UMW Legislative Event '09: Updated Speaker and Registration Information
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The event will feature presentations by the Reverend Cynthia Abrams, Director of Alcohol, Other Addictions and Health for the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society, and Harris County political guru Mustafa Tameez, as well as legislators and policy experts on topics including health care, energy and the environment, the state budget, education, and criminal justice.
AGENDA
SUNDAY, JANUARY 25
3:00-6:00 REGISTRATION
3:30-4:00 Orientation for First-Timers
4:00-5:30 Lobby Training
6:30-8:00 DINNER
VOCATION, ADVOCACY AND THE SOCIAL PRINCIPLES
Reverend Cynthia Abrams, United Methodist General Board of Church and Society
8:15-9:15 Small Group Discussion of Social Principles (Optional)
MONDAY, JANUARY 26
8:30-9:00 Praise and Get Acquainted
9:00-9:50 TWENTY YEARS IN LAST PLACE: HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUES
Representative Garnet Coleman and Diane Longley, Texas Department of Insurance
9:50-10:00 BREAK
10:00-11:00 IS IT RAINING YET? STATE REVENUE ISSUES
Hon. Ken Armbrister, Legislative Director, Office of the Governor
Representative Mike Villareal
Dick Lavine, Center for Public Policy Priorities
11:00-11:50 CLEAN GREEN FUTURE: ENERGY ISSUES
Senator Rodney Ellis
Representative Rafael Anchia
Luke Metzger, Environment Texas
12:00-1:00 LUNCH
ENERGY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY: THE NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
John Hill, United Methodist General Board of Church and Society
1:30 -3:00 LOBBY VISITS
3:00-4:00 LEGISLATIVE RECEPTION
Legislative Conference Center Room E2.002
6:00-7:30 DINNER
IN YOUR HANDS: CITIZEN ACTION AND TEXAS’ POLITICAL FUTURE
Mustafa Tameez, Outreach Strategists
7:45-??? CONFERENCE CAUCUSES
TUESDAY, JANUARY 27
8:30-9:00 Opening Devotion
9:00-10:00 ROOM AT THE TABLE? IMMIGRATION ISSUES
Jennifer Carr Almon, Texas Conference of Catholic Bishops
Mohamed Elibiary, Muslim Freedom and Justice Foundation
Shelton Green, Baptist Christian Life Commission
10:00-11:00 Taking Legislative Event Back Home
Texas Impact Staff
11:00 Sending Forth
