{"id":7823,"date":"2026-01-05T13:13:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/?p=7823"},"modified":"2026-01-05T13:13:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:13:25","slug":"sign-up-today-learn-about-advocacy-day-workshop-1-13-and-1-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/2026\/01\/05\/sign-up-today-learn-about-advocacy-day-workshop-1-13-and-1-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Sign Up Today &#8211; Learn About Advocacy Day Workshop (1\/13 and 1\/21)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Please see the following message from <\/strong><br><strong>Statewide UUP President, Fred Kowal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Colleagues,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have ever considered raising your voice to advocate for our work, our campuses, our hospitals, and our students, now is the time. Registration is open for UUP&#8217;s&nbsp;Advocacy Day in February, and we need as many members to attend as possible. Strong attendance at our Advocacy Days \u2014 which we certainly had last session \u2014 along with member actions throughout the legislative session demonstrates our union power, which is critically&nbsp;important this year. Join Outreach Committee Co-Chairs Bekkie Bryan and Pamela Malone for&nbsp;<strong>Learn About Advocacy<\/strong>, a workshop for all members to learn why advocacy is important, what actions we take, and how to prepare. If you are new to advocacy or are a seasoned advocate, come learn how together we can make our union as strong as we can be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This workshop is meant to answer any questions you have about UUP&#8217;s\u00a0advocacy efforts&#8211;<strong>attendance at this workshop is not a requirement to register for Advocacy Day.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0But, it sure would make the experience more positive and impactful!<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLScFz3X5fgWB7oE7WMRLVRiXHKMxgyKsZN0Zh-XvEHXeSzHFlg%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsharing%26ouid%3D105856032813659490983&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cbuffalocenter%40uupmail.org%7Cb2935c92d40747a58e5808de4c803070%7Ca959c0a16a934834b8ec8087d07cc0e6%7C0%7C0%7C639032310613775649%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=JEp9psvBsUpVnJ8lGu77fzcfPJr8t9ePs1MuU7ikf9A%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Register Here<\/a> for the\u00a0<em>Learn About Advocacy Virtual Workshop<\/em>\u00a0on January 13 at noon and January 21 at 6pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSfa5UxMwEOy5TFNnjfmuY4qi9fj9kOAMBGnBN6SAzqqHLaGRg%2Fviewform&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cbuffalocenter%40uupmail.org%7Cb2935c92d40747a58e5808de4c803070%7Ca959c0a16a934834b8ec8087d07cc0e6%7C0%7C0%7C639032310613821045%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=xQcmWEYf%2Fck0MgzWYSdZB3tDJikhNpM7jgGFLutL%2FsA%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Register Here<\/a> for\u00a0<em>Advocacy Day<\/em>\u00a0on February 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Solidarity,<br>Fred<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please see the following message from Statewide UUP President, Fred Kowal Colleagues, If you have ever considered raising your voice to advocate for our work, our campuses, our hospitals, and our students, now is the time. 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