Compelling advocacy writing is an essential first step toward making change in the world. Learn how to fuse storytelling with strong messaging to boost the effectiveness of your advocacy writing in this interactive three-hour workshop with Marlon Peterson, an international social and criminal justice advocate, writer, organizational trainer, and educator, who regularly shares his own compelling story as a formerly incarcerated person.
Marlon Peterson is a formerly incarcerated Black writer, lecturer and the founder of The Precedential Group, a social justice consulting firm. He has been a Soros Justice Fellow and Aspen Ideas Festival Scholar. Ebony Magazine has named him one of America’s 100 most influential and inspiring leaders in the Black community. Peterson also serves as board chair of Families For Freedom and board member of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence. Besides Ebony, his writings have appeared in Gawker.com, The Nation, The Crime Report, Black Press USA, Huff Post, and other online publications. His first TED Talk and new podcast, Decarcerated, are slated for release this year. He is currently working on his first book, a memoir.
This three-hour-long workshop will take place in Room C03, Social Work Building, and licensed social workers can earn 3 CEUs.