NAMI Lobby Day 2018

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 change 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. We will send you off to your legislative appointments with lunch in hand as you depart for the Capitol Campus. Schedule 8:30 - 9:00 AM:  Arrival and continental breakfast 9:00 - 10:30 AM:  Welcome, Legislative Issues, and Advocacy Skills 10:45- 4:00 PM:  Legislative Visits Scheduling Legislative Appointments Scheduling Legislative Appointments We ask that all attendees work with the local NAMI Affiliate to schedule their legislative appointments. Please note that our morning session will include information about NAMI Washington's legislative priority bills, and you will also pick up materials for your legislators. NAMI Affiliate Leaders should try to schedule 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 will help with this.