NASW Advocacy Day-CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
Join Social Workers & Social Work Students from across MD!
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 · 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Off Campus
Join NASW, Social Workers, and Social Work students from across the state!
PROGRAM:
8:30 am – 9:00 am President’s Conference Room East, Miller Senate Bldg.
Arrival and Registration
9:00 am – 9:30 am Welcome and Review of Agenda
9:30 am –12:00 pm Gubernatorial Candidates will present their views on social services in Maryland
The Legislative Process- Gisele Ferretto, LCSW-C
Presentation on NASW Policy Priorities and Current Legislative Issues- Ann Ciekot, NASW Lobbyist
12:15 pm – 1:00 pm
Lunch with Legislators in Lowe House Bldg, Room 170 & 180
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm a) Attend Committee Hearings (various committee rooms) OR
b) Visit legislator’s offices
You must sign up by 2/24 on the sign up sheet outside the social work lab!!!!
The cost is $15 to attend for non-NASW members, free for those who are members. (You can sign up to be a member if you'd like at nasw-md.org). For those that are planning to attend, please make checks payable to NASW-MD and give them to Conor in the Social Work Dept. by Feb. 24th. This is a firm deadline. If you cannot make it to Conor, you can also hand them into me or any of the board members of SWSA. I will send out an email on Feb. 25th with details for transportation, where we can meet up, lunch options, etc.
For more information please contact Rachel at rcrosen1@umbc.edu
PROGRAM:
8:30 am – 9:00 am President’s Conference Room East, Miller Senate Bldg.
Arrival and Registration
9:00 am – 9:30 am Welcome and Review of Agenda
9:30 am –12:00 pm Gubernatorial Candidates will present their views on social services in Maryland
The Legislative Process- Gisele Ferretto, LCSW-C
Presentation on NASW Policy Priorities and Current Legislative Issues- Ann Ciekot, NASW Lobbyist
12:15 pm – 1:00 pm
Lunch with Legislators in Lowe House Bldg, Room 170 & 180
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm a) Attend Committee Hearings (various committee rooms) OR
b) Visit legislator’s offices
You must sign up by 2/24 on the sign up sheet outside the social work lab!!!!
The cost is $15 to attend for non-NASW members, free for those who are members. (You can sign up to be a member if you'd like at nasw-md.org). For those that are planning to attend, please make checks payable to NASW-MD and give them to Conor in the Social Work Dept. by Feb. 24th. This is a firm deadline. If you cannot make it to Conor, you can also hand them into me or any of the board members of SWSA. I will send out an email on Feb. 25th with details for transportation, where we can meet up, lunch options, etc.
For more information please contact Rachel at rcrosen1@umbc.edu