Train to Transform: CAPA’s Online Training Series

Instructor: Susan Sgorbati
Mondays and Wednesdays 7:00–9:00 pm EST October 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, and 23.

This training includes the basic skills in the practice of mediation and negotiation. An important addition will be an understanding of complex systems analysis in dealing with challenging conflicts. Negotiation skills include the difference between adversarial and collaborative negotiation, defining one's interests and effective negotiation strategies. Mediation skills include the practice of a third impartial facilitator, an understanding of the formal mediation structure, how to reframe conflicts based on shared interests, and the concept of emergent structuring.

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Instructor: Andy Galindo
Tuesday and Thursday 6:00–8:00 pm EST, October 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, and 23

This training is designed to move beyond theory and bring human rights to life. We’ll start by exploring what human rights are and how they are protected at the international level. Then, you’ll learn how to put those rights into action by developing your own campaign plan—selecting an issue that matters to you, setting clear objectives, identifying your target audience, and defining concrete, measurable actions. By the end of the training, you’ll have the tools and confidence to drive real change in your community.

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Instructor: Maurice Hall
Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:00–9:00 pm October 7, 9, 14,16, 21, and 23.

This course is designed to teach basic facilitation skills that are integral to having constructive conversations about differing political and cultural perspectives, as well as difficult conversations about communicating from diverse identity standpoints. Facilitation skills are also crucial for being an effective leader in or of a group, crucial for being an advocate for challenging social issues, and crucial for managing or mediating conflict. The class will explore the social theory behind dialogue processes, and will teach you the basic skills of effective facilitation for a wide variety of contexts and situations. The focus on the class will be on discussion with a heavy emphasis on experiential learning.

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Instructor: Eileen Scully and Brian Campion
Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:30–8:30 pm EST October. 7, 9, 14,16, 21, and 23

Using a framework of backward design, participants will begin by imagining the civic change they want to see in their own communities, as if they’ve already achieved it. Then, over the course of six sessions, they’ll reverse-engineer the timeline, tools, and tactics required to make that change a reality. Each session develops practical civic skills while deepening understanding of how local, state, and federal systems function—with a special focus on how governance varies across different regions of the United States. Because participants come from different localities, the course invites comparative discussion, shared strategy-building, and locally tailored Civic Action Plans.

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Instructor: Vahidin Omanovic
Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 5:00–7:00 pm EST October 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, and 22.

This training includes gaining basic skills in dialogue participation and facilitation as well as a healing journey for each participant. The training includes the ability to face obstacles gained through the wounds of the past. We will explore how our identities and prejudices can limit us in daily life and also how to transform negative experience into personal growth. Additionally, we will explore how and why we can learn to forgive.

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