Capitol Days 2009
Legislative Events Calendar

Notify GRUS if you have additional days to add for your organization, email: lobbywatch@aol.com. The weekly GRUS News will have expanded details for the events.

By the People — A weekly series of gatherings of those interested in lobbying their legislators.

ACLU, Planned Parenthood GA, GRUS, FWHC & others every Wednesday — mini lobby instruction & hot issues presentations — Coverdell Legislative Office Building, Room 306, 9:00-10:00am. Followed by legislator visits at the Capitol.

Co-sponsorships available for the weekly sessions if you would like to bring your group. For additional details, please email Rebecca Roy of the ACLU of Georgia: rebeccaeroy@gmail.com

February

Dates

Capitol Days / Organization Contact Information

4

Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Legislative Reception

4

Georgia Environmental Legislative Breakfast

4

Immigrants' Rights Lobby Day - 9am CLOB306 (various groups co-sponsor special issue-focused session of the ACLU of GA's regularly scheduled By The People Lobby Day)

5

Stop Violence Against Women Day

10

National Association of Social Workers, Georgia – Student Lobby Day

11,12

Poor Peoples Day at the Capitol
(Wed. workshops, Thurs. action day)
Email: hungercoalition@mindspring.com

11

League of Women Voters Legislative Day – State Budget Focus 

12

Presbyterian Day at the Capitol

16-19

AARP Legislative Days

17

Moratorium Lobby Day – Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty

17

Mental Health Day at the Capitol, 9:30, mhsc_atl@yahoo.com

19

GRUS Third Thursdays, Health Care Town Hall

25

Disability Day at the Capitol
gcdd.org & aadd.org

25

LGBT Lobby Day (in conjunction w/By the People*)

 

March

Dates

Capitol Days / Organization Contact Information

2-5

AARP Legislative Days

3

ABLE (Atlantans Building Leadership for Empowerment) Lobby Day

4

Immigrants' Rights Lobby Day - 9am CLOB306 (various groups co-sponsor special issue-focused session of the ACLU of GA's regularly scheduled By The People Lobby Day)

18

LGBT Families Lobby Day (w/By the People*) www.georgiaequality.org  www.megafamilyproject.org

20

GRUS Third Thursdays

25

Legislate This! Reproductive Justice Now Day 

31

Rally to Support Declaration of a Cesar Chavez National Holiday

 

Save the Date

On the 30th legislative day and then the final day of General Assembly, will be Georgia Young Democrats on the Hill Days www.georgiayds.org

January

Dates

Capitol Days / Organization Contact Information

8

Georgia Budget and Policy Institute Policy Conference

8

Women in the Halls Cocktail Party, Planned Parenthood GA

9

GRUS Legislative Agenda Meeting, at the Trolley Barn, 12–3

10

Feminist Women’s Health Center, Citizen Advocacy Workshop

11

MoveOn.org Legislative Action Training (Federal Issues)

12

Opening Day of General Assembly

12

Blog for Change Day – Immigrant Rights

15

GRUS Third Thursdays

15

Recovery Day – Georgia Council on Substance Abuse, 8:30-12

22

Stand Up for Reproductive Justice (Roe vs Wade commemoration)

25

4th Annual Rally for Darfur

 

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