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Taking Back Your Narrative is an exciting new webinar series from Social Current’s Public Policy & Government Relations office. This series will empower social sector organizations, staff, and volunteers to transform their expertise, lived experience, and passions into an effective advocacy strategy to create local, regional, and national change.
This webinar, the third in the series, will provide novice and seasoned policy and change advocates the chance to participate in a briefing on a topic prioritized by the network for a deep dive into the current political milieu, public and social policy implications, and practical strategies to advance advocacy and mobilization goals. This topic will be determined by the results of a network survey following the March 22 session.
Sessions in this Series
Advocacy 101 for the Social Sector: Feb. 22 from 2-3 p.m. ET
About the New Congress: March 22 from 2-3 p.m. ET
Network Policy Briefing (Topic TBD by the Network): May 2 from 2-3 p.m. ET
Takeaways:
A practical understanding of priority issues for the network that advance social change goals, and translate expertise and lived experience into a powerful advocacy strategy
Tips for being more comfortable when educating members of Congress and discussing social sector topics
How Social Current’s 2022-2024 federal policy agenda is being implemented in the 118th Congres
Who Should Participate:
Social Sector staff and volunteers with responsibility for or interest in federal policy advocacy.
Presenter
Blair Abelle-Kiser, Ph.D. (she/her)
Senior Director of Government Affairs
Social Current
Blair Abelle-Kiser is the senior director of government affairs at Social Current. She joined Social Current in 2022 after working in health policy on Capitol Hill, the nonprofit sector, and as a biomedical researcher. Before public service, Abelle-Kiser spent several years as a medical research scientist on several industry and NIH-funded projects. Her work focused on developing research projects and clinical trials to improve the lives of African Americans with Sickle Cell Disease.
She earned a doctorate in biomedical science from Morehouse School of Medicine in 2017 and a bachelor’s in biology from the University of Kentucky in 2011.