ADVOCACY DAY
Thank you to those who helped to make this year's 2023 NASW-Illinois Chapter Virtual Social Work Advocacy Day a sold out success!
Check back in early 2024 when we announce next year's date.
2023 Virtual Social Work Advocacy Day
Monday, March 27, 2023
GET READY FOR ADVOCACY DAY!
Download the Know Before You Go:
Find Your Elected Official
To find out who your local elected officials are, click here. Scroll down and type in your complete address. The system should identify your address, then click "Confirm Address." Scroll down to find your state senator and state representative to get their office address, phone number, and e-mail.
Factsheets
All factsheets pertaining to Advocacy Day will be uploaded to our Advocacy Day Dropbox folder closer to the day of the event as bills coming up for vote in Springfield will change in the coming months.
Advocacy Alerts
To sign up for NASW-Illinois Chapter Advocacy Alerts, go to: https://www.naswil.org/advocacy-alerts
Day's Schedule (Speakers subject to change):
10:00–10:10am | Introduction
10:10–10:25pm | Niya Kelly, Director of State Legislative Policy, Equity and Transformation, Chicago
Coalition for the Homeless
10:25–10:35am | Illinois State Senator Karina Villa, MSW
10:35–10:45am | Leyda Garcia-Greenawalt, MSW, National Law School Student Organizer, National
Association of Counsel for Children
10:45 –10:55am | Illinois State Representative Abdelnasser Rashid
10:55–11:05am | llinois State Representative (and NASW-IL member!) Lindsey LaPointe, MSW
11:05 –11:15am | Illinois State Representative Hoan Huynh
11:15–11:30am | Latesha Newson, NASW-Illinois Chapter President-Elect and Diversity, Equity, &
Inclusion Committee Chair
11:30–11:40am | TBA
11:40–11:50am | Kristin Rubbelke, MSW, VP of Government Relations, Capitol Edge Consulting, LLC
11:50am–12:00pm | Advocacy Day Wrap-up & Next Steps
12:05pm–1:00pm | Breakout Sessions
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Child Welfare: James McIntyre
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LGBTQIA+: Mike Ziri, Director of Public Policy, Equality Illinois
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Harm Reduction & Recovery: Chelsea Laliberté Barnes, MSSA, LSW
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Domestic Violence: Shelby Hoffman, MPA, ICDVP, Policy Associate, The Network: Advocating Against Domestic Violence
Join the NASW-Illinois Chapter for our annual day of advocacy education with other social work professionals and students! Learn about current emerging issues in the state of Illinois as well as up-to-the-minute legislation currently up for a vote in the Capital. Unite your voices with hundreds of other social work colleagues on issues that affect the social work profession! Check back on our Advocacy Day page as presenters, factsheets, and action alerts, are posted.
The day's schedule will include educational programming with breakout sessions on topics related to current bills up for a vote this legislative session. Following the educational portion of the day, there will be action steps for attendees to take to make their voices heard. For those attendees who wish to also set up on-site lobbying with their local legislators, we are encouraging attendees to do so on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. NASW-Illinois will provide updated information prior to the data and can assist groups with setting up legislative meetings. Contact NASW-Illinois Chapter Social Work Intern Sydney Moreland (smoreland dot naswil at socialworkers dot org) for more details about in-person legislative meetings. There will not be an educational portion of the day on April 26th.
Looking for group registration? Please have your students individually using the above form. We can work with school liaisons to pull lists of registrants by school.
Having trouble registering? See our tutorials for step-by-step instructions on the registration process.
REGISTER HERE
Virtual Platform:
Zoom Events
Day's Schedule:
10:00am–1:00pm Education Sessions
Speakers to include (subject to change):
Legislative Speakers:
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Illinois State Senator Karina Villa, MSW
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Illinois State Representative (and NASW-IL member!) Lindsey LaPointe, MSW
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Illinois State Representative Abdelnasser Rashid
Content Speakers:
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Leyda Garcia-Greenawalt, MSW, National Law School Student Organizer, National Association of Counsel for Children
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Niya Kelly
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Latesha Newson, NASW-Illinois Chapter President-Elect and Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee Chair
Breakouts:
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Child Welfare: James McIntyre
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LGBTQIA+: Mike Ziri, Director of Public Policy, Equality Illinois
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Harm Reduction & Recovery: Chelsea Laliberté Barnes, MSSA, LSW
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Domestic Violence: Shelby Hoffman, MPA, ICDVP, Policy Associate, The Network: Advocating Against Domestic Violence
Registration Cost:
• No CEUs: FREE
• 3 CEUs, Nonmember: $45.00
• 3 CEUs, NASW Member: $15.00
GET READY FOR ADVOCACY DAY!
Download the Know Before You Go:
Day's Agenda
To come
Find Your Elected Official
To find out who your local elected officials are, click here. Scroll down and type in your complete address. The system should identify your address, then click "Confirm Address." Scroll down to find your state senator and state representative to get their office address, phone number, and e-mail.
Factsheets
All factsheets pertaining to Advocacy Day will be uploaded to our Advocacy Day Dropbox folder closer to the day of the event as bills coming up for vote in Springfield will change in the coming months.
Advocacy Alerts
To sign up for NASW-Illinois Chapter Advocacy Alerts, go to: https://www.naswil.org/advocacy-alerts