Local Issue Advocacy Traci Wile / OFA Community Engagement Director Elizabeth Erickson / OFA Training Director We will begin the training at 8:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. CT
“A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music. Everybody can recognize it. They say, ‘Huh. It works. It makes sense.” BARACK OBAMA
Policy landscape
Goal for Describe common practices in 1 identifying policy around your local this session issue campaign Apply best practices in researching 2 policy Feel a sense of community with the 3 group
Tonight’s Welcome agenda Content analysis Skill analysis Synthesis Closing
Guided worksheet
Learning Journey
Our learning Introductions; advocacy overview Week 1: journey Workshop Week 2: Foundations of coalition building Week 3: Workshop Week 4: Week 5: Identifying policy
Our learning Workshop Week 6: journey Writing your campaign plan Week 7: Workshop Week 8: Running into barriers Week 9: Closing synthesis and next steps Week 10:
How we envision policy
Legislation can sometimes feel like this…
What policy work usually looks like
A note on this point …
Tonight’s Welcome agenda Content analysis Skill analysis Synthesis Closing
Policy landscape: What has happened, what is happening, and what people are talking about around your issue
CONTENT ANALYSIS: Analyzing writing on legislation
Analyzing • City government website writing on • State government website policy • Newspaper articles (bonus— look up who is cited!) • Online articles (bonus—look up who is cited!)
CONTENT ANALYSIS: People resources
People • Organizing study circles resources • Identifying what your coalition has found and investigated • City council meetings—look at the agenda, review previous agendas, go to an upcoming city council meeting • Role of experts
CONTENT ANALYSIS: Proposals
Proposals • Identify proposals that other groups have passed through city government—look at their language, edit for your own use
Resolution 124
Strategic research around your Key 1 issue matters. takeaways Use one another; use experts. 2 Don’t spend time crafting your 3 own legislation if you don’t have to.
Brainstorm! Research writing on legislation 1 Content analysis Research experts on the content 2 Spend 3 minutes brainstorming Find legislation passed in other cities 3 what you need to do with legislation on your issue. You can 4 Attend a city council meeting use suggestions on the right to Organize a study circle 5 help guide you!
Group share
Tonight’s Welcome agenda Content analysis Skill analysis Synthesis Closing
Skill analysis How to read How to How to read between the verify your the press lines information
Reflection Skill analysis What skill do you want to grow in How to read between the lines 1 as you research legislation and talk How to read the press to others? 2 How to verify your information What is your timeline? 3
Group share
Tonight’s Welcome agenda Content analysis Skill analysis Synthesis Closing
A tapestry of connections
• Volunteer shares their issue, why they 15 minutes care about it, and what they have done to Group feedback & understand the legislation around their application issue Keep in mind: • Group feedback: What could they do next? 1. Content analysis Given what we learned today, what could 2. Skill analysis they do to understand the policy landscape 3. Proposals more deeply?
Tonight’s Welcome agenda Content analysis Skill analysis Synthesis Closing
Debrief What are you taking away from tonight’s call? What would be helpful for the next call?
Logistics Survey Homework- Sent in email A recording of this call will be available later this week; recap sent out Thursday Email and tweet!
Homework
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