Join other community members and advocates to speak with Minnesota legislators in a strong, unified voice about the importance of recognizing and supporting the needs of our students, parents, and communities.

Attend an advocacy training in the morning that will help you prepare speaking to your elected legislators in the afternoon. This event is free and open to the public. Register today!

Advocacy Training, Rally, and Legislative Visits

Advocate for the success of every student in Minnesota!

Tell your elected officials what they need to do to help our youth!

Details

When: Monday, March 19th, 2012, 10:00am to 1:00pm

Where: State Capitol, 75 Rev. Doctor Martin Luther King Blvd.,St. Paul, MN 55155

Agenda

1.) Advocacy Training

10:00 am to 11:30 am, Location TBA (near the Capitol)

This 90 minute workshop by Organizing Apprenticeship Project will introduce skills & strategies to help build racial justice through community organizing & advocacy. This training is free but space is limited to 25 participants. RSVP today (via this eventbrite).

2.) Public Rally and Education Report Release

11:30 am to 12:30 pm, State Capitol Rotunda

Join us at a public rally on the pressing educational issues that face our communities.

Speakers at the rally include:

Commissioner Kevin Lindsey, MN Department of Human Rights

Assistant Commissioner Rose Chu, MN Department of Education

Superintendent Valeria Silva, St. Paul Public Schools

Senator John Harrington, MN Senate

Representative Dean Urdahl, MN House of Representatives

Other speakers include Kazoua Kong-Thao (Minneapolis Public Schools), Kaying Thao (Roseville Area Schools Board), Vichet Chhuon (University of Minnesota), and more to come!

In addition, the Council will release “2012 Education Report on Asian Pacific students in Minnesota: Facts, not Fiction” at the rally. You don't want to miss this!

3.) Legislative Visits

All Day, March 19, 2012

Pre-schedule your visit with a state legislator (RSVP by March 9th recommended)! Meet with your legislator and tell them your concerns about education or your experiences with education (good or bad.) Ask them what they are doing to help our students succeed in school.

Current sponsors of 2012 Asian Pacific Day at the Capitol (more to come!)

• Organizing Apprenticeship Project
• Hmong American Partnership
• United Cambodian Association of Minnesota
• Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota
• Cultural Society of Filipino-Americans
• Center for Hmong Arts & Talent
• Shades of Yellow
• The Arc Minnesota
• Lao Family Community of Minnesota, Inc.
• Vietnamese  Minnesotans Association
• Association for the Advancement of Hmong Women in MN
• Chinese Social Service Center
• Southeast Asian Youth 4 Change
• Wells Fargo Asian Connection
• Southeast Asian Ministry
• Asian Media Access
• Hmong Parent Advisory Council - Saint Paul Public Schools
• Karent Parent Advisory Council - Saint Paul Public Schools
• Japanese American Citizens League - Twin Cities chapter
• Diversity Council – Rochester, Minnesota
• College of Business, Concordia University
• Southeast Asian Teacher Program, Concordia University
• Hmong Culture and Language Program, Concordia University
• Ethnic and Religious Studies Department - Metropolitan State University
• Asian Women’s Association – St. Catherine University
• Asian-American Student Union - University of MN, Twin Cities 
• Malaysian Student Association – University of MN, Twin Cities
• Asian American Studies Program - University of MN, Twin Cities
• Pi Delta Psi Fraternity – University of MN, Twin Cities
• Asian / Pacific American Student Association - University of MN, Duluth
• Hmong Student Association - MN State University, Mankato
• Vietnamese American Student Association - MN State University, Mankato
• American Pacific Student Organization - MN State University, Mankato

Interested in sponsoring this event? Contact Brian at brian.kao@state.mn.us or 651-757-1742