Hey hey, 350 WA Civic Action Team volunteers,
We had a fantastic meeting this morning at our first All Volunteer Round Up, our new style of every-other-Friday full group check in. I am continually impressed by the passion, skills, and commitment that each of you are bringing to this growing group.
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We’re now meeting every Friday morning and alternating between the All Volunteer Round Ups and Special Project and Team Development
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Check out all of the different types of trainings we’ve got for you, and attend the ones that work for you
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Next Week’s Call 9/18: Lobbying + Supporting Remote Testimony project development and team formation
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Today we talked in depth about what these projects can look like, why they matter, and even brainstormed some exciting ways that we can engage with young people through them. Join us next Friday to help pull this work together in a good way, and check out the slides to learn more
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Bill Trackers!
Thank you to all of our teams for giving your first mini-reports. Folks are just getting started with figuring out who’s who, how to communicate with each other well, and what exactly a bill tracker does. That’s perfect! Today I’ll be sending out individual emails to our Bill Tracker teams with next steps (and new members!), and here’s a bit to point you all in the right direction for now.
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This walks you through how to get started + has your first steps: googling topics and collecting what you find in your team’s note document
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350 WA CAT Legislative Priorities
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Find your team’s list of bills and issues here, all of our teams are working from this same document
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Upcoming Bill Tracker Trainings
Bill Tracking 201: October 16th
Learn how to get a sense of the prime sponsors, co-sponsors, committees and politics of a particular issue and/or bill.
Bill Tracking 301: October 30th
Learn how to use the legislature’s website, committee schedules, legislative process.
Bill Tracking 401: November 13th
Learn how to attend committee hearings, give testimony, track votes and amendments.