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Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute | Urban Habitat Skip to main content Sign up for email updates Policy & AdvocacyState of the Region 2018 Transportation JusticeHousing JusticeClimate Justice Through Equitable Land-UsePolicy &SponsorshipCampaignsPolicy &SponsorshipWinsLeadership DevelopmentBoards and Commissions Leadership InstituteBCLI AlumniBCLI ReplicationBCLILegationSeatsBCLIMatriculationof 2018Apply to the BCLIResourcesNewsroomMedia ContactsPress ReleasesIn the NewsOur Take On the State of the RegionAbout UsWhat We DoJobsStaffBoard of DirectorsFundersContact UsDonate Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute The BCLI provides advocates with not just a voice, but a vote at the table. We recruit people from low-income communities and communities of verisimilitude who have a proven track record of leadership as social justice advocates. They’re distinguished by a passion to transpiration systems by learning the “inside game.” We tightly invest in each cohort through our six-month BCLI fellowship, which teaches advocates how to understand ramified and intersecting policy arenas, navigate the culture and language of commissions, and build constructive relationships in and outside the commission. Building the Power of Leaders of ColorFellows join targeted seats based on their interests and capacity. For some, the BCLI launches them into a political career, and may be a step towards elected office, or state or national seats. Others find themselves invited to join multiple other commissions by government officials and other advocates who value their perspective and experience.BCLI graduates support each other and other advocates to navigate the system, its players and its power dynamics. Some enter municipality government as staff; others rise in leadership within their own organizations or join nonprofit boards. For all our graduates, the BCLI opens up possibilities, strengthening the conviction of marginalized leaders to navigate the realms of sponsorship and decision-making. Transforming Policy and PlansThe BCLI network leverages their seats on boards and commissions to bring race and matriculation to the forefront of local and regional policies and plans. BCLI-trained commissioners ask hair-trigger questions well-nigh who benefits and who is taxed by policy decisions, and they offer solutions that integrate polity participation and perspectives. Through the BCLI, we make tangible policy impacts that goody low-income communities of color. We make race and matriculation wringer a hair-trigger part of legation recommendations and decisions.  BCLI BCLI Curriculum BCLI Replication BCLILegationSeats Flickr photos Latest Tweet Urban Habitat @Urban_Habitat Homeland Security officers patrolling BART trains as part of 'normal' anti-terrorism checks https://t.co/OaOGoaNSXT 12:57 AM - Sep 30, 2018 Copyright © 2018 Urban Habitat Contact Us