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

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Testimonials

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

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