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Advocating from Afar: Virtual and Remote Grassroots Advocacy

Beekeeper Group

When letters containing the bacterium anthrax arrived at the DC offices of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and former Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD) in October 2001, multiple Capitol Hill buildings closed for decontamination. There are other reasons that supporters, activists and members of various organizations cannot visit DC for a fly-in.

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Let The Sunshine In: Groups Leverage Sunshine Week’s Bright Light

Associations Now

“Get An awards ceremony for the Foilies , recognizing some of the most egregious barriers to access to public records, will take place Thursday in Washington, DC. Sunshine Week— which started as Sunshine Sunday, conceived by the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors in 2002 —was launched by ASNE in 2005. The event is open to the public.

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