Registration-pdf file or .doc file

Flyer-pdf file or .doc file

Parking Directions

Map

Postion Papers

Stay Tuned!

The annual IINYS Legislative Advocacy Day will be held this year on Monday, May 19, 2008. If you already have an April date written in, please change it. Usually, we hold our Advocacy Day on the last Monday in April, but this is a leap year on the Jewish calendar. That made the date for Passover later this year. The Legislature changed their session calendar accordingly, and so has IINYS. May is a very active month in the Legislature. It will be an important time to make our values heard loud and clear.

Reform Jewish Voice of NYS will co-host the event again this year. And once again, we will have a Legislative Briefing and Advocacy Training with dinner the afternoon before, for those who can be there on Sunday afternoon, May 18, 2008, at the First Lutheran Church in Albany. For this briefing, we have a great line-up of speakers to cover our top issues: GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender) rights, the Governor's Reproductive Health and Privacy Protection Act, and Universal Health Care. There will also be an advocacy training session with practice interviews.

With the help of State Senator Neil Breslin, we have reserved Room 711A in the Legislative Office Building in Albany for Monday, May 19th. This large room holds up to 100 people and is right in the middle of all the legislative offices. That gives you a place to leave your coats, eat, and network with likeminded folks from across the state. Breakfast and lunch will be
available in the room, and it will be our staging area for visits to legislators and staff throughout the day. IINYS and RJV staff and volunteers will make the appointments in advance with legislators and legislative staff. You will get a final schedule and folder of materials when you arrive in Rm. 711A.

Last year, more than 70 persons took part, including members of the clergy from across the state, and we anticipate more this year. We encourage young people to join us, and will offer a special reduced rate for students. A registration form will be available soon, along with parking instructions, position papers, palm cards that provide summary positions, a roster of
speakers, flyers, and other materials. Information will be up on our website, www.interfaithimpactnys.org.

Please note that we have a new bulletin board feature on our website this year that you can use to organize carpools, ask questions, make comments, discuss issues, and so on. We are encouraging the use of this new feature. The more people who use it, the more useful it will become. To post messages, you will need to register- follow the on-line directions.

Meanwhile, Save Those Dates! Briefing--Sunday afternoon, May 18th; Advocacy Day Monday, May 19th. Please let your congregation members know, and pass the dates on to your local interfaith organizations.