Glass Leadership Inst. Members

Stories as Advocacy: A Training on Sharing Your Personal Narrative

Featuring Carly Pildis

Mar 5, 4:10pm-5:35pm ET
Speaking powerfully is one of the most fundamental tools you need to be an effective advocate. But how do you effectively communicate with elected officials and community members? In this training we will learn how personal narratives are one of the most effective tools for change, and how to craft your own. You will walk away knowing how to use your own stories to fight antisemitism and hate.

Speakers

Carly Pildis

Director, Community Engagement, ADL

Carly Pildis has dedicated her career to fighting for justice and equity on a global and national scale. he currently serves Director of Community Engagement for the ADL. Past work includes Columnist for the Forward, Director of Grassroots Organizing for the Jewish Democratic Council of America, Contributing Editor at Tablet Magazine, RESULTS, Obama for America 2012, Jubilee USA Network and American Jewish World Service. In addition, she has served as a board member for the JCRC of Greater Washington, The Young Jewish Leadership board of the Greater Washington Jewish Federation, JDCA’s Next Gen Leadership Council and the Inter Jewish Muslim Alliance (IJMA). She has been featured in Forward, Refinery 29, Washington Jewish Weekly, Tablet Magazine, the Washington Post, Politico, CNN, Haaretz and the Jerusalem Post. She has spoken at the ADL Never Again is Now Summit and National Leadership Summit, The Israel Forum at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, Z3, The Jewish Council for Public Affairs Conference, The Israeli Embassy, AIPAC Policy Conference, and RESULTS International Conference. In her free time, Carly enjoys engaging in Jewish Twitter and making Shabbat with her family.