This day-long event is open to anyone interested in furthering national climate change policies, whether you are a seasoned CCL volunteer or have no experience at all with CCL. Register for the meeting at https://miccl2017.eventbrite.com

Our Climate Advocate Training takes place from 9:00am – noon. This FREE workshop teaches the background, philosophy and methodology of CCL, and the details of our Carbon Fee and Dividend (CFD) proposal. You will learn why CFD is a simple, fair and effective climate change solution and what makes it politically feasible. The workshop will prepare you to be an effective citizen lobbyist.

The afternoon session begins at noon with lunch and and a keynote presentation by Kyle Meyaard-Schaap, National Organizer and Spokesperson for Young Evangelicals for Climate Action (YECA). Mr. Meyaard-Schaap will speak about Keeping the Faith: Mobilizing Young Evangelicals Toward Climate Action.

Lunch will be followed by a variety of skills sessions designed to teach volunteers how to build political will for climate solutions.

- How to Have Effective Conversations About Climate Change
- Essential CCL Resources & Tools for Advocacy
- Higher Education Outreach
- Cultivating Community Leaders
- The Human Face of Climate Change: Health Impacts of a Changing Climate
- Media as a Lever for Building Political Will
- Engaging and Meeting with Congress

The afternoon will conclude with a State Strategy Session