October News: Mock interview @ Rockefeller Foundation, storytelling with The Moth, NYCETC 2018 Conference
We were busy this September with enrollment for our LEAD and LEAD for New Moms fall programs, a mock interview session at the Rockefeller Foundation, and our storytelling program with The Moth followed by a final share and our community gathering Storytelling on the roof – Scroll down for more details.
I hope you’ll be able to join us for Stories That Move Us on October 15, the one-and-only public performance of our storytellers, a night to honor and celebrate the stories of immigrant women. Find more information and get your ticket here.
Also, don’t miss our other news and a new blog post by Tatiana Spiegel about Karla Florez Albor, an immigrant woman from Colombia.
Kindly,
Arielle
Arielle Kandel
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Latest news
Professional development programs
A group of 13 participants had the opportunity to practice their elevator pitch and job interview skills, and to have an informational meeting with 13 employees of the Rockefeller Foundation, during their Fall Day of Service. We are grateful for the continued support of the Foundation!
Community building programs
A new cohort of 13 women completed two days of training with three storytellers from The Moth, to learn the art of storytelling and craft a story of their choosing. In preparation of Stories That Move Us, they have shared their stories already twice in front of family and friends at our Final Share and Storytelling on the Roof.
Others news
We received a $10,000 grant from the Cathay Bank Foundation in support of LEAD and associated professional development and networking programs. We are grateful for the continued support of the Foundation.
Our founder and CEO Arielle Kandel participated as a workshop panelist to the NYCETC 2018 Conference, Innovative Solutions for an Equitable Workforce.
Home is where the heart is: how sharing Colombian culture helped Karla Florez Albor start a new life in New York
Home is where the heart is: how sharing Colombian culture helped Karla Florez Albor start a new life in New YorkWritten by Tatiana Spiegel
“Like many Colombian immigrants, Karla Florez Albor joins every year the Colombian Day Parade in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens. Immigrating to New York City in the early 2000s was never part of her plan.
She was an accomplished dance teacher, movement researcher, and journalist in the city of Barranquilla, in Colombia’s northern Caribbean coastal region, when she met her husband, a Colombian working abroad in New York City.”
