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Schedule of Activities

                                   

8:30 – 9:30                    Breakfast, training and materials for Richmond participants

Location:   City Council Chambers, 2nd Floor of City Hall at 900 E Broad St

     (Directly across the street from General Assembly Building)

 

9:00 – 9:30                    Buses arrive (training and materials will be provided on the bus)

Location:   Motor coach loop at 10th and Broad St

                       

9:00 – 11:45                  Checklist of activities to complete

Location:   General Assembly Building at 9th and Broad St

ü       Attend Senate Education & Health Committee meeting (Senate Room B)

ü       Attend House Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee meeting (House Room D)

ü       Lobby your legislators (see list of lobbying appointments for time and location)

ü       Walk the halls and be visible on Lobby Day!

 

10:00-11:30                   Special events and meetings (open to everyone) 

Location: Conference Room 4 West (in the General Assembly Building)

 

10:00-10:30                   Parents & Educators Meeting

This meeting is for parents, grandparents, teachers, administrators, students, and anyone else interested in ensuring medically-accurate sexuality education. Hear from speakers that have worked on this issue in their own communities and sign on to letters in support of comprehensive sexuality education.

 

10:30-11:00                   Health Care Professionals Meeting

This meeting is for health care professionals to participate in a discussion about the Human Papilloma Virus and network with other key reproductive rights supporters in health care professions from around the state.

 

11:00-11:30                   Pro-Choice People of Faith Gathering

This gathering is for all people of faith to learn about how clergy have played a key role in the family planning movement and recognize the day with a prayer. 

 

11:45 – 12noon              Lobby Day Rally

As legislators walk from the General Assembly Building to the Capitol, they will see and hear our demonstration for prevention and women’s health.

Location: Along 9th Street directly across from the General Assembly Building

                       

12noon-12:15                 Lobby Day Recognition in the Senate and House of Delegates

After the Senate and House of Delegates begin Session, Pro-Choice Lobby Day participants seated in the galleries will be recognized from the floor.

Location: Senate and House galleries in the Capitol

 

12:30 – 1:45                  Lunch and Lobby Day Program

                                    Join other Lobby Day participants for a deli buffet lunch and speakers.

Location:   YWCA at 6 N 5th St

 

1:45 – 2:00                    Buses depart

Location:   YWCA at 6 N 5th St

 


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