Preliminary Lobby Days in Olympia – 2007 (additional dates will be added throughout the 2007 Session)
January[]
1/11 Washington Association of Colleges for Teacher Education - WACTE.
- Contact: Bob Cooper (bob {at} evergreenpublic.com)
1/15 Statewide Poverty Action Day
- Contact: marcy {at} povertyaction.org
- Location (tentative) Temple Beth Hatfiloh
1/15 – National Alliance on Mental Illness Day
- Contact: Frank Jose (director {at } nami-greaterseattle.org)
1/19 League of Women Voters Day
- Contact: Karen Verrill (gokar1 {at} comcast.net)
1/24 -- Annual Disability Legislative Reception
- Contact: Bean Driscoll (bean {at} arcwa.org)
- Location: Capitol Rotunda 5:30-7:00 pm
1/25 WA State Coalition Against Domestic Violence Lobby Day – Statewide
- Contact: (action {at} wscadv.org)
- Location: General Administration Building, 10am
1/29 Native American Lobby Day - State Capitol Rotunda.
- Contact: icwourstories {at} yahoo.com
1/31 Developmental Disabilities Advocacy Day
- Contact: Bean Driscoll (bean {at} arcwa.org)
- Location: United Churches of Olympia, 10:00 am
- There is a DD Advocacy Day every Wednesday, same time/place/contact.
February[]
2/01 Housing Advocacy Day
- Contact: Ben Gitenstein (ben {at} wliha.org)
2/05 Minority Executive Director Coalition’s Unity Day – Cherberg Building
- Contact: Dorry Elias-Garcia (delias-garcia {at} medcofkc.org
2/06 Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs
- Contact: policy {tt} wcsap.org
- Location: Cherberg Building, Conference Rooms A-B-C
2/06 March of Dimes
- Contact: Cherish Hart (chart {at } marchofdimes.com)
2/06 Washington Rural Health Association Policy Day –
- Contact: Liz Blodgett (wrha {at} wsu.edu)
2/07 Alzheimer's Association, Western and Central WA
- Contact: Patricia.hunter {at} alz.org
2/07 Transit Advocacy Day (United Churches 10:00 am);
- Contact: Bean Driscoll (bean {at} arcwa.org)
2/12 Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice Lobby Day
- Contact: Alissa Haslam (alissahaslam {at} prochoicewashington.org)
- Co-sponsored by NARAL Pro-Choice Washington and Planned Parenthood of WA
2/12 African American Legislative Day, Capitol Rotunda
- Contact: Rosalind Jenkins (rjenkins {at} caa.wa.gov)
2/13 Asian/Pacific American Legislative Day
- Contact: Diane Narasaki (dianen {at} acrs.org)
2/14 Priorities for a Healthy Washington Lobby Day
- http://www.pugetsound.org/index/lobbyday
- Contact: Rein Attemann (rattemann@pugetsound.org)
- Location: United Churches, 110 East 11th Ave, Olympia
2/14 Earth Ministries
- Contact: LeeAnn Beres (LeeAnne {at} earthministry.org)
2/14 Senior Citizens' Lobby Day, gathering in the Columbia Room at Capitol.
- Contact: Seniorlobby {at} qwest.net
2/15 Washington State Parent Teacher Association.
- Contact: Donna Christensen (Donnachris {at} aol.com)
2/15 Northwest Women's Law Center Legislative Day
- Contact: Nancy Sapiro (nsapiro@nwwlc.org) or (pjcrone {at} comcast.net).
2/15 Arts Day at the Legislature
- Contact: (info {at} wsartsalliance.com)
NOTE: 2/19 is Presidents’ Day – a federal holiday
2/19 National Association of Social Workers Day
- Contact: Lynn Carrigan (ltc {at} u.washington.edu)
2/19 Have A Heart for Children Day
- Contact: jon {at} childrensalliance.org
2/19 Welfare Rights Organizing Coalition
- Contact: Lauren Smith (wrocadvocate {at} wroc.org)
2/19 SEIU 925
- Contact: Tricia Schroeder (tschroeder {at} seiu925.org)
2/21 LifeLong AIDS Alliance – AIDS Awareness & Action Days
- Contact: aniab {at} llaa.org
- Location: First Baptist Church in Olympia
2/21 Hispanic/Latino(a) Legislative Day
- Contact: Carlos Jimenez (wastatehld {at} yahoo.com)
2/21 Partnership 2020 (supported employment for people with developmental disabilities)
- Contact: SethDawson {at} worldnet.att.net
2/22 Catholic Advocacy Day, gathering in Columbia Room of Capitol
- Contact: Donna Christensen (Donnachris {at} aol.com)
2/26 LGBT Equality Day 2007
- Contact: pvroby {at} religiouscoalition-wa.org
2/27 Lutheran Advocacy Day (and possibly also WA Association of Churches Day)
- Contact: paul.benz {at} lsswi.org
March[]
3/06 Rehabilitative Enterprises of Washington (supported employment for people with disabilities)
- Contact: SethDawson {at} worldnet.att.net
3/08 American Cancer Society – Washington chapter
- Contact: Erin.Dziedzic {at} cancer.org
3/14 Independent Living Day Rally (Capitol Steps 10:30);
- Contact: Bean Driscoll (bean {at} arcwa.org)
3/21 Childrens’ Home Society Day
- Contact: Norma Wainright (normaw {at} chs-wa.org)
3/27 WA State Coalition Against Domestic Violence Lobby Day - King County
- Contact: action a[t} wscadv.org.
- Location: General Administration Building, 10am
Weekly – every Wednesday, 1/31 thru 4/11 - Developmental Disabilities Advocacy (United Churches 10:00 am)
- Contact: Bean Driscoll (bean {at} arcwa.org)
This LOBBY DAYS list and USEFUL INFORMATION are part of POLICY WATCH 2007. These and WEEKLY UPDATES on the legislative process unfolding in Olympia, 1/08/07- 4/23/07 will be available at: http://depts.washington.edu/sswweb/policyw/
Prepared by Nancy Amidei for the Civic Engagement Project (amidei {at} u.washington.edu)