Looking to amplify your impact?

Whether you're a new community organizer or a seasoned activist, our tools and support will keep you at the top of your game. When on-the-ground experience isn’t enough, our Activist Academy courses and dedicated Support Team will help you level up your organizing skills and make a bigger difference. Check us out and take your efforts to the next level!

Professional Development for Activists

A hub for learning and community-building, offering cutting-edge programs to amplify, navigate and transform activist skills.

  • Strengthen your impact with accessible and affordable courses tailored for activists.

  • Guide organizations toward success through expert consultation on planning and staff development.

  • Empower justice movements by building a trusted educational platform for ongoing training.

ACTIVIST ACADEMY

On-demand courses

  • Sign up today. Pre-sale courses are available now and the course will be live on October 15th, 2024.

    Our training will give you the tools and practice to connect with people, listen actively, and move them into action. By the end, you'll be holding powerful conversations that build relationships and drive real change.

  • Pre-sale coming soon.

  • Pre-sale coming soon

SUPPORT TEAM

Organizational Development

  • Support your organizations goals to growth and change with our tailored Leadership Development Resource Guides, designed to enhance skills, boost productivity, and drive organizational success. Invest in your team’s growth today and watch your organization thrive from within!

  • Build sustainable growth by training leadership from within. Contact us to explore the right training for your organization's leaders.

  • Do you need to address a specific challenge? Reach out to our team to support your growth through strategic planning that will drive impactful change.

ENROLL IN THE

At the Activist Academy, we honor the rich traditions of organizing while embracing the power of technology to elevate the skills of today’s activists. The pandemic taught us that learning doesn’t have to be confined to the field—it can be enhanced and expanded through innovative online platforms.

Take Activism to the Next Level

  • Stephanie Tellez, College Student

    "At the Lucinez training I was able to find a community that showed me that my passion and drive for social justice is not just shared by me but by so many others. I learned so much about myself and the patience you need in order to make change. Vanessa Rhodes is a great example of what it is to take the dedication you have to continue to motivate others to chase their dreams to make a better world for everyone around us. I could have not enjoyed anything else more than being in a room that helped me realize my goals and dreams are not too far of reach when you are in the right place with the right people to help you."

  • Dillon Savory Executive Director, Central CA Labor Council

    "Vanessa at Lucinez has a clear understanding of how to host professional trainings based on the experience of their leadership team. They helped our subcommittee methodically work through a series of meetings to customize the ideal agenda for our targeted audience."

  • Lisa Alvarado, Operations Manager, Central Valley Partnership

    “The cross-sector curriculum brilliantly blended by Instructor Vanessa Rhodes with Lucinez at Fresno City College brought life to my Saturday; I left inspired. The event exceeded my expectations and after reading our surveys…the people agree,”

  • Daniel O'Connell, Ph.D., Director, Central Valley Partnership

    “We already were aware of Lucinez by reputation as we considered who to host an inaugural community organizer training in the southern San Joaquin Valley. Since Vanessa Rhodes was a labor organizer and lifelong progressive activist from Fresno, once her name was suggested to help us plan, coordinate and facilitate the event, we immediately knew she was the person. Our 2023 Organize! workshop was a phenomenal success, which likely will ultimately have a historic place in the current movement building happening across the region. We will be looking for Lucinez to host further trainings with us in the future."

  • Vanessa Suarez, Managing Environmental Justice Advisor, Carbon180

    "Lucinez's innovative curriculum and teaching methods were instrumental in bringing together activists at different levels and from various areas of interest. Instructor Vanessa's training provided participants with opportunities to improve crucial organizing skills and provided learning spaces to learn from each other about local issues that affect us all."