advocacy teams - FCNL
AD VOCACY T E AM S F R I E N D S C O M M I T T E E O N N AT I O N A L L E G I S L AT I O N
QUAKER VISION. COLLECTIVE ACTION. Join Advocacy Teams BUILD an ongoing relationship with your members of Congress. LEARN how to work with the media to see the news you want. FOSTER a group of Quaker and non-Quaker advocates in your local community that works alongside a national network.
The power of Advocacy Teams comes from each team member’s commitment to changing Capitol Hill for the better – and the knowledge that we’re stronger together.
HELP your members of Congress champion peace and justice. CHANGE WASHINGTON FOR THE BETTER.
Learn More
fcnl.org/advocacyteams
Maiya Zwerling, FCNL’s National Field Organizer, launches, trains, and supports Advocacy Teams.
Individuals can resist injustice, but only in community can we do justice. -Jim Corbett, “Sanctuary as a Quaker Testimony”
How Advocacy Teams Work TAKE THE LEAP: A group decides they are ready to invest in building a deep relationship with their members of Congress.
FIND YOUR TEAMMATES: At least four people organize an
advocacy workshop that brings together dozens of Quakers and non-Quakers from their community. FCNL’s National Field Organizer, Maiya Zwerling, leads a three-hour workshop that identifies the core of a potential local Advocacy Team. You and FCNL decide whether to move forward.
BUILD YOUR SKILLS: New teams take part in a one-time
training series for advocacy. After that, Advocacy Teams come together in person once a month to hear from experts, celebrate, and learn from other teams. In these meetings, we take action.
TRISH BRUXVOORT COLLIGAN Iowa
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FCNL’s lobbying based in long-term relationship building and staying engaged — of just being myself — [taught me] that the power of my voice comes from being most authentically who I am.
STAY IN TOUCH: One or more delegates from each team join a biweekly call for training, collaboration, and sharing.
MAKE REAL CHANGE: FCNL Advocacy Teams lobby on a regular basis. In just two months in 2015, FCNL Advocacy Teams organized 80 lobby visits and published 30 letters to the editor. You can join their advocacy.
SARA AVERY Colorado
Jump In
fcnl.org/advocacyteams
“
I had long questioned whether Congress cared about what ordinary citizens think, but I’ve learned through deep advocacy with my congressional offices that our elected officials really do want to hear from us.
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION » A QUAKER LOBBY IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST » FEBRUARY 2016
QUAKER VISION. COLLECTIVE ACTION. Join Advocacy Teams BUILD an ongoing relationship with your members of Congress. LEARN how to work with the media to see the news you want. FOSTER a group of Quaker and non-Quaker advocates in your local community that works alongside a national network.
The power of Advocacy Teams comes from each team member’s commitment to changing Capitol Hill for the better – and the knowledge that we’re stronger together.
HELP your members of Congress champion peace and justice. CHANGE WASHINGTON FOR THE BETTER.
Learn More
fcnl.org/advocacyteams
Maiya Zwerling, FCNL’s National Field Organizer, launches, trains, and supports Advocacy Teams.
Individuals can resist injustice, but only in community can we do justice. -Jim Corbett, “Sanctuary as a Quaker Testimony”
How Advocacy Teams Work TAKE THE LEAP: A group decides they are ready to invest in building a deep relationship with their members of Congress.
FIND YOUR TEAMMATES: At least four people organize an
advocacy workshop that brings together dozens of Quakers and non-Quakers from their community. FCNL’s National Field Organizer, Maiya Zwerling, leads a three-hour workshop that identifies the core of a potential local Advocacy Team. You and FCNL decide whether to move forward.
BUILD YOUR SKILLS: New teams take part in a one-time
training series for advocacy. After that, Advocacy Teams come together in person once a month to hear from experts, celebrate, and learn from other teams. In these meetings, we take action.
TRISH BRUXVOORT COLLIGAN Iowa
“
FCNL’s lobbying based in long-term relationship building and staying engaged — of just being myself — [taught me] that the power of my voice comes from being most authentically who I am.
STAY IN TOUCH: One or more delegates from each team join a biweekly call for training, collaboration, and sharing.
MAKE REAL CHANGE: FCNL Advocacy Teams lobby on a regular basis. In just two months in 2015, FCNL Advocacy Teams organized 80 lobby visits and published 30 letters to the editor. You can join their advocacy.
SARA AVERY Colorado
Jump In
fcnl.org/advocacyteams
“
I had long questioned whether Congress cared about what ordinary citizens think, but I’ve learned through deep advocacy with my congressional offices that our elected officials really do want to hear from us.
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION » A QUAKER LOBBY IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST » FEBRUARY 2016
