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Join the NPCA for Advocacy Day on July 28
Advocacy Day is free and all members of the Peace Corps community are welcome to participate. However, we need you to pre-register with us so we can plan for your participation.
Join the NPCA for Advocacy Day on July 28
Join the NPCA For Advocacy Day - July 28! (Pre-Registration Required)
(updated 6/16/05)
The NPCA is planning a Capitol Hill advocacy day on Thursday, July 28. Advocacy Day is being held in conjunction with the NPCA Annual General and Board of Director’s meetings in Washington DC on July 29.
Advocacy Day is free and all members of the Peace Corps community are welcome to participate. However, we need you to pre-register with us so we can plan for your participation.
Our day will begin with a 9AM orientation session, followed by meetings in the late morning and afternoon. We anticipate meeting with Senate offices to discuss Peace Corps related issues. On the House side, our advocacy will also include meetings with targeted House members on cotton subsidies and their relation to global trade (see next story).
Ready to register? Send an email to advocacy@rpcv.org. Please share your name, country of Peace Corps service, and who your Senators and Congressman/woman are. We hope you can join us on July 28!
Click here for a flyer you can distribute to your group with more information.
When this story was posted in July 2005, this was on the front page of PCOL:
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