Advocacy 101 teaches Arizona Lutherans the basics of policy advocacy along with effective methods for communicating with their legislators. Register at bottom of page.

About this Event

Gain a basic understanding of the legislative process and advocacy so that you can make sure the voice of Lutherans is heard loud and clear. This free course demonstrates how, in a short period of time, you can influences critical policy-making decisions. In one hour, you’ll gain a beginner's knowledge and skills needed to effectively communicate your ideas and concerns to legislators to impact issues you care about.

Topics We'll Cover:

• How Bills Become Laws

• A Quick Refresher in US Civics, Definition of Terms & Acronyms

• The Request To Speak (RTS) System

• Preparing a Visit with an Elected Official

• Having a Successful Visit In Virtually or In Person

• Best Practices

• Links and Resources for Advocates

This one-hour session is designed to teach you the basics of policy advocacy in Arizona along with effective methods for communicating with their legislators.

The one-hour course is sponsored by Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona (LAMA) and Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest (LSS-SW). The trainer/facilitator is Angie (Geren) Burleson, founder and project director of Arizona Recovers/AZ ACE Consortium.

Angie (Geren) Burleson APP, CHt, is Founder/Project Director of Arizona Recovers/AZ ACE Consortium. Angie has extensive experience advocating for addiction, mental health, trauma and social justice issues in the Arizona State Legislature. More about her work at Arizona Recovers (formerly Addiction Haven) and Arizona Adverse Childhood Experiences Consortium can be found at www.arizonarecovers.org and www.azaces.org.