[AAACE-NLA] New Advocacy Course from ProLiteracy Worldwide

[David Rosen]

Colleagues,

I am forwarding this message from Marsha L. Tait, Senior Vice  
President ProLiteracy Worldwide

David J. Rosen
Adult LiteracyAdvocate
djrosen at theworld.com


From: mtait <mtait at proliteracy.org>
Date: August 7, 2007 4:06:02 PM EDT

Dear Friends and Advocates:

We hope that you will share the following announcement with your  
networks.

Thank you in advance!

ProLiteracy is planning a Capitol Hill Day on Nov. 7 in connection  
with our upcoming conference in Alexandria, Va.  We hope that you  
will participate in Hill Day and will encourage your members and  
networks to participate either in person or virtually.  We want to  
create a wave of communication with the Hill on that date to raise  
the profile of adult and family literacy with Congress!

To help literacy practitioners to make the most of Capitol Hill Day,  
ProLiteracy is offering a new online course specifically designed to  
help practitioners get involved in advocacy efforts.

The course will kick-off on September 17th with facilitated  
discussions, "guest appearances" by Art Ellison and Marsha Tait, and  
resources to download and share. Course materials will help  
practitioners to think like a lobbyist, make an appointment with  
legislators, create a targeted package to share with legislators, and  
communicate effectively with members of Congress and their staff.   
They will also learn tips for establishing strong advocacy networks  
at home--the flip side of the advocacy coin.

The course will continue after Capitol Hill Day activities with  
resources and discussions for successful follow up activities.  
Participants will evaluate their Hill Day experiences, create a  
follow-up plan, and learn how to become a resource for local  
legislators.

For more information, please download the attached course flyer.  
Please note that registration will open August 20th and will be  
available on a first-come, first-served basis.

We hope you're able to join us for this course, and we look forward  
to the good work we will all do together on November 7th.
Marsha L. Tait
Senior Vice President
ProLiteracy Worldwide
www.proliteracy.org
1320 Jamesville Ave.
Syracuse, NY 13210
315-422-9121
315-471-9150 (fax)
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