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Check out our upcoming workshops and apply to join us!
Campus Workshops
Join our one-day interactive workshop to
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Build connection with other student leaders
Navigate difficult conversations around antisemitism
Learn to depolarize difficult conversations with clarity & resilience
Share meaningful lived experiences
through guided facilitation
Listen. Connect. Change.
Learn more and apply below!
MEET THE TEAM
Campus Facilitators
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Sophia McGee
Facilitator & Coach
The theme that ties all of Sophia’s work together is “bringing people together across difference in order to transform difficult challenges,” a subject she explores in her TEDx entitled “Learning to Take the Leap of Faith.” Currently, Professor McGee works in the Central Office of Student Affairs at the City University of New York, where she is the Director of Student Engagement and Dialogue for the 25 CUNY Campuses. Sophia is a founding member of the Center for Ethnic, Racial and Religious Understanding (CERRU) at Queens College, CUNY. Ms. McGee became Director of CERRU in 2016 and was honored to be able to lead the organization into its second decade before departing to CUNY Central.
Andi Friedman
Facilitator & Coach
Andrea (Andi) Friedman, is a nationally recognized leader in reproductive rights. She manages a high-level team working to change the narrative on abortion and is a leading thinker and strategist in the field. She previously served as Director of Reproductive Health at the National Partnership for Women & Families. Prior to joining the National Partnership she served as Foreign Policy Advisor to the late Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) where she covered foreign aid, military and veterans affairs and trade as well as staffing the Senator on the State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Sub-committee and preparing the Senator for committee meetings and media appearances. She has also worked internationally as a human rights lawyer, serving as Vice President of the Global Justice Center and leading trainings around the globe on women's rights and international law.
Jackie Congedo
Facilitator & Coach
Jackie Congedo is a former journalist turned community advocate and bridge-builder. She served as the director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati, which works to ensure Jewish security by working in coalition across diverse communities to build a more just society for all people. In this role, Congedo served as the chief architect of the Leaders in Light Institute, a new leadership development program for civic influencers designed to address trends of extremism and polarization and to strengthen democratic practice and civil society.
FAQs
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Is this open to grad students too, or just undergrad?
Grad students are welcome to apply. While this is aimed at undergraduate students, we have saved a number of spots in each training for graduate students.
Do I have to be in the specific city to go to the training?
Anyone within a reasonable travel distance of the training is welcome to come. You don’t have to be in DC, for example, to attend the DC training. Take the bus or train into the city to attend!
Are travel subsidies available?
Limited travel subsidies are available on an as-needed basis. Please email zia@projectshema.org if you need one after you apply.
Will there be food?
Yes! Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions when applying.
OUR RESOURCE GUIDES
Resources for Campuses
Jewish faculty and students
Resource Guide for Universities
This resource is designed to guide Jewish students and faculty on how to effectively engage school administrators, campus partners, and your respective peers on the anti-Jewish harm that is being mainstreamed in order to effect systemic change across campus institutions.
