Fort Smith, AR Candidate and Activist Training

Our nation was founded by ordinary citizen activists desiring a government that was accountable to the people.  Today, ordinary citizens across our nation are tired of the status quo and ready to engage for the betterment of their communities.

American Majority Arkansas is pleased to announce a Candidate and Activist Training (separate tracks) will be conducted on the 10^th of February in Ft. Smith, AR to provide citizens with the tools necessary to become successful candidates and effective activists

The training will take place at University of Arkansas Fort Smith (Flanders 201) located at 5210 Garland Ave, in Fort Smith from 6:00 to 9:30 pm.  Registration opens at 5:30.  The cost is $5.00 if you pre-register online by February 8th and $10.00 at the door.  Space is limited.  Pre-registration is strongly encouraged.

Topics* to be covered during the Training include:

Activist Track

• Building Coalitions and Reaching Your Community (ideas and practical steps to engage your community and organize a coalition of volunteers)
• Government 101 (how government operates, how legislative and executive bodies work, how to get involved)
• Holding Government Accountable (how to hold leaders accountable once they are in office)
• Effectively Communicating Your Views (how to write effective letters to the editor, opinion editorials and blogs, using social networking tools and wiki projects)

Candidate Track

• Your Campaign Plan to Win (planning for the time, people and money to win).
• Dollars and Sense (fundraising for what you need, not what you can get).
• New Media Engagement (the new ways to talk to voters and engage supporters).
• Grassroots Action (how ordinary people can get extraordinary results).

Full training materials, samples and supplements will be provided to help you apply what you learn to your organization, candidate, cause or community.  Refreshments will be provided.

Registration is available online by clicking here.  If you have any questions or would like additional information, call Laurie Masterson at 501-258-6353 or e-mail laurie@americanmajority.org.

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.

* Topics are subject to change.  Some topics will be covered during general sessions.

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