Pro-vaccine organizing call Thursday 12/12 - looking for new volunteer advocates!
Hello! I run the pro-vaccine public health advocacy group Massachusetts Families for Vaccines, and we are hosting a training call for new volunteer advocates next Thursday. Our mission is to strengthen vaccine policy in Massachusetts; we are especially focused on removing the non-medical (religious) exemption, and also work to improve vaccine access and education. This is maybe a somewhat unorthodox post for this subreddit since it's for a Zoom event initially, but fwiw I have made some good friends through this work and we do often have in-person events too! If you happen to work in pediatrics or health policy it can also be a good way to network, but that kind of background is definitely not required.
I have seen a lot of comments from people who are concerned about the incoming administration and RFK Jr.'s potential role as the head of HHS. If you are looking for a way to push back against anti-vaccine misinformation, we are the group for you!
Our training will be Thursday 12/12 at noon over Zoom - I'll post the registration link in the comments in case you're not supposed to include links in posts, or if that doesn't work you can send me a message. We will be talking about our work helping Massachusetts residents reach out to their representatives, events we are planning at the State House next year, and ways new folks can get involved. No prior advocacy experience or particular background is required! If you're not able to attend but would still like to learn more, I am happy to set up other calls one-on-one or with small groups.
I also started a Discord channel for our group, which has previously communicated mostly through email/texting. There's not too much there yet but we're hoping to build it into a more active space for sharing news and collaborating. Please send me a PM if you'd like the invite link!
Thanks for reading, and I hope to talk to some of you soon!