Friday, October 2, 6:30-9:30pm, Whetstone Gardens & Care Center, 3710 Olentangy River Rd.

We are excited to announce a workshop sponsored by a national lobbying organization, Friends Committee on National Legislation [FCNL], to start a local lobbying advocacy team here in Columbus. This workshop will be led by Maiya Zwerling, the FCNL National Field Organizer, who is launching FCNL Advocacy Teams around the country. We’ll be establishing a Local FCNL Advocacy Team here in Columbus with this event.

It’s no secret that Congress isn’t making enough progress on the issues that matter most. But Maiya and the team at the Quaker lobby, FCNL, have an amazing track record of fostering Congressional champions for peace and justice because they take strategic steps every day to move Congress in the right direction.

Maiya is going around the country launching FCNL Advocacy Teams that will work with Congress and the media to foster champions for peace and justice. We have found these local Advocacy Teams to be very effective in getting the work done on the Iran Nuclear Negotiations. We think that this local lobbying effort could be a way forward to create necessary legislative support for issues of great importance to the future of this country.

Contact: Jack Rued, jrsquared@ameritech.net, or Greg Pace, 614-565-6067