REGIONAL ADVOCACY 101 WEBINARS

made possible, in part, by the
Community Foundation of Eastern CT
CT Votes for Animals is offering a virtual Advocacy 101 Webinar on the legislative process to help you “Speak Up for Animals” at the upcoming State General Assembly. The webinar is only one hour and fifteen minutes and will feature segments on “how a bill becomes a law in the CT General Assembly", a review of CVA’s 2023 legislative priorities and a conversation with a guest state lawmaker.
Supporters are encouraged to sign up for the webinar designed for their town; we are trying to organize regionally to increase our advocacy for animals. Find your town and region from the lists below and register for the webinar assigned for that date. If the assigned date doesn’t work for you, feel free to sign up for a different day.
Guest Speakers & Registration

House Representative
David Michel

House Representative
Mitch Bolinsky



House Representative
Jane Garibay
House Representative
Christine Palm
House Representative
Nicole Klarides-Ditria
CVA Regional Advocacy 101 Webinar
Made Possible in part by The Community Foundation of Eastern CT
FALL 2022 – 6:00 TO 7:15 p.m.
INTRODUCTION
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Jo-Anne Basile, Executive Director, CVA
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Thanks to the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut
I. How A Bill Becomes Law in CT
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State vs Federal – there’s a difference
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CT General Assembly – Who, What, Where and When
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Getting the Bill through the Chamber Floor and to the Governor’s Desk
II. HOW TO GET INVOLVED
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How to find your legislator
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How to track a bill on the CGA website
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Get to know and how to communicate with your legislator
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How to Testify at public hearings
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CVA Action Alerts – a call to action of all animal supporters
III. Guest Speaker – CT STATE LEGISLATATIVE REPRESENTATIVE
IV. CVA LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES-2023
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Non-lethal Methods for Peaceful Co-Existence with CT’s Black Bears
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Ban on Using Exotic Animals at Circuses and Traveling Shows
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Restrict the use of Rodenticides
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Close CT’s Loophole and Ban greyhound racing
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Expand Desmond’s Law to all Animals
V. CVA REGIONAL ADVOCATES
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New Program: 2 to 3 people per district; get involved in advocacy and help identify new supporters in the region
VI WRAP UP/Q&A
Towns/Cities by Region
Region 1
Barkhamsted
Berlin
Bloomfield
Bristol
Colebrook
Cromwell
East Granby
East Hartford
East Windsor
Glastonbury (part)
Granby
Hartford
Hartland
Manchester
Middletown (part)
New Hartford
Newington
Portland
Rocky Hill
South Windsor
Southington
Torrington (part)
West Hartford
Wethersfield
Winchester
Windsor Locks
Windsor
Region 2
Andover
Ashford
Bolton
Bozrah
Brooklyn
Canterbury
Chaplin
Chester
Clinton
Colchester
Columbia
Coventry
Deep River
East Haddam
East Hampton
East Lyme
Eastford
Ellington
Enfield
Essex
Franklin
Glastonbury (part)
Griswold
Groton
Haddam
Hampton
Hebron
Killingly
Killingworth
Lebanon
Ledyard
Lisbon
Lyme
Madison
Mansfield
Marlborough
Montville
New London
North Stonington
Norwich
Old Lyme
Old Saybrook
Plainfield
Pomfret
Preston
Putnam
Salem
Scotland
Somers
Sprague
Stafford
Sterling
Stonington
Suffield
Thompson
Tolland
Union
Vernon
Voluntown
Waterford
Westbrook
Willington
Windham
Woodstock
Region 3
Ansonia
Beacon Falls
Bethany
Branford
Derby
Durham
East Haven
Guilford
Hamden
Middlefield
Middletown (part)
Milford
Naugatuck
New Haven
North Branford
North Haven
Orange
Prospect
Seymour
Shelton (part)
Stratford
Wallingford
West Haven
Woodbridge
Waterbury
Region 4
Bridgeport
Darien
Easton
Fairfield
Greenwich
Monroe
New Canaan
Norwalk
Oxford
Redding
Ridgefield
Shelton (part)
Stamford
Trumbull
Weston
Westport
Wilton
Region 5
Avon
Bethel
Bethlehem
Bridgewater
Brookfield
Burlington
Canaan
Canton
Cheshire
Cornwall
Danbury
Farmington
Goshen
Harwinton
Kent
Litchfield
Meriden
Middlebury
Morris
New Britain
New Fairfield
New Milford
Newtown
Norfolk
North Canaan
Plainville
Plymouth
Roxbury
Salisbury
Sharon
Sherman
Simsbury
Southbury
Thomaston
Torrington (part)
Warren
Washington
Watertown
Wolcott
Woodbury