NAMI Smarts for Advocacy: Telling Your Story

Name: NAMI Smarts for Advocacy: Telling Your Story
Start: 2024-11-21T16:30:00-06:00
End: 2024-11-21T19:30:00-06:00
Location: 4439 Mormon Coulee Rd, La Crosse, WI, United States, Wisconsin 54601

Schedule

Thu Nov 21 2024 at 04:30 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

4439 Mormon Coulee Rd, La Crosse, WI, United States, Wisconsin 54601 | La Crosse, WI

This workshop will engage participants in hands-on learning to build and strengthen skills to engage in issue advocacy. Whether someone is new to advocacy or has years of experience, people will leave the workshop with messages, step-by-step tools and the practice they need to feel ready to make a difference.
Participants will learn how to improve their advocacy skills and practice telling a strong, personal story that can influence lawmakers and decision-makers.
Schedule:
4:30 pm to 5:00 pm Tours of ILC
5:00 pm to 5:30 pm Dinner/Introductions
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Presentation
This a FREE event, please reserve your seat by filling out the registration form: https://forms.gle/2fwmKmBdoyLx6p4q8
Dinner will be provided and will accommodate those who have dietary needs such as vegetarian or gluten-free.
American Sign Language (ASL) and spoken English interpreters will be provided along with Communication Access Real-Time Translation (CART).
Environmental and Chemical Sensitivities: For the safety and comfort of those with chemical and environmental sensitivities, Independence First requests that when attending agency- sponsored events, please refrain from using any perfumed products such as scented soaps, deodorants, perfumes, colognes, and heavily scented fabric softeners.