Georgia Leadership Lab

The Georgia Leadership Lab is a five-month experience for local immigrant rights advocates seeking to strengthen their transformative leadership and storytelling skills. The experience supports a cohort of leaders who have sought to improve or enrich the lives of Georgia’s immigrant and refugee communities through community involvement. 

Georgia Leadership Lab Fellows participate in two three-day convenings, monthly trainings, and peer-to-peer coaching sessions. Fellows build their confidence as leaders, accelerate their capacities to build influence, and develop storytelling skills for advocacy and narrative change. The cohort also builds connections among community partners from diverse communities.

Georgia Leadership Lab 2024

Asian Americans Advancing Justice Atlanta invites you to apply to the Georgia Leadership Lab. The Georgia Leadership Lab is a 5-month cohort-based experience for local immigrant rights advocates seeking to strengthen their skills in storytelling and transformative leadership. 

The Georgia Leadership Lab will highlight and support 15 fellows who have sought to improve or enrich the lives of immigrant, refugee, and BIPOC communities in Georgia through community involvement. Fellows will join a team of leaders who are creating an ecosystem of narrative power. They will participate in two 3-day convenings, three 1.5-hour meetings, peer-to-peer coaching sessions, and a capstone public storytelling event. 

Applicants are encouraged to apply in pairs, with one staff person from a community organization and one community member/volunteer attending together. Each person will be expected to submit an individual application.

Fellows will also receive a $1,500 stipend to support their participation in the Lab. 

The application deadline is Monday, March 4. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by March 22.

For more information, contact: jlee@advancingjustice-atlanta.org

Testimonials

  • Leena Ali Headshot

    “It was great meeting other people in similar organizations dealing with immigrants rights in Georgia. I love that we learned about our own organizing styles and how different people can work together. It was amazing to learn about leadership from a community organizing perspective.”

    Leena Ali, Advocacy Coordinator, Migrant Equity Southeast, 2023 GLL Fellow

  • Ruth Youn Headshot

    “As a result of Georgia Leadership Lab, I have made new friends, discovered new resources and found the environment that I had been missing for many years — one that includes immigrants and other AAPI individuals.”

    Ruth Youn, Director of Operations, Asian American Voices for Education, 2023 GLL Fellow

  • Brittany Lopez Headshot

    “I loved learning our leadership style and hearing each other's stories.”

    Brittany Lopez, Civic Engagement Coordinator, U-Lead Athens, 2023 GLL Fellow

2024 Fellows

  • Aline Loza

    Aline Loza

    DIA- Dignidad Inmigrante En Athens

  • Blessing Obinyan

    Blessing Obinyan

    Women Watch Afrika

  • Eduardo Delgado

    Eduardo Delgado

    Migrant Equity Southeast

  • James Johnson

    James Johnson

    Asian American Advocacy Fund

  • Juliana Guerrero

    Juliana Guerrero

    Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Atlanta

  • Lizette Guevara

    Lizette Guevara

    Family Connection-Communities in Schools of Athens

  • Namrata Kella

    Namrata Kella

    Asian American Advocacy Fund

  • Nusiaba Abbas

    Nusiaba Abbas

    Sudanese Community of Georgia (SCG)

  • Rachael Ramchand-Persad

    Rachael Ramchand-Persad

    Asian Americans Advancing Justice -Atlanta

  • Sarah Quraishi

    Sarah Quraishi

    Georgia Muslim Action Committee

  • Sonia Osorto

    Sonia Osorto

    Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Atlanta

  • Sophia Jetpuri-Naviwala

    Sophia Jetpuri-Naviwala

    Helping the Community

  • Urooj Ali

    Urooj Ali

    Georgia Muslim Voter Project

  • Nathania Adhisty

    Nathania Adhisty

    Common Power - Seattle