League of Women Voters of Minnesota Hosting Citizens in Action Workshop at the Capitol
The annual Citizens in Action Workshop sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Minnesota Education Fund will be held Saturday, February 8, 2003, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Minnesota State Capitol. Opening the seminar will be legislative leader, Senator John Hottinger. Workshops on lobbying and the legislative process will follow. After the workshops, a media round table featuring Bill Salisbury of the Saint Paul Pioneer Press and Mary Lahammer of Twin Cities Public Television will take place. Workshops include the how-tos of: understand the legislative process; get your story into the news; work with legislators and their staff; be a 10-minute activist; build diverse coalitions; mobilize and organize college students; and LeadershipPlentysm, a new approach to leadership training. This is an opportunity for all Minnesotans to learn how to work effectively within the legislative process and be heard in their communities and by their elected representatives. The workshop fee is $10. No one will be excluded for lack of fee; scholarships available upon request. Registration includes the new edition of the lobbying handbook, How to Make a Difference � A Citizen�s Guide to State Government. To register, e-mail the League of Women Voters at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or call 651.224.5445. The League of Women Voters Minnesota Education Fund is sponsoring this event. Our co-sponsors include Archdiocesan Office for Social Justice, Citizens League, Clean Water Action Alliance, Joint Religious Legislative Coalition, MN Council of Nonprofits, MN Environmental Partnership, MN Private College Council and the Urban Coalition. This seminar is made possible by grants from the Minnesota State Bar Association and contributions from Caribou Coffee and Spangler Design Team. Workshops to be presented are: �Lobbying for Beginners� by Marcia Keller Avner, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits; Making the News by Ron Kroese and Cathryn Kennedy, Minnesota Environmental Partnership; Working With Legislators and Legislative Staff, Dee Long and The Citizens League; 10 Minute Activism � Civic Involvement for Busy Lives, Helen Palmer and Nancy Witta, League of Women Voters MN; Building Diverse Coalitions, Michael Yang, Immigrant and Refugee Policy Coalition of the Urban Coalition; Student Mobilizing, Joy Des Marais and Megan McKinnon, National Youth Leadership Council; Leadership Plenty, Nadia Najarro Smith, League of Women Voters MN. For more information see the League of Women Voters of Minnesota website at www.lwvmn.org or e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ady Wickstrom League of Women Voters of Minnesota [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
