Do you have an issue you’re concerned about but are frustrated trying to make your voice heard by elected officials or the public?

Come learn tools and tips for effective advocacy from our lobbyists and other experts. Hear from our guest elected officials about which methods of communication work - and which don’t. Get equipped to advocate!

This is a LWVCA members event.  For information about membership, please consult the Join/Renew page or email membership [at] lwvcolumbiasc.org. 

TOPICS:
Advocacy Tools
Letters to Editor, Op Eds, Phone Calls / Letters / Emails / Face-to-Face with Elected Officials, Testimony, Coalitions, Petitions, Talking Points, One-Pagers.

Q&A with Elected Officials: “How constituents can best communicate with us…”
o Senator Penry Gustafson (SC Senate District 27)
o Mayor “Tem” Miles, Jr. (Mayor of West Columbia)
o Councilwoman Allison Terracio (Richland County Council, District 5)
o Tameika Isaac Devine (Columbia City Council At-Large (former))

Q&A with LWVSC’s Lobbyists* and Advocacy Experts
Lynn Teague*, Teresa Arnold*, Janelle Rivers*
Carla Damron, Frances Eargle, Omme-Salma Rahemtullah

Bios for all speakers are in the attachment below.

Breakout Sessions:
Applying Advocacy Tools in the areas of Voting Rights, Education and Environment.

Complete the form below and submit lunch payment to reserve your seat.  /although lunch order for this event are now closed, feel free to come and bring a lunch.