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Saturday, August 13 • 1:30pm - 2:45pm
Strategically Using Student Government: Friends on the Inside

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This session will introduce students to the different ways that student government can be a means to leverage power, whether they make friends on the inside, or campaign to have movement allies elected or appointed. This will be an interactive presentation using discussion and role play. In this session, attendees will discuss how to gauge political climate, use petitions, resolutions, and referendums to move forward, navigate meetings, develop power-maps, and create manageable timelines.

Speakers
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Laura Donovan

Wisconsin Youth Network
I am a student at UW-Stout, now majoring in Applied Social Science with a concentration in Sociology and Anthropology. I have always loved being outside, but didn’t quite realize how I wanted to carry that relationship with me into my future until I took a class about food justice... Read More →
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Gunther Melander

I am a student at UW-Stout who is majoring in Applied Social Science with a concentration in History and Politics, and a minor in Geographic Information Systems. My interest in the environment and sustainability started my freshman year during a backpacking trip. While sitting by... Read More →


Saturday August 13, 2016 1:30pm - 2:45pm EDT
Hilberry F (SCB) 5221 Gullen Mall Detroit, MI 48202

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