Apply by October 15 for 2021-2022 Young Quaker Voices program

 This program of Quaker Voice brings young adults into contact with issues in the state legislature, encouraging their active engagement in the legislative process in ways that reflect Quaker values. The model for the program is the Advocacy Corps of the Friends Committee on National Legislation.

Quaker Voice recruits the Voices among young adults ages 16-30 and trains them on the legislative process. Each Voice joins a working group, develops background materials, and tracks legislation on an issue. The Quaker Voice legislative advocate provides training for the participants, along with Quaker Voice citizen advocates, on the state legislative process and lobbying visits. The YQVs extend the capacity of the working groups to follow issues but they do not engage in lobbying as part of the program.

Full Application for Program 

Quaker Voice home page

RantWoman encourages anyone from the specified age range to apply.

Also, RantWoman is posting this as today's #NDEAM entry for a few reasons:

--Quaker Voice will be working with our lobbying partners about a few disability specific pieces of legislation

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--RantWoman knows people with disabilities are interested in all kinds of things so something from one of the working group programs interests you, go for it. Apply. 

Note: whether or not to disclose a disability during an application process is a very individual decision. 

RantWoman is not rendering a legal opinion about many issues in WA, but RantWoman as a former vocational rehab client who now books people for trial work experiences and internships.

--RantWoman has learned a good bit of lingo about job readiness and vocational rehabilitation from her own experiences and from supporting others. RantWoman will be glad to be part of conversations about such topics if that would be helpful. 

--RantWoman has particularly fond thoughts about Quaker Voice because RantWoman served as Recording Clerk while she was busy learning new skills and adjusting to midlife vision loss. 

--If you apply and pick the right topic to work on, you could wind up working with RantWoman!

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