2006 Campaign Convention

Organized by Indiana Equality PAC & Human Rights Campaign

When: 8:30AM – 5:30PM. Saturday, August 19, 2006

Where: IUPUI Lecture Hall, 325 University Blvd, Indianapolis, IN  46202.

Cost: $20 (covers training materials, continental breakfast, and lunch)

Accommodations: The University Place Hotel, 850 West Michigan Street (one block from the convention site) has established a rate block of $119/night for participants.  To make reservation, call 317-231-5160 or visit the hotel website at www.universityplace.iupui.edu.  Please note that you will be attending the 2006 Campaign Convention.

Learn how to make a difference this election year!

Spend the day with us and learn how to effectively campaign to make a difference in this fall’s elections. The training convention, opening with remarks from Ms. Jackie Nytes, Co-Chair of Indiana Equality Political Action Committee, will cover a variety of election topics including research, volunteer recruitment, voter registration, creating and using a voter file, canvassing, phone banking, and more.

The campaign training is being presented by Grassroots Solutions, a nationally know team with extensive experience working with non-profit organizations, political campaigns, labor unions, educational institutions, companies, government agencies, advocacy groups, and others to engage people, leverage limited resources, and build sustainable volunteer-based grassroots programs. Also presenting is Karen Louise Boothe, former Communications Director for the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

Additionally, a series of one-hour issue workshops will discuss a variety of important issues facing Hoosiers today.

View the Convention agenda (subject to change)

Workshop topics include:

• Adoption, Foster Care
• Civil Rights Issues
• Environmental Issues
• Healthcare
• Immigration
• Indiana’s Marriage Amendment: How it Affects All Hoosiers
• Reproductive Rights
• Labor/Privatization

Groups participating in this convention include:

AFSCME Council 62, American Civil Liberties Union - Indiana, Citizens for Civil Rights, Drinking Liberally, Hoosiers for Better Government, Human Rights Campaign, Indiana Action Network, Indiana Black Legislative Caucus, Indiana Black Pride, Indiana Equality, Indiana PFLAG Alliance, Indiana Progressives Political Action Committee, Indiana Stonewall Democrats, Indiana Transgender Rights Advocacy Alliance, Indianapolis Rainbow Chamber of Commerce, Interfaith Coalition on Nondiscrimination, Jewish Community Relations Council, Justice Inc., Justice for Immigrants Coalition of Indiana, National Association of Social Workers, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Indiana, Stop The Amendment, and more.