Seattle
Jan Strout
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My first CSTI (Community Strategic Training Initiative) was in 1994 when I was visitng from New York and the focus was on "Fighting the Right". I recall that Loretta Ross and other major thinkers and visionaries were sharing their experiences and strategies to help us foresee and respond to this massive onslought to our rioghts and democracy.
Laura Pierce
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CSTI has been there for me over the years when I needed to recharge my batteries. I've attended in several different roles: as a community organizer, as a funder, and as a consultant and faculty member. All have been mind-expanding and inspirational.
Alan Rabinowitz
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I was the founding chair of Western States Center, starting in 1986 to serve with a stellar steering committee and board. The real story, however, is how that fledgling organization learned to challenge the Right Wing's initiatives against civil rights, especially with respect to the LGBT community.
Mala Nagarajan
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Western States Center has been an incredible resource for several progressive organizations I've worked with - as trainers bringing similar organizations together, as facilitators bringing cross-issue organizations together, as consultants helping single organizations build capacity.
George Cheung
In 2003, I volunteered for a small pro-LGBT PAC that was in the process of merging with another organization. A series of tense negotiations led to a day-long retreat. At our request, Moira Bowman, from the Western States Center, facilitated this meeting. This was perhaps the toughest, most grueling meeting I had every participated in.
