Event

NAMI Day 2016

Pre-Registration ends January 13, 2016 at 11:59 PM
Walk-ins will be taken at the morning venue (701 Franklin St SE)
beginning at 8:30 AM on 1/18.

Join NAMI Washington members from across the state for our annual lobby day in Olympia. NAMI members and supporters are the most effective people to educate legislators about mental illness and the need to cahnge our current "mental illness" system to a "mental health" system. Our lobby day will include a morning breakfast and issues update and advocacy skills training, and the afternoon will include a legislative luncheon reception in the Columbia Room on the Capitol campus.

Schedule (Tentative)
8:30 - 9:00 AM: Arrival and continental breakfast
9:00 - 10:30 AM: Welcome, Legislative Issues, and Advocacy Skills
10:45- 3:00 PM: Legislative Visits
12:30 PM: Legislative Luncheon Reception

(please note that the schedule could change)

Scheduling Legislative Appointments

We ask that all attendees work with their local affiliate to schedule their legislative appointments. Please note that our morning session will include information about NAMI Washington's legislative priorities, and you will also pick up materials for your legislators. If possible, please try to schedule your appointments for no earlier than 10:45 AM. There are some affiliates which share legislators - if you know your legislative district is shared with another affiliate it would be helpful to collaborate when scheduling your appointments. NAMI Washington staff can try to help with this.