The Collective Leadership Institute is inspired by our radical hope to strengthen the leadership of formerly incarcerated and directly impacted women, and expand their capacity to contribute to the women’s justice movement to end mass incarceration.
Each year, the Women Transcending Collective Leadership Institute (CLI) offers leadership development that includes capacity building, legislative and advocacy tools, community organizing, and communication skills. We also include workshops on the history of different women’s movement, healing practices, and Participatory Action Research.
This year's sixth cohort consists of 22 women from 14 different states, all doing work in their communities to support people impacted by the criminal justice system and its many intersecting systems. The women had their first meeting this month and will continue to meet until spring 2025 with a culminating celebration at our yearly Beyond the Bars Conference.
