Advocacy Presentations
Friends across Maryland have requested that Quaker Voice of Maryland provide presentations and resources on how to lobby and advocate for legislation and we are developing this webpage to meet that need.
How to Create Change: Advocacy and the MD State Legislative Process
Developed by the Quaker Voice Education Team for the 2022 session.
This slide deck shares background on Quaker Voice, an update on how Quaker Voice is organized, priority legislation for 2022, and how to get involved; updated 2/27/22.
Maryland Legislative Process
Developed by the Quaker Voice Education Team for the 2022 session.
This slide deck walks through the legislative process in Maryland and highlights when advocacy work is important; the legislative session is 90 days long and aligning your advocacy work with the status of a bill is key to being an informed and impactful advocate.
This presentation was originally shared with Third Haven on 2/6/22.
Archived Presentations
"How to Create Change: Advocacy and the MD State Legislative Process"
Presentation by Quaker Voice and Erinn Camp Mansour in January 2021.
Hosted by Patapsco Friends Meeting.
Watch this presentation if you are interested in learning more about Quaker Voice, how to prepare to be an advocate, and how to be a knowledgeable and effective advocate during the 2021 General Assembly by using the general assembly website to do things like track bills and submit testimony.
This document includes questions asked of the presenters and their answers.
This document includes the slide deck used for the presentation.