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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