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Las Cruces, NM Candidate and Activist Training- Cancelled

January 14, 2011

This event is being rescheduled- more information will be available when details have been finalized.

Every elected official, from school board member to state legislator to the President of the United States plays a vital role in shaping the policies and direction of our communities, states, and nation. These offices deserve men and women who are grounded in the principles of liberty and individual freedom. American Majority’s political training is designed to enhance your campaign effort through targeted education and resources.

American Majority and the Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a Candidate Training School and Activist Training on Thursday, February 10.  The training will be held at the Ramada Palms, 201 E. University Ave, Las Cruces, NM.  Registration will open at 8:45am.

Regardless of campaign experience, American Majority’s Candidate Training Program makes running for office easier! American Majority’s Candidate Training Seminars are designed specifically to educate candidates on every level how to run effective and victorious campaigns and prepare them to become successful elected officials.

The American Majority Activist Training offers an opportunity for anyone to learn how to have a greater impact on their government. If you want to have your voice heard then this is the training for you! You will learn how to leverage online tools and engage with your elected officials as well as many other skills!

Lectures* from campaign veterans, including:

  • The System: (an in-depth look at the system we’re in, how we got there, and what we can do about it)
  • New Media Engagement: The New Ways to Talk to Voters and Engage Supporters
  • Patriotism 2.0: Effectively utilizing social networking tools, blogs, wiki projects and other technologically-driven platforms.
  • Precinct Power: Build your candidacy or grassroots campaign from the ground up starting with the smallest geographic unit in politics.
  • Implementing Freedom: Want to run for office? We will cover topics from traditional media engagement to advertising, from fundraising to GOTV. Come learn what it takes to run a successful campaign!
  • Candidates will also have the opportunity for one on one media training!

Upon completion of this political training seminar, candidates will receive continuing education materials, access to podcasts and other presentations, communications curriculum, and suggestions to help them utilize think-tank resources.  Candidates will also have the opportunity to interact with other liberty-minded candidates and will receive a complimentary guidebook full of material to further assist in their campaigns.

Candidates are encouraged to bring their campaign staff or volunteers.  The Candidate training will run from 9:00am-3:00pm and includes lunch. Registration is $50 per person in advance, or $60 at the door.

The Activist training will run from 9:00am-12:00pm. Registration is $25 in advance, and $30 at the door.

Political Training Registration

For more information, contact Raz Shafer at Raz@AmericanMajority.org, or call 254-592-3361.

American Majority is a non-profit and non-partisan organization whose mission is to train and equip a national network of leaders committed to individual freedom through limited government and the free market.

*Lectures are subject to change.

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