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Workshop: Conducting a job search

By ONWARDS
January 15, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EST

Learn how to navigate the job market for your new career in Workshop 5 in the ONWARDS Career Transitions Series. This workshop guides you through effective job search strategies beyond academic or creative sectors. Topics include identifying relevant opportunities, interpreting job postings, and building an organized job search routine. The session emphasizes self-care, time management, […]

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Webinar: Staying connected with home

By ONWARDS
February 12, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

One of the most painful aspects of displacement is the way it disconnects us from the people, organizations, and causes that meant so much to us back home. How do we stay personally, professionally, and politically engaged when we are no longer physically present? In this webinar, medical researcher Rasha Azrag (Sudan), literary writer Danson […]

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Workshop: Networking and making an elevator pitch

By ONWARDS | November 21, 2025

Learn to identify professional communities and confidently approach new contacts in Part 3 of the ONWARDS Career Transitions Series. This session helps you develop a concise, adaptable self-introduction (elevator pitch) that communicates your value across diverse cultural and professional contexts. By the end of this session, you will be able to: Create a clear, adaptable […]

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Workshop: Redesigning your professional materials

By ONWARDS | October 23, 2025

Learn how to turn your experience into marketable language in Workshop 2 in the ONWARDS Career Transitions Series. This practical workshop supports you in reshaping your professional materials to communicate your value effectively to diverse audiences. You will analyze examples and practice translating specialized experiences into clear, outcome-focused language that aligns with target roles. Emphasis […]

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Workshop: Rethinking your professional self

By ONWARDS | September 29, 2025

In Part 1 of the ONWARDS Career Transitions series, facilitator Kimberly Kenyon invites you to explore your core values, strengths, and motivations as you navigate professional transitions. The focus of the session is on self-awareness and purpose rather than application materials. Click the buttons below for a slide deck and worksheet. Kimberly Kenyon has more […]

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Info session: Understanding free speech rights

By ONWARDS | August 7, 2025

The First Amendment of the United States Constitution is brief and direct: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress […]

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Info session: Improving your digital security

By ONWARDS | July 24, 2025

This session provides a basic introduction to digital security for individuals involved in human rights, academia, the arts, and media. Facilitator Mykola Kostynyan guides you on how to assess and manage your risks in communications, information storage, and other digital spaces.  Mykola Kostynyan is coordinator of RESIDENT.ngo and co-founder of the Eastern Partnership Digital Security […]

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