Are you looking to have your voice heard and engage positively with your local politician/s? 

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Are you passionate about tackling the climate and nature crisis and looking for support to help you to take action?

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Whether it be your MP, your representative at a devolved government, regional mayor or local councillor, our tested methodology is proven to improve your engagements with politicians and triple the likelihood of having politician/s take action on your behalf. 

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Our training series will cover the key stages of your democratic journey, including:

• Understanding your local politicians and what actions they can take on your behalf
• Creating strong, achievable asks you can take to your politicians 
• Writing letters to your politicians that encourage action
• Having effective meetings with politicians.

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“Preparing to meet your politician on climate and nature issues” will focus on how to have effective meetings with your politicians that lead to tangible outcomes. Meeting with a politician can sometimes seem like a daunting prospect, however this doesn’t need to be the case! This session will give you the confidence and skills needed to have positive meetings with your politicians. We’ll look initially at how you can prepare for meeting your politician and then we’ll cover some common hurdles to having positive meetings. In particular, we will examine how to avoid triggering defensive reactions from politicians and how to get things on track if you do. This session is for anyone keen to have better meetings with politicians, whether you’ve met with your politician before or thinking about engaging for the first time.

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PLEASE NOTE - This is an interactive session with opportunities to contribute ideas and ask questions. We recommend that participants join on a computer or laptop to get the best possible experience. 

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If you have any questions about the training, or have any specific accessibility requirements that you’d like us to know about in order for you to attend, please get in touch at info@hftf.org.uk and we’ll be happy to help.

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