Move to Amend Affiliates from across the nation converged on Washington DC for the National Leadership Summit. Two dedicated volunteers from the Manasota affiliate attended. Here is their report.
Kindra Muntz and Arlene Sweeting
represented the Manasota affiliate at the first ever Move to Amend National
Leadership Summit this past weekend in Washington, DC. The passion and purpose
of the National Leadership Team was inspiring - as well as the work being done
in affiliates across the country. In
Washington State, they collected 336,000
signatures to get Move to Amend on the ballot this Fall, and it looks like it
will be on the ballot in California too! Participants learned how to lobby
more effectively, spent time visioning a more democratic future, and heard from
allied groups about how to build relationships with people of color communities.
The workshops were engaging and participatory with many people getting to take
on leadership roles.
Due to the death of Florida activist Ilene Singer, Broward
County sent Moqtadir Naim to represent them. Kindra and Arlene teamed up with
Moqtadir for Lobby Day and dropped in on his Congressmen - Alcee Hastings and
Ted Deutch. They also met with staff from the offices of Rep. Tom Rooney, Rep.
Vern Buchanan, and Sen. Bill Nelson to encourage them to sponsor HJR48 - the
We
the People Amendment.
