Friday, February 4, 2011

Event: A Student Activist's Guide to the Galaxy

Dear Friends:

Are you a student who wants to make a bigger impact on your campus, community and world? Are you interested in advocating for global health and women's rights, or impacting climate change and water scarcity?

Build skills to make yourself heard at 'A Student Activist's Guide to the Galaxy' - a free advocacy and issue training on Feb 5-6, hosted by Americans for Informed Democracy.

When/Where:

Saturday February 5, 9-30-5pm (Lunch provided). George Washington University, Marvin Center Room 308
Sunday February 6, 1:30-4:30. George Washington University, Phillips Room 109
How: RSVP on Eventbrite: http://aidemocracydcconference.eventbrite.com/. The event is free, but space is very limited!

If you do not live in DC, transportation and housing scholarships may be available. Please email Priti@aidemocracy.org for more information.

Workshops and training include:

SPECIAL ADDRESS by Heather Hurlbert, National Security Network: Snapshot of the global system - what role for the US moving forward?
Health in Crisis- includes an on-the-ground update from Haiti
Organizing and leadership for social change
Healthy moms, healthy communities: Maternal health and development
What's sex got to do with it? Reproductive health and environmental sustainability
Strategic Communications 101: messaging, narrative, audience, outlets and more. With ReThink Media. (Sun 2/6,1:30-4:30pm)*
Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill! (Mon 2/7, 8am-2pm)
Speakers include: The Sierra Club, CARE, International Women's Health Coalition, Population Action International, ReThink Media and more!

Space is limited so get your ticket now: http://aidemocracydcconference.eventbrite.com/). And RSVP and share with friends on Facebook!

See you soon,

AIDemocracy Team

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