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Sunshine Advocacy 2014-2015

Working class and low income communities of Florida are hungry for public policy to address their needs. Their ability to organize and project an authentic reasoned voice is important. They are non partisan; they just want to make things happen. Grassroots volunteer leaders reach into their communities to listen to their neighbors and invite their participation. Their success in Tallahassee comes from building relationships with legislators to tell their story. They take off work, drive for hundreds of miles, and then get back to their communities to have local meetings with their representatives and often hundreds of families.

Peter Phillips, as an independent expert with thirty years of faith based organizing experience, can speak publicly and educate religious and other communities to the potential power they have.  Peter is a new voice advocating that citizen action to engage the legislative process works. This will expand community organizing capacity as new organizations concerned about social policy will now see a path for them to take action. Peter can respond to the needs of a multiple organizing efforts and reach into legislative districts not being organized. 

1. Legislative policy campaigns.
2. Civic engagement.
3. Organizer development – training staff to identify and train volunteer leaders.
4. Leadership development –
   
   a. Understanding the local and state legislative process, role of legislators, and effective strategies to lead your cause.
   
   b. Organizing communities and congregations, organizing public campaigns, negotiating, working with organizing networks.