National College Councils
Join us for a National College Council
College women from across America meet quarterly to discuss relevant policy issues, learn from dynamic elected officials, develop political leadership skills, and build a network to support their ambitions.
IGNITE is hosting five college councils this year. Scroll for more details or click here.
- Intro to Community Centric Leadership and Community Building (9/18/21)
- Power to the People: Police Violence in America (11/13/21)
- Legislative Advocacy: Activate Your Activism (1/29/22)
- Voter Suppression and Mobilizing Your Community (4/2/22)
- State of Our Union (7/7/22)
All National College Councils will be two hours long and are scheduled for 9 am - 11 am PST / 10 am - 12 pm MST / 11 am - 1 pm CST / 12 pm - 2 pm EST.
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Voter Suppression and Mobilizing Your Community | Saturday, April 2, 2022
TIME: 9 am - 11 am PST / 10 am - 12 pm MST / 11 am - 1 pm CST / 12 pm - 2 pm EST
An unfortunate but consistent feature of the U.S political system that continues to disproportionately impact communities of color, is voter suppression. Since the June 2013 ruling of no longer requiring State and Localities with a history of suppressing voting rights to submit change in their elections laws to the U.S Justice Department for review, in the Shelby County v. Holder case, 25 states created new obstacles to vote. This ruling codified limitations on the right and we the citizens sat aside and witnessed the U.S Supreme Court gut the 1965 Voting Rights Act. We invite you to join in on a conversation illustrating the wretched history of voter suppression in America, how it continues to worsen today, and how you can help dismantle it’s treacherous hold on our democracy.
State of Our Union | Thursday, July 7, 2021
TIME: 3 pm - 4:30 pm PST / 4 pm - 5:30 pm MST / 5 pm - 6:30 pm CST / 6 pm - 7:30 pm EST
The State of Our Union is a presentation curated by the Fellowship Leadership Cohort using direct feedback from Fellows on their experiences and using data to display the fellow impact by quarter or semester. This presentation serves the purpose of building reflective and collaborative dialogue between Fellows, IGNITE Staff, and other stakeholders with the hopes to build on achievements and strengthening the Fellow experience for the next quarter or semester.
Intro to Community Centric Leadership and Community Building | Saturday, September 18, 2021
Your community needs YOU - a leader with the knowledge to develop and use locally informed approaches to problem-solving. Whether it’s on your college campus or in your hometown, you come face to face with challenges every day as a community member. With this first-hand experience, you’re probably more prepared and qualified than you realize to lead your community towards solutions. Join IGNITE to learn about how leading locally through a community-centered, people-centered approach builds stronger, healthier communities.
Power to the People: Police Violence in America | Saturday, November 13, 2021
Following the murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and the continuous cycle of murders of Black people by police, IGNITE launched Power to the People to empower young women to pursue appointments to police oversight boards and commissions. In this college council, you'll learn about the history of policing in America and how police violence disproportionately impacts Black Americans. You'll learn how oversight bodies function to regulate police departments and hold their officers accountable for violence. You'll walk away from this session with the tools, resources, and network to pursue an appointment to your local police oversight board or commission.
Legislative Advocacy: Activate Your Activism | Saturday, January 29, 2022
Nobody knows the issues affecting your community as personally as you do. Your lived experience has the power to inspire policy change. Your voice can inform the best decisions concerning your life and society. In this college council, you'll learn how to use your voice and share your perspectives to advocate for state and federal issues that matter the most to you. You'll leave this session with the resources and knowledge to enact change