Name: Advocacy 101: Creating Your Advocacy Toolkit
Start: 2026-10-26T14:30:00-0700
End: 2026-10-26T16:00:00-0700

Advocacy 101: Creating Your Advocacy Toolkit

Monday October 26, 2026 2:30pm - 4:00pm PDT

Stadium, Marriott (2nd Floor)

Gain an in-depth understanding of what advocating in Olympia looks like and how to build up your advocacy toolkit through empowerment, storytelling, and ideas for accessible action. Through this workshop, participants can apply what they learn for advocating on issues such as and outside of youth development.

Speakers

Gabriel Linares (he/him)

Youth Lobbyist

I'm an advocacy-driven student pursuing an Associate of Arts: (AA-DTA) in Political Science at Spokane Falls Community College. My connection to expanded learning grew out of founding Advocacy 101, a youth civic engagement initiative reaching young people ages 12–25, designed to... Read More →

Malea Sary (she/her)

Policy and Advocacy Coordinator, School's Out Washington

Malea is the Policy and Advocacy Coordinator for School's Out Washington and supports SOWA's work in building a more equitable and sustainable youth development sector in Washington through increasing visibility for and investment in the youth development sector. Prior to joining... Read More →

Monday October 26, 2026 2:30pm - 4:00pm PDT
Stadium, Marriott (2nd Floor)

Emerging Issues Workforce and Systems Building

Content Area Emerging Issues, Workforce and Systems Building
Level Establishing

2026 Bridge Conference

Gabriel Linares (he/him)

Malea Sary (she/her)

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2026 Bridge Conference

Gabriel Linares (he/him)

Malea Sary (she/her)

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