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Advocacy and the Alliance For Justice
At the Network Lead meeting there was tremendous interest in exploring what the networks can do on
the advocacy front and understanding the fine lines of educating and advocating in preparation for the 2008 legislative season.
We
have invited resource experts from the Alliance for Justice (bios below) to join our next Open Discussion call on THURSDAY,
DECEMBER 13th at 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET. Please note the different date/time from our usual schedule.
Call-in:
1-888-809-4012; Access: 986-4957
Liz Towne
Director of Advocacy Programs, Alliance
for Justice ( http://www.afj.org/)
Liz is the Director of Advocacy Programs responsible for directing both the Nonprofit Advocacy
Project and the Foundation Advocacy Initiative. In this role, she directs Alliance for Justice's efforts to strengthen the
capacity of the public interest community to influence public policy and to increase foundation support for nonprofit advocacy.
She served as Senior Counsel for the Nonprofit Advocacy Project from 2001 through February 2003. Before joining Alliance for
Justice, Liz served in the Clinton Administration in the Office of General Counsel at the Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD). Prior to HUD, she was counsel to Gore 2000, Inc., Clinton/Gore '96, and the March Fund for Cancer Education.
Liz authored Give Me Your 990: Public Disclosure Requirements for Tax-Exempt Organizations and co-authored Investing in Change:
A Funder's Guide to Advocacy. (J.D., D.C. School of Law in Washington, D.C.; B.S. from the State University of New York @
Brockport in Brockport, NY)
Jasmeet Sidhu
Attorney Trainer, Alliance for Justice
Jasmeet
Sidhu serves as Attorney Trainer at Alliance for Justice. Prior to joining AFJ, Jasmeet was an associate, most recently in
the litigation department at Williams Mullen in Richmond, Virginia, and previously at Kirkpatrick and Lockhart, Nicholson
Graham LLP in New York City. While working as an associate, Jasmeet performed various pro bono legal services in conjunction
with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Richmond, Virginia, and also represented various pro bono clients seeking asylum
as a volunteer attorney for Human Rights First in New York.
Jasmeet graduated from the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill School of Law in 2002. Prior to attending law school, Jasmeet was a staff assistant at Amnesty International's
Washington, D.C. office, where she was actively involved in various international campaigns and legislative programs. (B.A.
Duke University; J.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Contact Terri
Ferinde Dunham [dunham@collaborativecommunications.com] with any questions or ideas for future calls.
Michigan City Youth Council
Michigan City offers local youths the opportunity to "let their voices be heard in the community.”
As a regular City Commission, the Michigan City Youth Council is committed to improving the quality of life for area teenagers
by hosting fun activities, participating in youth symposiums, volunteering, and more.
“The Michigan City
Youth Council offers a unique opportunity for our youth and local government to communicate with one another with the greater
community benefiting from the dialogue and any projects,” said Mayor Chuck Oberlie.
Bonnie Schaaf, Youth Service Bureau in Michigan City, said, “All youths living in the
Michigan City Area
School District in 8th - 12th grades are welcome to apply to be a part
of the action. Applications are available on two websites: www.emichigancity.com and www.laportecountyysa.com. Students may also pick up applications at the Mayor’s Office in City Hall, Mondays through Fridays,
between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.”
Any student entering 8th
through 12th grade and who lives in the Michigan City Area Schools district is welcome to attend.
For more information
about the Michigan City Youth Council, contact Bonnie Schaaf at 219/879-5151
or via email at mcteencourt@adsnet.com.
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Click here to download Michigan City Youth Council application form.
YSA - After-School and Summer Programs
for Youth
Call 219/874-4900 or send email to
for more information about YSA.
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