What are you going to do for Advocacy Week?
This year, the 2008 Grassroots Leadership and Legislative Conference will take place during the Presidents’ Day congressional recess, when legislators go to their home districts. Typically, AIA members go to Capitol Hill during the conference to meet with their legislators. Since doing so is not possible this year, AIA National is working with components to organize a nation-wide AIA Advocacy Week—an effort to get AIA members to meet with their members of Congress in their home districts.
Advocacy Week will take place the week of March 24-28, during the Easter congressional recess. During congressional recesses, representatives and senators will meet with constituents, hold town hall meetings, identify new issues in their communities, and communicate what they are working on in Washington.
What are your plans for Advocacy Week? Do you think this effort will get more architects involved in the AIA's advocacy outreach efforts? Let us know...