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Course: Community development MSW

OVERALL COMMUNITY ISSUE

A town hall meeting is exactly what it sounds like…members of a community coming together to discuss an issue or issues of common concern. Most town hall meetings are open to the public and encourage participation from the audience. The primary purpose of town hall meetings is to provide information to a community and collect feedback.

Students will identify an issue of concern to the citizenry of the communities identified this semester and organize a town hall meeting. This meeting will engage stakeholders, policymakers, the public, and the media. The following committees will be formed to execute this meeting and a professional summary report writing.

This assignment will be worth 100 points of the final grade.

• Agenda and Objective
• Key Participants
• Location

• Media and Publicity

Textbook: Interpersonal Social Work Skills for Community Practice. Donna Hardina, Author

Reference: Chapters 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

CHAPTER 11

1. Defining Legislative Advocacy and Lobbying
2. Legislative Campaigns
3. Background Research for Legislative Campaigns
4. The Role of Interpersonal Skills in Lobbying for Legislation
5. The Relationship between Legislative and Political Campaigns

Paper should include the following:

1. Observance of Town Hall Meeting (In person/zoom/video). Must be approved by Instructor.
2. Sample letter, fax, or email to a legislator about an issue that is of concern and relevant to the Town Hall meeting.
3. Participate in a lobbying visit or conversation with a Lobbyist about the process to participate in the presentation or dialogue.
4. The roles of committee members, Values, Etc.
5. Describe the constituency group members, legislative campaign on the issue (is this a longstanding issue or new), goals, values, strategic approaches, tactical options.
6. Background research on organization, legislator’s interests,
7. Check databases, personal history, interviews.
8. Methods of problem-solving challenges.
9. Opponents, Resources, Threats
10. Conflict of Interest (displayed)

Required:

Cover Page, Introduction, Table of Contents, Town Hall Reference Information (listed above), Appendix and References (supportive documentation (flyer, email, etc.). Summary of Findings. Benefit of Experience.

Double spaced/Times New Roman (12 font). APA, 7th edition. 5 pages content

Agenda link

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