The Southern Poverty Law Center’s Advocacy Institute in Alabama is an annual training program designed to help provide practical, hands-on experience and training in the field of policy and advocacy. This application is for participants who will be taught how to organize to bring positive change at the local level, how to forge coalitions and uplift communities and how to advance policy initiatives to improve the lives of people across Alabama. Applicants must be Alabama residents. Applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. CT, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Notice of acceptance will be sent on May 15, 2024. Time commitment for participants: • All selected cohort members will be required to attend all in-person trainings and three virtual sessions, once per month. • In-person trainings will be held on June 20-21; July 18-20; Aug. 15-17; and Sept. 19-21. • The virtual sessions will be 90 minutes and held on the 2nd Saturday of each month (July 13, Aug. 10 and Sept. 7). First Name * Last Name * Preferred Name Preferred Language Preferred Pronouns He She They Other... Preferred Pronouns Other... Address * Address 1 * Address 2 City * State * - Select -AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming--Armed Forces (Americas)Armed Forces (Europe, Canada, Middle East, Africa)Armed Forces (Pacific)American SamoaFederated States of MicronesiaGuamMarshall IslandsNorthern Mariana IslandsPalauPuerto RicoVirgin Islands ZIP code * Email * Phone Date of Birth * Month MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Day Day12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 Year Year19241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024 Define your Community * What communities are you a part of and how do you define your community/communities? (Specify the work you would want to focus on in the Advocacy Institute. This can be Alabama as a whole, your city, your neighborhood, your ethnic or racial group, your religious group, etc.) Justice System Have you ever been involved in the justice or penal system? Yes No Eligble to Vote * Are you currently eligible to vote? Yes No Registered to Vote * Are you registered to vote? Yes No Ever Voted * Have you ever voted? Yes No Which of the following would you be most interested in building an advocacy campaign around: Building Community Power and Capacity Eradicating Poverty Decarcerating and Decriminalizing Black and Brown People/Ending Mass Incarceration/Overall Criminal Justice Reform Protecting the Right to Vote and Strengthening Democracy Dismantling White Nationalism and Ending Systemic Racism Education Priorities Other... Advocacy Campaign Choice Other... How to Advocate * How do you advocate for what you believe in within Alabama? Community Organizer * Do you have any experience being a community organizer? Yes No Participation Explanation * Why are you applying to participate in the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Alabama Advocacy Institute? Necessary Change * Thinking about your community(ies), what is one project you would most like to implement that you believe would bring about necessary change? Able to Participate * Are you able to fully participate in the program as outlined above? Yes No Not Able to Participate Explanation If no, please explain. Special Accomodations * Are you in need of any special accommodations? (For example: ADA accessibility, child care, etc.) Yes No Special Accommodations Explanation If yes, please explain. How did you hear about us? The SPLC website Alabama State Office organizer Partner organization Email Other... Hear About Us Other... More to Know Is there anything we didn’t ask that you want us to know?
