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Michigan Gun Violence Prevention Advocacy Training Program
ORGANIZATION: Team ENOUGH
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The Team ENOUGH Youth Advocacy Training Program, also known as the Lobbying Collective is the only national, youth-led lobbying group for gun reform. We're seeking young people across Michigan to join us in urging state and local legislators to pass gun violence prevention legislation. We'll train you on the skills you need to effectively push for life-saving legislation with your legislators! Please read the position expectations before applying.
The format of the Lobbying Collective consists of 8 webinars presented by Team ENOUGH leaders and/or experts within the gun violence prevention field. We will educate you about specific skills of lobbying and the different intersections of gun violence. In the past, these webinars have been held every two weeks, but the frequency will depend on the availability of the Lobbying Collective cohort. These meetings will prepare you with the skills and knowledge that you need to conduct lobbying on gun violence prevention legislation. We anticipate virtual lobby days as many of our members are spread out across Michigan, but we hope to have an in-person lobby day (transportation and other logistics are still being worked out) at the Michigan State Capitol.
If you have any questions about applying or the collective, please reach out to:
Robert Schentrup at rschentrup@teamenough.org
Position Expectations:
- Must live or currently reside in Michigan.
- Must be high school to college-age (13-26). Enrollment in school is not mandatory.
- Must actively participate in all of our (8-9) webinars and all lobbying days (we are flexible with scheduling conflicts).
-Show that you're a dedicated member of the Lobbying Collective.
Learn more about the Team ENOUGH Lobbying Collective here: https://www.teamenough.org/lobbying-collective
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About Team ENOUGH
Location:
840 First St NE, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20002, US
Mission Statement
We are Team ENOUGH, a youth-led organization whose mission is to educate young voices about gun violence and mobilize them to take meaningful action against it. Supported by Brady, we harness the expertise and experience of today’s youth to advance our intersectional work across the country.
Description
We are survivors of gun violence; we are students; we are activists: we are people who experience gun violence in different ways - and to different degrees.
This epidemic has an outsized impact on Black and Brown communities, disproportionately spilling their blood in school shootings, in angry encounters between friends and family, in acts of self-harm and suicide, and in conflicts born of domestic violence - avoidable tragedies, one and all, each made more lethal by easy access to guns.
But we believe that diversity is a strength, and that only when everyone has a seat at the table can we build an effective movement to prevent all gun violence in all communities.
For us, preventing gun violence not only requires regulating access to firearms, but also addressing how systemic racism and environmental factors cause this form of bloodshed to run especially rampant in communities of color.
You cannot talk about gun violence without talking about police brutality, white supremacy, the broken criminal justice system, poverty, homophobia, access to affordable housing, or the often insurmountable barriers separating disadvantaged populations from physical and mental healthcare.
Complex issues call for comprehensive solutions, and Team ENOUGH is prepared to take actions that will produce the answers we need.
CAUSE AREAS
Advocacy & Human Rights
WHEN
Tue Nov 12, 2024 - Mon Dec 09, 2024
08:00 AM - 11:45 PM
WHERE
241 West South StreetKalamazoo, MI 49007
(42.28956 ,-85.58562 )
DATE POSTED
November 12, 2024
SKILLS
- Advocacy
- Lobbying
- Public Advocacy
GOOD FOR
- Teens
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 13
- 2 hours per week for the duration of the program, from January through April a total of 10 weeks
- Stable internet access to attend weekly online webinars