Speak Up, NH: Tools for Driving Change in State Government

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Online, Wednesday, January 28, from 12-1:30 p.m.

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Ever feel like your voice or values get lost in the noise of politics? Dive into the New Hampshire "citizen legislature" and discover how much influence a single person can truly have! This session will unpack the Citizens Count Advocacy Toolkit and share practical ways to shape policy. Learn how to follow legislation, craft public testimony, or even work with legislators to draft a new law. From serious issues like child marriage to the more light-hearted law against chicken trespassing, you will leave inspired by real stories and prepared with practical tools to be an effective participant in your state government.

Instructor Anna Brown, one of New Hampshire’s foremost experts on state government and policy, is Executive Director of Citizens Count, a nonprofit providing unbiased information about NH democracy. She also serves as the Director of the Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership, and Public Service at UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law.

Instructor Mike Dunbar is the Director of Content at Citizens Count. He develops the organization’s content strategy, oversees social media, writes and edits articles about New Hampshire policy and legislative preview newsletters.

Registered students will receive information and the Zoom link prior to class.

Online, Wednesday, January 28, from 12-1:30 p.m.

To register, add class to cart then click on cart in upper right corner to complete the checkout.

Ever feel like your voice or values get lost in the noise of politics? Dive into the New Hampshire "citizen legislature" and discover how much influence a single person can truly have! This session will unpack the Citizens Count Advocacy Toolkit and share practical ways to shape policy. Learn how to follow legislation, craft public testimony, or even work with legislators to draft a new law. From serious issues like child marriage to the more light-hearted law against chicken trespassing, you will leave inspired by real stories and prepared with practical tools to be an effective participant in your state government.

Instructor Anna Brown, one of New Hampshire’s foremost experts on state government and policy, is Executive Director of Citizens Count, a nonprofit providing unbiased information about NH democracy. She also serves as the Director of the Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership, and Public Service at UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law.

Instructor Mike Dunbar is the Director of Content at Citizens Count. He develops the organization’s content strategy, oversees social media, writes and edits articles about New Hampshire policy and legislative preview newsletters.

Registered students will receive information and the Zoom link prior to class.