Minority Leadership Institute: A New Generation of CWA Leaders

For over 30 years, CWA's Minority Leadership Institute (MLI) has fostered leaders within the union. Just last week, the class of 2014-2015 graduated and headed back to their locals with new skills to build for the future.

For the first time, the MLI was split into two individual weeks. During the two DC-based weeks, CWA's Human Rights Department organized and led a series of seminars and workshops designed to provide these leaders with tools to organize and motivate their members. In between the sessions, participants engaged in individual projects and additional online training, developing skills needed in an ever changing and challenging environment.

This year's participants (from top left to right): Kelvin Banks, District 3; Dwayne Phillips, District 4; Tamera Nelson, District 2-13; Dante Harris, AFA-CWA; Domonique Thomas, District 9; Arnise Porter, District 6; Donald Rodriguez, District 7; Michelle Devera, TNG-CWA; Angie Torres, NABET-CWA; Jenelle Blackmon, District 1; Joe Perales, IUE-CWA.