Use your voice and advocate for compassion and justice at the Texas Legislature!
The Texas Legislature will be in session in the Spring of 2025. Come to Austin with Fellowship Southwest to practice good advocacy tools, learn about issues, and engage with your legislators and their staff. (See schedule for event at the end of this description.)
**For those registering after the 17th, we will not be able to schedule a meeting with your representatives or senators. However, we can pair you with others who may live in your district.**
Pre-event webinars will be held Thursday evenings (Jan 30th, Feb 6th, 13th, 20th) to deepen your knowledge of the issues we are focused on for Advocacy Day. Those who are registered will receive a link a week before each webinar.
Pre-Advocacy Day Webinars
We’ve organized a series of webinars to help prepare for Advocacy Day. Please make plans to be on the webinars as they will prepare you to speak about the issues in your legislative meeting. They will be held on Thursdays 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Here’s the schedule:
- January 30 | Topic: Hunger
Led by Jamie Olson (Feeding Texas) & Stacie Sanchez-Hare (No Kid Hungry) - February 6 | Topic: Death Penalty
Led by Kristin Cuellar (Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty) & Rev. Danielle Ayers (Friendship West Baptist Church) - February 13 | Topic: Public Schools
Led by Dr. Rev. Charles Johnson & Dr. Charles Luke (Pastors for Texas Children) - February 20 | Topic: Immigration
Led by Kristin Etter (Texas Immigration Law Council) & Elket Rodriguez (Cooperative Baptist Fellowship & House of Love and Justice)
When you register, we want to know the names of your state representative and senator. If you don't know who they are, find out here.
We want this information so we can set up legislative meetings for you ahead of time, and your state representative and senators' offices can expect you! You will NOT have meetings by yourself - we will make sure everyone has at least one other person to accompany them on their advocacy visits.
Schedule for Advacay Day:
8:15-9:00 a.m. Registration/Breakfast/Networking
9:00 -9:45 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
9:45 - 10:45 a.m. Issue updates from experts
10:45 - 11:00 a.. Update from FSW lobbyist.
11:00 - 11:30 a.m. Legislative Group Planning Meeting (House)
11:40 -12:10 p.m. Legislative Group Planning Meeting (Senate)
12:15- 1:00 p.m. Lunch and Friendship West Baptist Church advocacy initiatives by Rev. Danielle Ayers
1:00 -1:20 p.m. Commissioning Prayer and Final Instructions
1:30 - 4:00 p .m. Legislative Meetings at Texas Capitol
4:00 -6:00 p.m. Reception
**For those registering after the 17th, we will not be able to schedule a meeting with your representatives or senators. However, we can pair you with others who may live in your district.**