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Train the Trainer

The moment is NOW. Are you ready to become a trusted CLDC-Certified Know Your Rights & Risks Trainer?

 

This is your chance to get the training that has the most impact – when your communities need it most.

In today’s rapidly changing legal and political landscape, immigrants and their allies face unprecedented challenges. Laws shift overnight. Our family, friends, and community are under constant attack. The movement needs trained, certified advocates who can deliver accurate, life-saving information when it counts.

CLDC is the movement’s go-to resource for Know Your Rights & Risks trainings. For over 23 years, our team has been the gold standard of movement-aligned legal work, and now we’re opening our comprehensive eight-session Train the Trainer (TTT) online course, “Know Your Rights & Risks for Immigrants & Allies” to select participants who are ready to make an immediate impact.

This isn’t just a training – it’s a certification from the organization that wrote the playbook. When you complete this program, you’ll carry the CLDC name and credibility that frontline activists and organizers trust. You’ll have direct access to our legal team’s latest insights, updated materials as laws change, and ongoing support that keeps you ahead of the curve.

Space is extremely limited. We’re looking for people ready to fully commit to this intensive eight-week program that can deliver trainings to their own networks at least three times per year. This is for serious advocates who understand the stakes.

What you’re committing to:

  • 4-6 hours weekly for eight intensive weeks
  • Homework, quizzes, and a final presentation that proves you’re ready
  • Becoming part of CLDC’s network of certified trainers
  • Staying current with our legal updates and movement needs

The legal landscape won’t wait. Neither should you.

Multiple KYRR trainings exist (Climate Activists, Digital Security, Street Protesters, etc.), but Immigrants & Allies is launching first because the need is urgent. If you are looking for a different training, we’ll keep you in the loop when new TTT programs become available – but don’t miss this opportunity.

>> APPLICATIONS FOR CLDC’S SPRING TTT ARE NOW CLOSED! STAY TUNED FOR OUR NEXT COURSE OFFERING LATER THIS YEAR <<

 

 

Curriculum Outline:

WEEK 1: How to Be a CLDC Trainer

  • Overview of course & intro to public speaking and becoming a CLDC KYRR trainer

WEEK 2: Your Constitutional Rights & Interacting with Regular Cops

  • Develop knowledge around 1st, 4th, and 5th Amendments, and interactions with police including conversation, detention, and arrest.

WEEK 3: Basics on ICE and Immigration Enforcement

  • Asserting your rights with ICE, administrative warrants, and what to do if ICE comes to your workplace

WEEK 4: How to Prepare You and Your Community for Interactions with Law Enforcement

  • Know your rights out on the streets and how to keep your community safer

WEEK 5: What it Means to Be a CLDC Trainer – Expectations & Next Steps

  • Q&A – get your questions answered before testing out!

WEEK 6: Testing Out & Getting Certified

  • Classroom presentations in English & Spanish

WEEK 7: Testing Out & Getting Certified

  • Classroom presentations in English & Spanish

WEEK 8: (Optional for additional practice/questions) 

 

Apply

Before you apply: Watch our training videos to understand exactly what you’ll be equipped to deliver. This program transforms you into the trainer your community desperately needs.

We’re seeking applicants who:

  • Are active in activist groups or social/environmental justice nonprofits
  • Are part of, work with, or live within immigrant communities with defined outreach capacity
  • Have public speaking experience or the determination to develop this critical skill
  • Are self-motivated online learners with reliable computer access and video capabilities
  • Can commit to regular training delivery (minimum 3 times annually)
  • Speak Spanish (preferred but not required)

Ready to join the front lines of legal education? We can’t wait to meet you!

APPLICATIONS CLOSE on SUNDAY, MARCH 29th ~ CLASS BEGINS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29th
~ Classes are held weekly on Wednesdays from 4 – 6pm PST ~

In your application, explain how you meet these requirements and why you’re prepared to meet this moment to become a certified CLDC trainer when communities need advocates most. Fees are on a sliding scale basis between $50 – $200. No one turned away for lack of funds. Please see the application for more details.

The work is vital. The need is now. Are you ready to answer the call?

 

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