Regional Advocacy Summit

What You’ll Learn

This FREE 2-day event will be packed with interactive sessions focused on how to address issues in your community and work with local elected officials to enact change.

Experienced Community Builders

This Regional Advocacy Summit will be taught by national experts who have worked in public policy addressing community challenges and have worked with policy makers to produce action.

Organize

Learn how to build support in your community to advocate positive changes.

Connect

Meet elected officials who can help champion your cause.

Act

Learn how to build an executable plan to enact positive changes.

Schedule

Day 1 (8am – 5pm)

Welcome Breakfast
Leadership 101: How to build Support As A Leader
Advocacy 101
Lunch
Communications 101: What Is Your Why (Ethos & Pathos) and Communicate With an Elected Official to Make Them Care
The Issues: Why Issues Are Not Being Addressed
Legislative 101: Mock Role-Play of Legislative Visit
Dinner

Day 2 (8am – 1pm)

Breakfast
Legislative Visits Practice
Roundtable Session With Elected Officials
Lunch
Closing Remarks

Register Now

If you’re interested in joining the event, you must submit your application to be considered.

We will notify you if you’ve been accepted into the program.

*There is no cost or registration fee required to attend this event. This event is open to high school, college, and recent college grads.

“OCA Helped Me Learn How To Advocate”

OCA provided the tools for me to be an advocate for a cause I’ve always been passionate about.

John

“Networking with Passionate Leaders”

I was able to meet so many people who were not only advocates for AANHPI representation but also came from similiar communities that could relate to the experience being AANHPI.

Jessica

“Being an Introvert Advocate”

I’m a very introvert person but after getting involved with OCA, it helped me become outspoken and boosted my confidence.

Janice

“A New Journey”

Being involved with OCA, I found how powerful I can be as an advocate. I was able to meet with several elected officials and shared my perspectives and why they should support the bill. This was such a unique experience that I’ve never gotten in other organizations

Steve

Event Organizers

This event is organized by OCA National and OCA Las Vegas, a non-partisan and non-profit organization supporting and empowering Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) to find our voice and identity while making positive changes in the community.