Advocacy: Working Together to Defend and Strengthen our Community

In these tumultuous times one thing we know is that successful advocacy takes a village.

While many of the tools and methods of advocacy in the nonprofit sector are still valid—and valued by elected officials—the rules of this game are changing, sometimes day to day.

This panel session will provide an overview of the current state of local, state and federal funding and issues that impact the arts and humanities.

This session will:

• Direct you to the information and tools to use for navigating both personal and organizational advocacy efforts
• Provide clear steps for exercising your advocacy muscle in defense of the most urgent issues facing our communities
• Recommend tactics for committing to advocacy year-round.

Panelists:
Rebecca Asmo, Executive Director, Ohio Humanities
Jami Goldstein, Chief Creative Officer, GCAC
Sarah Sisser, Executive Director, Creative Ohio
Bob Klaskey, VanMeter

LOCATION:
Columbus Children's Choir is located in Broad Street Presbyterian Church on the second floor of the east wing at 760 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43205. Free parking is available in the parking lot behind the building. Please enter through the east most entrance on the left side of the building when coming from the parking lot.

LUNCH:
Lunch will be provided, catered by Apple Spice, to those who register by 5:00 PM on February 14.

Menu options:

• Strawberry Grilled Chicken Sandwich - Grilled chicken breast with sweet strawberries, Vidalia onion mayonnaise, lettuce, and Swiss cheese on sourdough bread.
• Turkey and Swiss Sandwich - Oven-roasted turkey breast with Swiss cheese, lettuce, and our signature sauce on honey wheat bread.
• Ham and Havarti Sandwich - Cured ham and Havarti cheese with green leaf lettuce and our signature sauce on sourdough bread.
• Vegetarian Sandwich - Mushrooms, cucumbers, vine-ripened tomatoes, sprouts, roasted red peppers, and avocados on lettuce with cheddar cheese and pesto mayonnaise on 13-grain bread.
• Garden Vegetable Salad - Lettuce greens with garden vegetables with apple cider vinaigrette.