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SUMMARY:@SoJust Skillshare: Make Your Voice Matter with Lawmakers
DESCRIPTION:Even one call, letter or email expressing concern about an
  issue can get your lawmaker's attention. Join Socializing for Justice
  for a Skillshare on how to Make Your Voice Matter With Lawmakers on A
 pril 1st, 6:00 - 8:30 PM.Register at http://www.sojust.org - Newcomers
  always welcomed!Fee: $10-$20 (sliding scale) is split with the traine
 r.Limited space - register ahead of time.Credit cards accepted online.
  Cash only at the door (if space available).SoJust hosts events that d
 raw progressives of all stripes that share common values but may work 
 on different issues. We create social spaces that allow for the possib
 ility of cross-issue connections and run a Skillshare Series, hosted b
 y The NonProfit Center*, which increases our individual capacity for m
 ovement building.Make Your Voice Matter With Lawmakers: No Experience 
 NecessaryThis empowering session is for people who care about social j
 ustice and want to eliminate the root causes of social problems and in
 equities. The workshop focuses on easy ways to share opinions with pub
 lic officials who can make a difference. Learn what carries weight wit
 h 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 minut
 es a month. Leave with the skills and confidence to act on your belief
 s.6:00-6:30 Socializing - bring your own dinner6:30-8:30 Training and 
 Q&AABOUT OUR PRESENTERMiriam Stein, MSW, is an experienced advocacy tr
 ainer, consultant and speaker. She is committed to helping people from
  all walks of life become comfortable expressing their views to lawmak
 ers. Her recent book, Make Your Voice Matter With Lawmakers: No Experi
 ence Necessary is based on a unique curriculum Miriam developed for he
 r advocacy workshops.Miriam is the Advocacy Consultant to the Interfai
 th Advocacy Network to End Family Homelessness. Previously, she was Di
 rector of Governmental Affairs at the National Association of Social W
 orkers, MA Chapter and Director of Communications at the Massachusetts
  Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition. She heads the Diversity Adv
 isory Committee to the Superintendent of Schools in Arlington, MA and 
 was co-chair of Arlington’s Diversity Task Group for more than ten y
 ears. Learn more about Miriam and her book at http://www.makeyourvoice
 matter.com.*DIRECTIONS - The NonProfit Center is located one block fro
 m South Station at 89 South Street. The Center is accessible through t
 he main lobby to people who have restricted physical abilities. http:/
 /bit.ly/tweyZQ________________________________________________________
 _Socializing for Justice - http://www.sojust.orgSince 2006, we've been
  building this great sandbox where we can bring progressives of all st
 ripes together and try out new ideas in this \"Movement Moment\". Spac
 es like this are crucial as we start to reframe and build new visions 
 for our movement(s).With 2250+ members and 6+ years of creating a dive
 rse cross-issue community in Boston, Socializing for Justice is the be
 st place to find the great people, organizations and community you're 
 looking for while putting the SOCIAL back in social justice.YES, WE ME
 AN YOU. We've got members of all ages, races, genders, sexual orientat
 ions, levels of activism and professions. We hope you see someone like
  yourself and meet someone you otherwise wouldn't have.Want to know mo
 re about SoJust? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions and past eve
 nt photos!\n\nFor more information visit http://neighborsforneighbors.
 org/events/sojust-skillshare-make-your-voice-matter-with-lawmakers
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