ACS CAN Montana's 2021 Virtual Cancer Action Week
Registration is closed. But you can still join us for our Youth Action Day!
We’re going virtual!
That’s right, our ACSCAN Montana's 2021 Virtual Cancer Action Week will be a virtual week of action right from the comfort of your home. Our Cancer Week of Action will kick off with the exciting and familiar feature highlight of meeting with lawmakers to advance our cancer fighting priorities. The week will include opportunities to engage in social media activities, listen to keynote speakers, and more.
Register today for our 2021 event kicking off on February 8, 2021.
Before our event, we’ll send you everything you’ll need to be successful, including training about how to talk with lawmakers. This is an event you won’t want to miss!
Sign up today to join us for a cancer-fighting day of action.
Here is a 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 21 @ 6 pm: Maximizing Letter to the Editor Opportunities - 30 min to 45 min - featuring Noe Streetman with Volunteer Advocate partner
January 28 @ 6 pm: Hook, Line, Sinker, Line - sharing your story featuring Keri Yoder and Leah Zins, And Issue and Ask Overview - featuring Kristin Page-Nei - 90 minutes
Or Saturday, February 6 @ 10:30 am: Hook, Line, Sinker, Line - sharing your story featuring Keri Yoder and Leah Zins, And Issue and Ask Overview - featuring Kristin Page-Nei - 90 minutes
ACS CAN Montana’s 2021 Virtual Cancer Action Week Kickoff Agenda
Monday, February 8, 2021
Platform: Hosted by WindRose delivered via Zoom
8:00 AM-5:00 PM Lawmaker meetings as scheduled
8:15 AM Welcome, Overview of the Day – Kristin Page-Nei, Montana Government Relations Director
8:20 AM Special Guest Speaker – To be announced
8:30 AM Issue Overview
8:50 AM Wrap Up
11:00 AM Expert 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 Expert Issue Update - In partnership with Montana Tobacco Use Prevention Program featuring Dr. Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, PHD, FSAHM. Dr Halpern-Felsher is a Professor of Pediatrics at 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
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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 Introductio to ReACT
12:05 PM Willow Peterson Testimony
12:30 PM Teen Testimony
12:50 PM Giveaway & Roll Call