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It was my first time with advocacy team. Overall I had a great learning experience. First I was very nervous like meeting with the legislators, I was like how I’m gonna talk in front of them. But Lisette, our group leader (she is an awesome leader) kept telling us, don’t be nervous…they are humans just like us, they are here for us. And talking to them and seeing how interested they were in our stories and some of them  were trying to make a connection with them. 

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It was my first time with advocacy team. Overall I had a great learning experience. First I was very nervous like meeting with the legislators, I was like how I’m gonna talk in front of them. But Lisette, our group leader (she is an awesome leader) kept telling us, don’t be nervous…they are humans just like us, they are here for us. And talking to them and seeing how interested they were in our stories and some of them  were trying to make a connection with them. 

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I don’t think of anything that went poorly or didn’t went well.

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Not helpful-I could have handle it myself!

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Martha's Z. experience with Liz Ortega. She felt she was so approachable and easy to talk to. She gave her testimony. She was very attentive to her story on how she migrated 35 yr ago and how the HS teachers were an inspiration for her and how they cared for the children. It inspired her to pursue the career when she was 27.  

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It was a awesome experience that I'll always thank kidango advocacy staff for it.

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Meenu: This was my first time to meet with individually with advocacy team. Having a great experience.

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Maureen: Having leads with a small group, helped building relationships as we enjoy the rest of the day. The tour of the capital was a great way to start versus starting with legislative meetings. Enjoyed the parents and participation, enjoyed watching fathers are involved, ....

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Jasmine C: had a great experience. As an immigrant she felt like she didnt have opportunities to speak up. But I'm grateful for the A.T. for teaching us we can get involved. She shared her story (Sandra); she felt comfortable speaking even though she does not know the language. She wants everyone to have this opportunity and hopefully our efforts will help...

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Carolina: She felt heard and valued even though she was very nervous. Our EO's a very approachable and practiced active listening. It was very significant for her; she has never had this experience and learning on how the legislative process works. She appreciates feeling welcome and accompanied by Kidango staff which helped her feel safe. 

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 Smita: This was my first experience advocating for early care and education. It was such humane experience to meet the officials and their staffers. Loved the opportunity to advocate.

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Viri: I liked how more parents were able to join us and share their stories. I enjoyed watching the parents and staff approach the staff and drop off folders. In addition, I liked how the schedule of the whole day was outlined so we knew what was happening throughout the day. Having someone from the advocacy team or research and policy team was helpful 

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Ana O: It was a awesome experience that I'll always thank kidango advocacy staff for it.

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Smita: I want to express my gratitude to Lissette (my group leader )and the whole advocacy team who made us so much at ease at Sacramento . Just to add I am able to have dialogues with the teachers and got many stories and how it is important to support associate permit bill AB 1930

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Ana O: Thank you for the opportunity, she witnessed a get together of a police officer's service. 

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Add Kidango logo in the front of the t-shirt so individuals can see what we represent. 

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Carolina : There were a lot of people that arrived later. It would be helpful to have introductions so everyone knows who is there. 

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Finding a different location because it was getting busy at the Starbucks...this will give us time to introduce and get to know eachother

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Gisela: Getting a list of expectations sooner so they can prepare for their specific role and who is doing what in each meeting. Feeling more prepared can help also lead groups and answer questions. Having a meeting with the entire group before hand was appreciated as well. 

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Gisela: Appreciated being a lead, it actually helped calm her nerves because she took on that responsibility. By the time the meeting came she felt comfortable. 

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Tour: it is a lot of information from the tour guide but for some it was a little overwhelming. One of the visits the staffer called out and someone else stepped in (Russ) he was a little rude and not as welcoming; could be because it was last minute...He did take a lot of notes but the experience was not what others had with the proper staffer 

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Rachel J. : well organized, liked being a leader, and like that the meetings were by region.

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For parents with small children, making sure they know how far we will walk. That way they can bring stroller or prepare in advance. (Wagon)

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Meeting with leads in advance; especially going over the action guide.

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YH was the first advocacy day but it helped that she went to DC. Uses her teacher hat to guide and help lead, answer questions. Parents that were part of the cohort did a great job. Really liked that we had parents with their children. (the why); also having fathers invovled was a great experience

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Tour: for Spanish speakers it was tough to translate because it was a lot of information very quickly. Maybe looking into it before booking to see if they have a translator. 

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M.Zepeda: Love the tour, had a great time looking and the images and information. It was hard to keep up because it was not in English, but she was fascinated. She enjoyed learning about the presidents and the architecture. 

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Parents/Staff whose stories we have - add them to the lead binders.

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Yara: Print out a few Action Guide copies in Spanish so that our participants know what we are saying.

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It was my first experience and I very grateful to be part of the team . It took a great group of people to walked around the state Capitol then went to each legislator office and expressed our concerns . I’m very happy that we all did it . And thanks again to the kidango Advocacy team for being our biggest support . great lunch too 😊 

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It was my first experience and I very grateful to be part of the team . It took a great group of people to walked around the state Capitol then went to each legislator office and expressed our concerns . I’m very happy that we all did it . And thanks again to the kidango Advocacy team for being our biggest support . great lunch too 😊 

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Everything went well . I’m very thankful for the advocacy team . We showed that we are better together . Thanks to the kidango Advocacy team for the wonderful organization . Since the moment we took of to Sacramento until the come back   Also to my leader Sandra . We were nervous at the beginning but later I felt that everyone started to feel comfortable because we all knew the reason why we were there . 😊

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I thought Advocacy Day was  wonderful! The team did a great job organizing the event and making sure that everyone stayed on track, even with unforeseen circumstances and time constraints.  

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I thought Advocacy Day was  wonderful! The team did a great job organizing the event and making sure that everyone stayed on track, even with unforeseen circumstances and time constraints.  

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We can warn staff/advocates that entering State buildings means passing through security multiple times a day, so dress accordingly. (No metal belts etc.)

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The Schedule/itinerary, Capital tour, lunch

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María Correa  nomás una sugerencia para la siguiente vez deberían de hacer una wating list porque varias personas y maestras querían ir y ya no alcanzaron llenar la forma y varias personas cancelaron un día antes y no se les dio  la oportunidad a otras personas que fueran a Sacramento y me dio mucha pena con una maestra que tenía muchas ganas de ir y tristemente no pudo participar y mi sugerencia es que  hagan una wating list si alguien cancela darle la oportunidad a otras personas 

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Scheduling the legislative visits sooner