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CAMP SHEILA WELLSTONE COMING TO
THE MILLE LACS COMMUNITY
Sponsored by Native Vote Alliance of Minnesota
and
Camp Sheila Wellstone
Nonpartisan Voter Engagement Training for:
Advocates, survivors, coordinated community
response members, SART members, and board
members or community allies working to end
domestic and sexual violence
Eddy’s Resort-Lakefront
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
9
a.m.-5 p.m.
Cost: $15 (includes breakfast and lunch)
Attendees
must be pre-registered to attend
The Sheila Wellstone Institute has developed its own unique
training program called Camp Sheila Wellstone, specifically
aimed at survivors and advocates working to end domestic and
sexual violence. Camp Sheila Wellstone – Voter
Engagement School will assist advocates to:
- understand barriers to domestic and sexual assault survivor
voting rights
- obtain a “survivor tool kit” for citizen activism
and voter engagement
- strengthen skills of advocates in the area of community
organizing,
coalition building, social change advocacy,
and leadership development
For more information and/or to pre-register,
please contact:
Mary Sam at 320/532-8853 or marysam@grcasinos.com
Checks payable to Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, mail to:
700 Grand Avenue, Onamia, MN 56359, Attention: Mary Sam
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Voter Protection-Election Judge Training
NON-PARTISON---FREE TRAINING FOR:
- Anyone
involved in voter protection
- Potential election judges
- Current election judges
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 1:00-3:00
Grand Casino Mille Lacs Convention Center
Winter Room
Voting should be easy and accessible for all, but not all voters experience
it that way. Significant barriers make voting difficult or impossible
for many eligible voters:
People of color • Students • New immigrants • People
with Disabilities
The elderly • Voters
who don’t speak English well
Low income people who move often
There are countless stories of these and other voters having a hard time
voting or being specifically targeted in suppression efforts.
Take Action Minnesota is recruiting and training Election Judges
to be strong
voting rights advocates. Election Judges can:
• Assist
voters with language barriers
• Accurately
inform voters of their rights
• Help
voters find a way to register
and vote
• Stand up for voters through
any challenges
Take Action Minnesota will provide training and materials to help election
judges know the law and how to respond to situations that threaten people’s
right to vote.
Let’s make sure that ALL eligible voters can exercise
their right to vote in 2008!!
Sponsored by: Take Action Minnesota and Native Vote Alliance Minnesota
For more information or to register contact Elizabeth Towle at: 320-384-4661.
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VOTER ENGAGEMENT TRAININGS
Join the Native Vote Alliance of MN and Wellstone Actions Native American Leadership Program and each hosting tribe for 1.5 day
training on voter engagement in Minnesota's Indian Country. Voter Engagement Schools teach organizational leaders and community
members the skills of civic engagement and nonpartisan voter organizing.
Training materials and meals provided at no cost. Limited scholarships available to assist with hotel and travel (see below).
White Earth Nation
When: Wednesday, April 2, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Thursday, April 3, 2008 from 9:00 am to 1 pm
Where: Shooting Star Casino and Event Center, Beaulieu room
Contact: Lori Thompson at lorit@whiteearth.com or 218-983-3285 Ext. 1208 to register
Mille Lacs Band
When: Tuesday, April 22nd from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Wednesday, April 23, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Where: Grand Casino Mille Lacs Events Center
Contact: Mary Sam at marysam@grcasinos.com or 320-532-8853 to register
Leech Lake Band
When: Tuesday, April 29th from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Wednesday, April 30, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Where: Northern Lights Casino, Hotel & Events Center
Contact: Eva Wilson at evaw@llbo.org or 218-335-8200
TRAINING DESCRIPTION
Wellstone Action Fund’s Native American Leadership Program (NALP) is offering Native voter engagement trainings (NVES) for
2008, these trainings are designed specifically to address the unique legal status of tribes in tribal, federal, state level
elections and provide non-partisan training in creating voter plans, registering voters, and electing leaders that best
represent the interests and values of Native constituencies. NVES is a 1½ day training session and custom curriculum on
voter education and mobilization Native Nonpartisan Voter Engagement Manual for participants to use in their communities.
NVES is designed to train organizations and individuals in the basic skills of voter engagement; assist them in creating voter
engagement plans for their communities and assessing those plans; help them build collaborative, resource-sharing networks with
other organizations; and ultimately lead to increased voter turn-out.
NVES Training Session and Curriculum - teaches skills on planning and executing effective voter engagement efforts. It focuses
on planning, message development, registering and organizing Native voters, engaging with candidates, protecting the right to
vote, recruiting allies, candidate accountability, and issue advocacy. Our trainers teach participants how to link their
organization’s core mission to voter outreach, and show them how to create a voter engagement plan for their own communities.
Native Nonpartisan Voter Engagement Manual - the 130-page Manual is designed for participants to take back to their tribal
communities after the training. This NVES resource includes legal guidelines, information on how to develop and execute voter
plans, assessment tools, and examples of successful voter mobilization.
LIMITED SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
Please contact Laura Keys at Laura@wellstone.org or call 651-414-6010 for a scholarship application; scholarships are available
for hotel and mileage.
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