Seizing Opportunities to Go Lead

In the week since Go Lead Idaho, attendees have been busy seizing on the opportunity to get involved and go lead! Going forward, this website will serve to inspire, inform, connect and shed light on great ideas and opportunities.

Statewide Board Opening

Thanks to Idaho Representative Phylis King, Go Lead attendee, who shared the below information with the group about an opportunity on a statewide board

The Executive Director of the Board of Nursing told me recently that she has an opening on her board for a "consumer" advocate.   If you remember, Julie Pipal mentioned at the Go Lead conference that many boards have a "consumer" position.  The nursing board deals with all things nursing--scope of practice, hospital standards, etc.  The board is made up of mostly nurses and hospital personnel.  To serve on the board you need to be willing to learn about nursing and health care, plus your job is to bring the consumer's point of view to the board.  This is a very important position on any board. This is a commitment of one day every quarter plus some reading material that will be provided before hand. For more information and to apply, call Sandy Evans at 577-2482.

 

Taking A Stance

Energized Go Lead attendee Liz Amason took the inspiration from Go Lead to get more involved in a cause she cares passionately about - the issue of 'fracking' in Idaho. Liz has started a Facebook Group focused on the issue and is reaching out to Idahoans with similar concerns.
Join the Group  https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_156166501116713&ap=1
Contact Liz for more informationliz@sowing4health.com


Get Active

For those Go Lead attendees interested in engaging in the public policy process as an activist - there is a training coming to Boise you might be interested in.

The Boise Activist Training is a one-day workshop designed to be a place where activists from around Idaho can come together to strategize and learn skills in order to grow and strengthen efforts to effectively resist and take action against a broad range of issues locally, in Idaho, across our nation, and around the globe.

As a guiding principle of the workshop we understand that all our struggles are inherently local, but that to be effective we must work together, combine our efforts, share resources, and grow our movements collectively. 

The training will be given by organizers experienced in national and international direct action. Topics include: campaign development; creative resistance and messaging; non-violent civil disobedience; affinity groups – how to take action safely and effectively; know your rights; blockades; and more. 

The event is FREE and lunch and morning snacks are provided at the site. REGISTER NOW to reserve your spot online at www.snakeriveralliance.org

- Jess