IN YOUR COMMUNITY
GLAAD’s team of media advocates travels throughout the country all year round, conducting our signature Media Essentials Training Workshops to help advocates become more effective in their media work.

Our workshops include tips on developing talking points, building relationships with journalists, conducting media interviews and developing strategic communications plans. Our workshops are customized to your needs, and we can tailor them to help beginners get started or to help seasoned experts make existing work even better.

If we’re coming to your community and you’re interested in participating, get in touch to get more information:

Upcoming Trainings



Des Moines, IA
Friday, June 13, 2008

Media Essentials Training at the Iowa Pride Institute Conference
Sarah Kennedy, Central Media Field Strategist

Iowa Pride Network
www.iowapridenetwork.org

Philadelphia, PA
Friday, June 20, 2008

Media Essentials Training at the American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA) Annual Conference
Cindi Creager, Director of National News

American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA)
www.afta.org
Mexico City, Mexico
Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Media Essentials: Spokesperson Training at Enkidu Annual Conference
Chuy Sánchez, Spanish Language Media Strategist

Enkidu
www.enkidumagazine.com/cultura/comunidad.htm
Mexico City, Mexico
Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Fair, Accurate and Inclusive LGBT Coverage in Mainstream Media: Enkidu Annual Conference
Chuy Sánchez, Spanish Language Media Strategist

Enkidu
www.enkidumagazine.com/cultura/comunidad.htm
Mexico City, Mexico
Saturday, July 5, 2008

Media Essentials: Spokesperson Training at LGBT Leadership Conference
Chuy Sánchez, Spanish Language Media Strategist

Alliant International University
www.ce-psychology.com/page22.html
Towson, MD
Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Media Essentials for College Activists Training at Campus Pride Summer Leadership Camp
Sarah Kennedy, Central Media Field Strategist

Campus Pride Network
www.campuspride.org/camp.asp