apa activist training in philadelphia on may 31

For my people in Philadelphia, mark your calendars... Asian Pacific Americans for Progress and the Democratic National Committee will present its joint Activist Training and Mid-Atlantic Summit on Saturday, May 31st at the U. Penn Law School in Philadelphia. The training will be led by Parag Mehta, Director of Training at the Democratic National Committee; Betsy Kim, Deputy Director, American Majority Partnership; and APA politicians from the region, talking about all sorts of interesting activist type stuff. Here are the details:

Asian Pacific Americans for Progress (APAP) and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) invite you to our joint Activist Training and Mid-Atlantic Summit on Saturday, May 31st at the UPenn Law School in Philadelphia, PA.

Join Asian Pacific American Democrats and allies from throughout the Mid-Atlantic as we engage in a training led by Parag Mehta, Director of Training at the Democratic National Committee; Betsy Kim, Deputy Director, American Majority Partnership; and APA politicians from the region.

To register, go to: http://apaforprogress.org/wordpress/?p=145

Who: Activists, student leaders, community leaders, volunteers
What: Learn the basic tools of political organizing including volunteer recruitment, networking, planning events, targeting, phonebanking and other useful campaign skills.

When: Saturday, May 31, 2008
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Networking and Registration
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Training
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Reception/Social with special guests and elected officials

Where:
UPenn Law School
Gittis Hall Lecture Room One
3400 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19104

Fee(s) - Includes training and reception/social. Students, non-profit and low-income please inquire about scholarships.
Student... $25
Regular... $35
Group rate (for 5 regular registrations)… $150
Group rate (for 10 regular registrations)… $250

Parag V. Mehta - Parag is the Director of Training for the Democratic National Committee in Washington, DC. Prior to joining the DNC, Parag served as Deputy Political Director for America Votes, a coalition of 32 of the largest progressive groups in the country who joined forces to register, educate, recruit, and mobilize voters for the 2004 elections. In 2003, Parag was a Deputy Political Director for Governor Howard Dean's presidential campaign, based in Burlington, Vermont. In 2002 he served as Deputy Field Director for former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk's U.S. Senate campaign in Texas. From 2000-2002, Parag worked as a speechwriter and policy analyst for the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Parag holds a B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin and a Master's degree in Public Administration from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University.

To register, and for further information about the event, go here. Asian Pacific Americans for Progress is a national network of progressive Asian Pacific Americans and allies. To learn more about the organziation, visit the website here.