[act-ma] 4/1 SoJust Skillshare: Make Your Voice Matter With Lawmakers
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<b style="font-family:Times;font-size:medium"><p dir="ltr"
style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Even
one call, letter or email expressing concern about an issue can get your
lawmaker's attention. </span><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Join
Socializing for Justice for a Skillshare on how to Make Your Voice Matter
With Lawmakers on April 1st, 6:00 - 8:30 PM.</span></p>
<br><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p
dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(255,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Register
</span><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">at</span><a
href="http://www.sojust.org" target="_blank"><span
style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial">
</span><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,153);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">www.sojust.org</span></a><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
- </span><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Newcomers
always welcomed!</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Fee:
$10-$20 (sliding scale) is split with the trainer.</span></p><p dir="ltr"
style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Limited
space - register ahead of time</span><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Credit
cards accepted online. Cash only at the door (if space
available).</span><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></p>
<br><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p
dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">SoJust
hosts events that draw progressives of all stripes that share common values
but may work on different issues. We create social spaces that allow for
the possibility of cross-issue connections and run a Skillshare Series,
hosted by The NonProfit Center*, which increases our individual capacity
for movement building.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Make
Your Voice Matter With Lawmakers: No Experience Necessary</span></p><p
dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This
empowering session is for people who care about social justice and want to
eliminate the root causes of social problems and inequities. The workshop
focuses on easy ways to share opinions with public officials who can make a
difference. Learn what carries weight with lawmakers and the key role
constituents play. Discover how to adapt your interpersonal skills to
influence lawmakers’ thinking and votes. Find out how to grab your
lawmaker’s attention in just a few minutes a month. Leave with the skills
and confidence to act on your beliefs.</span></p>
<br><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p
dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">6:00-6:30
Socializing - </span><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">bring
your own dinner</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">6:30-8:30
Training and Q&A</span></p><br><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p
dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ABOUT
OUR PRESENTER</span></p><p dir="ltr"
style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Miriam
Stein, MSW</span><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">,
is an experienced advocacy trainer, consultant and speaker. She is
committed to helping people from all walks of life become comfortable
expressing their views to lawmakers. Her recent book, </span><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Make
Your Voice Matter With Lawmakers: No Experience Necessary</span><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
is based on a unique curriculum Miriam developed for her advocacy
workshops. </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Miriam
is the Advocacy Consultant to the Interfaith Advocacy Network to End Family
Homelessness. Previously, she was Director of Governmental Affairs at the
National Association of Social Workers, MA Chapter and Director of
Communications at the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy
Coalition. She heads the Diversity Advisory Committee to the Superintendent
of Schools in Arlington, MA and was co-chair of Arlington’s Diversity Task
Group for more than ten years. Learn more about Miriam and her book at
</span><a href="http://www.makeyourvoicematter.com" target="_blank"><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">www.makeyourvoicematter.com</span></a><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p>
<br><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p
dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*</span><a
href="http://www.nonprofitcenterboston.org/site/c.ddKGIQNuEmG/b.1363373/k.5381/About_Us__Directions.htm"
target="_blank"><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">DIRECTIONS</span></a><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
- The NonProfit Center</span><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
is located one block from South Station at 89 South Street. The Center is
accessible through the main lobby to people who have restricted physical
abilities.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">______________________________<WBR>___________________________</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Socializing
for Justice -</span><a href="http://www.sojust.org" target="_blank"><span
style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial">
</span><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">www.sojust.org</span></a></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Since
2006, we've been building this great sandbox where we can bring
progressives of all stripes together and try out new ideas in this
"Movement Moment". Spaces like this are crucial as we start to
reframe and build new visions for our movement(s).</span></p>
<br><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p
dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">With
2250+ members and 6+ years of creating a diverse cross-issue community in
Boston, Socializing for Justice is the best place to find the great people,
organizations and community you're looking for while putting the SOCIAL
back in social justice.</span></p>
<br><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p
dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">YES,
WE MEAN YOU.</span><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
We've got members of all ages, races, genders, sexual orientations,
levels of activism and professions. We hope you see someone like yourself
and meet someone you otherwise wouldn't have.</span></p>
<br><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p
dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-right:18pt"><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Want
to know more about SoJust?</span><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
Check out our</span><a
href="http://www.sojust.org/messages/boards/thread/3187615"
target="_blank"><span
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</span><span
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Asked Questions</span></a><span
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