Welcome! We are excited to host ACS CAN Montana's 2021 Virtual Cancer Action Week (formerly Day at the Capitol). Kicking off on Monday, Feburary 8, 2021. Please join us and invite your friends to make sure our cancer fighting voices are heard loud and clear.
By meeting with your lawmaker, you will help improve the lives of thousands of families across the state of Montana. Even though we are going virtual, we will have an impactful day and week filled with opportunites to stand up for cancer patients. Please check back frequently for updates and new resources. Together we CAN make a difference.
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Agenda
ACS CAN Montana’s 2021 Virtual Cancer Action Week Kickoff
Monday, February 8, 2021
Platform: Hosted by WindRose delivered via Zoom
Platform link will be available soon
8:00 AM-5:00 PM Lawmaker meetings as scheduled
8:15 AM Welcome, Overview of the Day – Kristin Page-Nei, Government Relations Director
8:20 AM Special Guest Speakers – Cancer Survivor Kay Arensmeyer
Representative Mary Ann Dunwell
8:30 AM Issue Overview and Update
8:45 AM Wrap Up
8:50 AM - 10:50 AM Lawmaker meeting as scheduled or break
10:50 AM Reconvene
11:00 AM Accomplished Youth Panel – in partnership with ReACT; reACT is Montana’s teen-led movement taking action to become the first-ever tobacco-free generation.
12:00 PM "The Public Health Crisis of Youth Tobacco Use" - in partnership with the Montana Tobacco Use Prevention Program featuring Dr. Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, PHD, FSAHM. Dr. Halpern-Felsher is a Professor of Pediatrics for Stanford University and she will present on the public health crisis of youth tobacco use.
4:00 PM Debriefing and Send-Off
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Youth Action Day Agenda
Event Platform: Zoom & Live Streaming via ReACT Facebook Account
Meeting ID: 930 4646 7614
Passcode: C8Yrm4
Call-in Information
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
Meeting ID: 930 4646 7614
Passcode: 401817
11:00 AM Introduction to ReACT
12:05 PM Willow Peterson Testimonial
12:30 PM Teen Testimonial
12:50 PM Giveaway & Roll Call
Training Schedule
We hope you will be able to join or listen to them all. We will be hosting training on Thursday evenings and one Saturday morning (details below).
All training will start at 6:00 pm MST and last approximately 45 minutes.
January 7 @ 6 pm: How to testify before at the Legislature And How to make a good video short - 45 minutes
January 14 @ 6 pm: Understanding Appropriations - featuring Heather O'Loughlin, Montana Budget and Policy Center - 45 minutes
January 28 @ 6 pm: Hook, Sinker, Line, Sinker - sharing your story featuring Keri Yoder and Leah Zins, And Issue and Ask Overview - featuring Kristin Page-Nei - 90 minutes
February 4 @ 6 pm: RESCHEDULED - Maximizing Letter to the Editor Opportunities - 30 min to 45 min - featuring Noe Streetman, ACSCAN Senior Regional Media Advocacy Manager
Or Saturday, February 6 @ 10:30 am: Hook, Sinker, Line Sinker - sharing your story featuring Keri Yoder and Leah Zins, And Issue and Ask Overview - featuring Kristin Page-Nei - 90 minutes
Cancer Action Week Issue Overview and Asks Plus Hook, Sinker, Line, Sinker - the training video or join us on Saturday, Februray 6th