Various Locations
Civil Rights Advocacy Training Institute (CRATI)
The Medgar Evers Civil Rights Advocacy Training Institute (CRATI) is an annual leadership conference designed to empower volunteer youth and adult leaders to influence the people and polices that impact their communities.
As we fight for continued diversity and inclusion and preserving our democracy in 2025, these regional trainings will educate, prepare, and inspire all our NAACP activists.
What to Expect
The Civil Rights Advocacy Training Institute will enhance advocacy by NAACP Units by:
- Getting back to basics and covering political advocacy; community organizing; coalition building; program development; use of the media; organizing educational forums and protest demonstrations; and effective use of NAACP's advocacy networks.
- Strengthen the infrastructure of the units by providing training in the following area; Executive Leadership, Advocacy, Legal Redress, and Volunteer Management.
Save the dates:
REGION 1 | TBD
Virtual
REGIONS 2 & 7 | MAY 2-4
TBD
REGIONS 3 & 4 | APRIL 4-6
Cleveland, OH
- Westin Cleveland | 777 Saint Clair Avenue NE Cleveland, Ohio, USA, 44114
- Rate: $169/night
- Hotel Cut Off Date: March 23
REGIONS 5 & 6 | APRIL 11-13
New Orleans, LA
- Hyatt Regency New Orleans | 601 Loyola Ave, New Orleans, LA 70113
- Rate: $249/night
- Hotel Cut Off Date: March 25