REDWOOD NEEDLES

Presented by the Sierra Club Redwood Chapter Newsletter, The REDWOOD NEEDLES

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Come to the Capitol to protect California's future

Sierra Club California invites you to Sacramento for Lobby Day on Monday, August 27, 2001. This is your chance to meet with legislators to advocate current environmental issues on behalf of the Sierra Club.

Lobby Day provides activists with an opportunity to talk with legislators and their staff about the Sierra Club's statewide priorities and specific legislation that is pending before the Senate and Assembly. Lobby Day is a key to Sierra Club's grassroots power, as it allows legislators to see the faces behind one of California's most influential environmental advocacy organizations.

A training session in political effectiveness will be conducted the day before Lobby Day, Sunday afternoon, August 26, 2001. Through discussion, role-play and some real-life examples, we will instruct you on how to make the most of your time with an elected official and how to use lobbying to help achieve the goals of a larger campaign. The training will help you become more effective in your Lobby Day advocacy as well as in your interactions with elected officials at home.

This year, our topics will include endangered species and habitat protection, energy, and forestry. Other issues may be covered in order to make your visit most effective. Since Lobby Day comes at the end of the legislative session, this is an ideal time to influence the legislation that must be on Governor Davis' desk by September 14.

Sierra Club California will provide dinner Sunday, August 26, as well as breakfast and lunch on Monday. For more information (including possible financial assistance), contact Marianne Batchelder, legislative aide, at (916) 557-1100 x107 or shennike@mcsweb1.com.

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