Date: Wednesdays,

November 29 & December 6

(2 sessions)

Time: 8:00 - 9:00 PM (ET) / 7:00 - 8:00 PM (CT) / 6:00 - 7:00 PM (MT)

 

Facilitators: Restore Justice, Karlene, & Lindsey Hammond

Topics: 


Session 1: 

Legislative Advocacy 101

  • Learn about the legislative process in Illinois and how a bill really becomes a law.
  • Develop skills to navigate Springfield, and build support for issues that matter to you.
  • While our focus is on criminal legal reform, we try to make our training useful for any issue.

Session 2: 

Building Relationships with Legislators

  • Dive deeper into the Illinois legislative process and learn to build relationships with your legislators.
  • You will also prepare you to meet with your state legislators.

 

Restore Justice:  www.restorejustice.org/

No human is disposable:
We work to make Illinois a safer and more compassionate state by replacing the ineffective, extreme sentencing policies of the past with evidence-based laws that allow families and communities to heal.
 
Our Impact:
We work to end extreme sentences for children and youth in Illinois and replace them with compassionate, common-sense policies that bring people home sooner and make communities safer.