Grassroots Advocacy Training
March 7 -8, 2010
GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY TRAINING
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Download Packets from Training and Lobby Day:
- Participant Packet
Given to participants at registration
- Congressional Information Packet
To leave at congressional offices
- Pre-Training Packet
Background readings and information
Materials from Panels and Workshops:
9:30 – 11:15 am: Keynote Panel
US Policy and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: The First Year of an Obama Presidency
- Noura Erakat - A Palestinian attorney, activist, and adjunct professor of international human rights law in the Middle East at Georgetown University
- Zahir Janmohamed - Former Director of Middle East Advocacy at Amnesty International and a Senior Legislative Aide on foreign affairs for a member of Congress
- Rebecca Vilkomerson - Executive Director of Jewish Voice for Peace and an editor of Jewish Peace News
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11:30 am – 1:00 pm: Introducing our Policy Asks
- Josh Ruebner - National Advocacy Director at the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
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Josh Ruebner's Powerpoint Presentation on Congressional Lobbying 101DOWNLOAD:
US Campaign's Congressional Report Card
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The Congressional District Coordinator Network MapVIDEO:
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2:00 – 4:00 pm: Workshop Session 1
Workshop 1A: Congressional Engagement 101:Building Skills and Expanding the Congressional District Coordinator Network
- Josh Ruebner - National Advocacy Director at the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
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Josh Ruebner's Powerpoint Presentation on Military Aid to Israel
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US Campaign's Congressional Report Card
ACCESS:
The Congressional District Coordinator Network MapVIDEO:
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Workshop 1B: Broadening the Mainstream Discourse: Making Change in Your Local Media
- David Hosey- Media Coordinator at the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
- Jacob Pace - Communications Coordinator at Interfaith Peace-Builders
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Workshop Powerpoint
IFPB Media Advocacy Toolkit
ACCESS:
The US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation Media Resources
Workshop 1C: Coalition Building with Muslim Communities: Creating Stronger Partnerships
- Naeem Baig - Vice President for Public Affairs at the Islamic Circle of North America
- Ibrahim Abdil-Mu'id Ramey - Director of the Civil and Human Rights Division at the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation
4:15 – 6:15 pm: Workshop Session 2
Workshop 2A:Congressional Engagement 201: Developing Relationships with Representatives and Staff
- Ra'ed Jarrar - Senior Fellow on the Middle East for Peace Action
- Gael Murphy - Co-founder of CODEPINK: Women for Peace
more workshop materials coming soon. . .
This event sponsored by:
Interfaith Peace-Builders and the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
Endorsed by:
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, The American Friends Service Committee - Chicago, CODEPINK: Women for Peace, the Fellowship of Reconciliation, Holy Land Trust, the Islamic Circle of North America, ICNA Council for Social Justice, the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions - USA, Jewish Voice for Peace, the Middle East Research and Information Project, the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation, Progressive Democrats of America, the Washington Peace Center.