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Bird-Dogging 101: Get Answers from Policy Makers

Thursday, August 16, 2007
5:00 - 6: 00 p.m. Eastern | 4PM Central | 3PM Mountain | 2PM Pacific

Call-In Number: 1-866-394-9505 passcode 9357895#

Learn about easy-to-deploy strategies to educate presidential candidates on AIDS issues as they fan across the country to win voters' support.

This one-hour training will cover:

  • How to learn where candidates will be
  • How to ask your question to take advantage of 30 seconds with a candidate
  • What to ask a candidate
  • How to organize local outreach events
  • How to network with other AIDS advocates working to educate candidates

AGENDA:

5:00 - 5:05PM ET
Welcome and introductions
5:05 - 5:10PM ET
Background on AIDSVote and C2EA, Michael Rajner
5:10 - 5:35PM ET
Bird-Dogging Basics - What You Need to Know, Kaytee Riek, Health GAP
5:35 - 5:45PM ET
One Person's Experience, Scott Clair, C.H.A.I.N.
5:45 - 6:00PM ET
Q&A

Resources:

Bird-dogging guide :
http://www.aidsvote.org/downloads/BIRDDOGGING_101.pdf
C2EA's AIDSVote Campaign:
www.aidsvote.org
Blueprint for a National AIDS Plan:
www.soros.org/initiatives/health/focus/phw/
articles_publications/publications/improving_20070430
Health GAP's Stop AIDS08 Campaign:
www.08stopaids.org
Kaiser's Health08 Website:
www.health08.org
The One Campaign:
www.one.org
Vision for Healthier America:
http://healthyamericans.org/policy/
files/VisionHealthierAmerica.pdf

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