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SEA3eD meetingFebruary 7, 2015
Working to improve public education in Washington State from cradle to career with ample, equitable, and stable funding
Tabor 100
AgendaAdvocacy 101
• Introduction: what is advocacy?• Who represents you?
• Practice writing messages to legislators on an issue
Legislative testimony Prep• Introduction• Pairs: write message points on index cards• Share with each other
Introduction: Advocacy 101
Who is an advocate? Communicating with legislators: message format Practice writing messages
Legislator
SEA3eD
LegislatorCommunity
Legislator
Public/ Private Sectors
HB 1541
It’s all about influence and relationships…get on a legislator’s speed dial.
• Frame your message in the positive
• 1-3 minutes• YOUR story is key
• Appreciation; Gratitude• Do not insult the opposition
• MAKE A SPECIFIC ASK
Messaging Tips
ASK
Message Point
Message Point
Message Point
Who do I contact?Local: your legislatorshttp://app.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Specific legislators: bill sponsor(s) and leadershipAnd how can I do this? • Phone calls• E-mails• **Personal notes
How do I communicate with legislators?
Message Format: written• Dear (Title, name): Representative Santos• My name is ______, and I am a (college
student), attending ___ school in _____• My ask: I support/please pass bill ___ • My story• My ask• Contact info
• Name• Street address• Phone number• E-mail address
Testimony
• Write out your testimony• E-mail to Joyce 1-2 days prior, she will
bring copies of everyone’s testimony to give to the committee
• Submit comments directly via legislature website
What can LEV & SEA3eD do?• Help everyone prep for testifying
• Arrange transportation carpools
• Guide people to sign in promptly before the
hearing
• Everyone writes thank you notes to 4
legislators, and we deliver to their offices after
the hearing
• Dear (Title, name): Representative Santos• My name is ______, and I am a (college
student), attending ___ school in _____• My ask: I support/please pass bill ___ • My story• My ask• Thank you for the opportunity to speak!
Testimony format
Hearing process• Arrive 45 minutes early to sign-in!• Mark on the sheet whether you will
testify, and whether you support, oppose or are neutral
• Several bills are heard at each hearing, we don’t know the order that bills will be heard
• People will be called to the podium in pairs, based on order of sign in and position on the bill
• We are there to support you!
After the hearing
• We will take the notes that you wrote to legislators’ offices:• Sponsoring legislator:
Representative Santos, thanking her for her work on this bill
• Your 3 legislators, notifying them that you attended and/or spoke about HB 1541, and your position on the bill
QUESTIONS?
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