Optional advocacy program

[Felicia Urbanski or Larry Squire]

Ditto from me!  I think this is a great opportunity for those who are
interested.  People now have the option to choose, and those of us on
the main Revival planning committee can focus on making this the best
one yet!

Felicia

----- Original Message -----
From: "Carol Iglauer" <caroli1 at mindspring.com>
To: <uucf-revival at www.uua.org>
Sent: January 11, 2003 11:23 PM
Subject: Re: Optional advocacy program


> Julie, a job well done on a difficult topic. I don't think I could
have been
> this generous, especially when it sounds like Meg did not get the
correct
> information to you in a timely manner--after already waiting so late
to bring
> the offer up at all! Thank you for tackling the introduction so
tactfully--Carol
>
> Julie Leonard wrote:
>
> > After the Revival brochure was distributed, we were contacted by
the UUA's
> > Washington office. They wanted to offer participants in Revival an
optional
> > add-on to the conference. So this is not an official part of
Revival, but
> > we agreed to pass along the information and the opportunity for
anyone who
> > might like to spend a little more time in Washington and get
involved in
> > another side of the city. This information is not exactly what
you'll be
> > seeing in your Sept/Oct Good News, we didn't receive it in time to
get it
> > in that issue. This is the more current and correct information.
> >
> > Let Your Voice Be Heard: Come to the Pre-Conference Advocacy Day!
> >
> > The UUA Washington Office for Advocacy has invited all conference
> > participants to come early for a day of advocacy on Thursday,
February 27.
> > The program will include a free breakfast, speakers on 2 issues of
urgent
> > importance to Unitarian Universalism (which will be selected in
mid-February
> > with your input), and lobby training. Then it's off to the Hill to
meet with
> > your Representatives and Senators (or more likely their staff). If
you've
> > never lobbied, come find out how easy and rewarding it can be.
Congress
> > needs to hear what we've got to say!
> >
> > To register: please call or email the Washington Office at
202-296-4672 x10;
> > uuawo at uua.org.
> >
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