NASW has a scheduled itinerary as well as built in time to get educated about the advocacy process and what we are advocating for.The day will go from 8:30am-2:45pm with pre-scheduled opportunities to, meet with Eric Pettigrew, Senator Ed Murray, and a Legislative aid of Frank Chop. Contact me if you would like to see the full itinerary.
The morning meeting will include breakfast from NASW and speakers who will provide information specific to the bills we will be lobbying for. If you are planning on going I would love to see you at this meeting to build some solidarity for the day. J The address is The United Churches of Olympia, 110 11th Avenue Southeast, Olympia, WA 98501. We will meet there at 8:30 – at least come to fuel up on complimentary breakfast and to be counted for the NASW contest:
The Social Work School with the most students represented will be awarded a plaque by NASW!
What bills is NASW-Washington supporting in this year’s legislative session?– Suicide prevention training for professionals- Housing surcharge; raising a real estate transaction fee from $30 – $40, which is expected to raise about $25 million for low-income housing services- Capital Gains Tax; make WA State tax structure more progressive!- Retired MH License- Preserve funding in state budget for chemical dependency treatment and mental health services as well as food assistance to our most needy families
NASW-Washington Itinerary for Social Work Lobby Day8:30am-10:30am: Meet at The United Churches for refreshments, to listen to speakers, and to get more information about what we will be lobbying about; address: The United Churches of Olympia, 110 11th Avenue Southeast, Olympia 9850112:40pm-1:00pm: Meet with the Senator Ed Murray at Cherberg ABC (1st floor of Cherberg)1:45pm-2:00pm: Meeting with Eric Pettigrew in the Legislative Building 434B2:15pm-2:45pm: Meeting with Frank Chop’s Legislative Aid (Miranda) in the Legislative Building 339C Go home.
Transportation options:Arranging car-pool: I will be carpooling from Seattle and would be willing to stop in Tacoma to pick up people who want to go who need a ride. Please let me know by e-mail if this interests you.jlengates@gmail.com
