m sure you’ve heard this many times before, and still it remains true. Borders and boundaries are shifting – recently I received the gift of a globe, and soon it...
View ArticleAndrea Quijada: Untold Stories and Wonder Woman’s Golden Lasso
An alum of Rockwood’s Fellowship for Media, Communications, and Information Policy, Andrea Isabel Quijada is the Executive Director of Media Literacy Project. With more than a decade of experience as...
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Rockwood Leadership Looks Like…Ben De Guzman
I’ve been friends with 2011-2012 Rockwood Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Advocacy Fellowship alum Ben de Guzman since my 20s when we were both doing work on Asian American Pacific...
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Reaching Across the Table – Partnering for Immigrants Rights
My best friend of nearly 20 years and I recently moved into a house together with my 3-year-old son. She and I are trying to be partners of some kind, non-sexual significant others. We have family...
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Echoing Justice: How to Win the Framing Wars of the 21st Century
In a media environment dominated by stereotypes and special interests, network-driven communications strategies powered by grassroots organizing are more vital than ever. At Center for Media Justice,...
View ArticleMay Day: A Vision for Restaurant Workers
Today, in partnership with Rockwood Leadership Institute, we released the latest installment of VisionTalk. VisionTalk is a multi-media series brought to you by Center for Media Justice designed to...
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Visions for Human Rights & Progressive National Security Reform
It was truly my pleasure to stand with Rockwood alumni leaders standing tall in Austin, TX – at the close of a 4-day retreat to envision possibilities for US human rights advocacy and progressive...
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Why Investing in Emotional Intelligence Is Important
Emotional Intelligence, the ability to, “identify, assess, and control the emotions of oneself, of others, and of groups,” is a crucial skill for all leaders. In this 2:30 minute Cafe Impact video,...
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6 Questions to Reflect on Your Leadership This Spring
Happy first day of spring! Below are six questions based on Rockwood’s six practices to help you reflect on how you want your leadership to grow this spring: 1. How is your Purpose (the principles...
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How Back-to-School Season Can Inspire Your Leadership
Last week, the temperatures here were in the 90s, and my partner and I went on a madcap search around Oakland for anything – fans, a/c units, bags of ice – that would keep us cool. But this week, in...
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Why We Must Reach Leaders In More Ways Than Ever Before
Just after learning of the horrific water crisis in predominately African American and largely poor Flint, MI, I got a call from a friend and mentee. She told me about one of her middle school...
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How To Make A Complete And Compelling Vision For The Future [Free eBook]
For Rockwood’s annual staff retreat, we spent the day at the Institute for the Future (IFTF), an independent nonprofit research organization in Palo Alto with a 45-year track record of accurately...
View ArticleAndrea Quijada: Untold Stories and Wonder Woman’s Golden Lasso
An alum of Rockwood’s Fellowship for Media, Communications, and Information Policy, Andrea Isabel Quijada is the Executive Director of Media Literacy Project. With more than a decade of experience as...
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