It’s time to gear up for Action!
How do you want to make your voice heard in Olympia in the 2020 legislative session?
Action Workshops include speaker and panel presentations, issue break out sessions, and lunch. Lunch and all materials are included in the registration fee. On-site/day-of registration fee will increase to $40.
Village Green Community Center
26159 Dulay Rd NE
Kingston, WA 98346
Registration and networking begin at 9 a.m.
Event begins at 9:45 a.m.
Establishing Fair Revenue.
The keynote speaker - Andy Nicholas, Senior Fellow at the Budget & Policy Center. He’s a budget policy analyst and will include in his presentation information about the relationship between unfair tax burdens on the poor and people of color being most heavily impacted by these and other policies.
Sen Emily Randall from the 26th LD will talk about making a difference through advocacy and lobbying for public policy that furthers LWV goals - and serving in public office. Attendees will also hear from our Contract Lobbyists, Nancy Sapiro and Pam Crone, as well as LWVWA Issue Chairs.
For those who will be taking the ferry from Edmonds, the workshop schedule has been adjusted to accommodate the 8:50 a.m. sailing from Edmonds. Workshop will start at 9:45 a.m. Attendees may wish to consider parking in Edmonds and boarding the ferry as a walk-on. The venue is three blocks from the ferry dock in Kingston. Volunteers will be available to provide transportation for those who would like. Workshop will end so that participants can catch the 3:10 ferry back to Edmonds. See ferry schedule for more details fares. https://www.wsdot.com/ferries/schedule/scheduledetailbyroute.aspx?route=ed-king
The Village Green is a short walk from the Kingston ferry dock (about 10 minutes). There is also a large parking lot, but carpooling is always encouraged. Several spaces are reserved for fuel efficient vehicles, eg hybrids & electric cars.
Attendees who wish to walk-on to ferry and would desire a pick up at the Kingston Ferry Dock, please indicate in the accommodations box.
A limited number of scholarships are available if the registration fee would be a barrier to your participation. Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31st. Apply here.
