Recommended Olympia Lobby Days

The 2015 legislative session begins January 15 and ends 105 days later on April 27th.  Each of the following organizations sponsors a lobby day that includes training on their legislative agenda issues, inspirational speakers including people directly affected by the issues, and appointments with your legislator.

These organizations are consistent with our KCDCC platform and offer in-depth training and policy papers in their areas of excellence.  We urge your support and participation.  Even if you can’t go to Olympia, sign up for one or two mailing lists in your areas of interest.

January

• 1/19/15 Poverty Action Network Martin Luther King Day Lobby Day
  Registration: povertyaction.org/mlk-day-2015
  Legislative Agenda: povertyaction.org/2015agenda 
• 1/21/15 Fix Democracy First Lobby Day (5th Anniversary of Citizen United),
  www.fixdemocracyfirst.org (formerly Washington Public Campaigns)
• 1/23/15 Native American Lobby Day
  9 a.m.—3p.m., Columbia Room, Legislative Bldg.
  Public is welcome.

February

• 2/2/15 Children’s Alliance Have a Heart for Kids Day!,
  The day features a brief training for new advocates and Our 2015 Legislative Priorities.
• 2/10/15 Abolish the Death Penalty Day
  www.abolishdeathpenalty.org 
• 2/16/15 Washington State Young Democrats
  ydwa.org/events/ydwa-lobby-day-in-olympia 
• 2/16/15 Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles’ 36th Distract Lobby Day
  [email protected] 
• 2/19/2014 Interfaith Advocacy Day
  Faith Action Network www.fanwa.org
  Register: fanwa.org/interfaith-advocacy-day
  Legislative Agenda: fanwa.org/legislative-agenda 
• 2/17/2014 Housing and Homelessness Advocacy Day,
  Info and Registration: www.wliha.org 
• 2/20/15 Washington State Labor Council,
  Rally on North Steps, 11:30 – 1:30
• 2/26/15 Washington Senior Citizen Lobby Day,
  www.waseniorlobby.org

March

• 3/9/15 Hunger Action Day,
  Columbia Room, 8:30 – 4 p.m. Anti-Hunger Nutrition Coalition
  www.wsahnc.org/our-priorities-in-olympia

Recommended Issue Organizations

• Anti-Hunger Nutrition Coalition, www.wsahnc.org (also on Facebook)
• Children’s Alliance, www.childrensalliance.org/our-current-work
• Environmental Priorities Coalition, www.environmentalpriorities.org
• Faith Action Network, www.fanwa.org
• Fix Democracy Now (formerly Washington Public Campaigns) www.fixdemocracynow.org
• Poverty Action Network, www.povertyaction.org
• Washington Low-Income Housing Alliance, www.wliha.org
• Washington State Budget & Policy Center, budgetandpolicy.org
• Washington State Labor Council, www.wslc.org
• Washington State Senior Citizens Lobby, www.waseniorlobby.org
• Washington State Young Democrats, www.ydwa.org