Why should you attend the APALA OI?

One of the strengths of the APALA OI is that participants are trained by some of the most seasoned APA organizers from across the country.  Established in 1993, this once-a-year training has become the single most effective method to identify, train, and grow the number of qualified APA organizers around the country.

	Principles of organizing for API leaders.  Intense     and transformational.     - Paul Lee
	A great intro to labor organizing led      by APIs that are truly passionate about the      movement.      - Lucy Oh
	Simply put, APALA OI changes the face of       union organizing.       - Lani Cardenas
	I'm so glad I came to APALA OI because       I was able to meet the future of the labor       movement!        - Van Nguyen
	It's boot camp for social change. The three      days will challenge you physically, mentally,      and emotionally.  The process will break you      down, but in the end, you're rebuilt only stronger.           - Will Nguyen
	If you are an organizer or just in the labor      movement, you need this training.      - Richard Wilson, Jr.
	APALA OI is a condensed introduction to union     organizing where teaching fellows will teach     honestly and candidly the necessity of the labor     movement and the beauty and the struggles of     the work.     - Mei Chen
	The APALA OI was a once in a lifetime experience.     The skills I've obtained here are priceless. The OI     was able to push me out of my comfort zone to that     point where I could really grow as an organizer and     as an individual.     - Mike Mikawa
	If this is something that is in your heart and you truly     believe in the cause, there is no more noble profession,     than organizing.      - Sam Kharufeh

Testimonials:


Andrew Chang


Dante Garcia


Carolynne Komata