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CSTI Overview
The Western States Center's Community Strategic Training Initiative
(CSTI) is one of the premier training events for community based
leaders working throughout the West. CSTI offers four days of
intensive training in community organizing, community development,
non-profit management and leadership. CSTI trainers include many
of the finest presenters and most experienced leaders from around
the country. The event is for leaders, staff and volunteers of
community organizations and citizen-based groups who are working
to address civil rights, the environment, women's issues, education,
labor and other critical issues facing our communities.
Last year, over 500 individuals from eight states and representing
hundreds of organizations came together for training, networking,
community building, discussion and strategizing.
CSTI differs from the typical conference format in that participants
choose only one workshop to attend per day. The classes are designed
to give participants intensive training and nuts and bolts skills,
not just an overview. Small groups and non-formal adult education
techniques are utilized, and classes are well-balanced and diverse
by race, gender, geography and strategic approach.
CSTI runs Thursday, July 29 through Sunday, August 1, 1999 in
Portland, Oregon at Reed College.
What Are Folks Saying About CSTI?
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"I was so impressed with the quality of training and the immediate
applicability. Can't thank you enough for the opportunity Ñ to
learn, network, involve new people, and inspire those of us on
the edge of burn-out/frustration."
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"Western States is my radical sabbatical!"
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"CSTI succeeds in bringing an increasingly diverse group of people
together year to year to learn and connect with each other."
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"Usable tools taught well from theory to hands-on use. The positive
and communal energy created a feeling of empowerment, unity and
strength. Great work! Keep it up!"
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"The keynote speaker from beginning to end circulated so much
electricity through all my veins and saturated through to my very
soul."
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"Yahoo! CSTI has once again done a terrific job bringing together
skill-building, inspiration and hope."
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"It was a wonderful chance to network with other organizations
and come up with strategies to work from."
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"A great emphasis on interactive workshops, not lectures."
"All the seminars I attended were top notch with fabulous presenters."
"A very nourishing and energetic crowd, and lots of time to chat
and network."
"The people attending were dynamic, diverse and wonderful."
"CSTI creates an environment for bringing communities together."
"What a blast to spend an extended period of time with like-minded
people."
Tuition And Lodging
The fee to attend CSTI is $55 per day, per person. The tuition
includes morning programs, trainings, noon meals and evening activities.
Overnight lodging (including dinner and breakfast) is available
at Reed College for $50 per night, per person. Lodging for children
(including breakfast, lunch and dinner) eight and older is $40
per night, per child, and $30 per night, per child for children
under eight.
Location
Reed College: 3203 S.E. Woodstock Blvd., Portland, Oregon 97202. Reed features
classrooms, large meeting halls, off-street parking, beautiful
grounds, good food, wheelchair accessibility and plenty of rooms
for overnight guests.
Schedule
CSTI begins at 9:00 am each day with an hour long morning program,
and ends with a special evening speaker or activity. Classes run
from 10:15 a.m. to 5:30 pm with an hour and 45 minute break for
lunch and optional lunchtime program. An informal social hour
is held after classes end.
Childcare will be provided from 8:30 am to 6:00 pm for children
12 and under. A $10 reservation fee is required.
Come to CSTI prepared to participate, contribute, reflect and
have fun. At CSTI you will meet new people, learn new skills,
share new ideas, and celebrate grassroots democracy and leadership.
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