Upcoming Events

May Friday Forum
May
24

May Friday Forum

In May the Missouri General Assembly will adjourn, after what we hope will be a productive session. Mark your calendar now to join us as we recap everything that happened in anti-poverty legislation over the last few months. We’ll discuss the highs and lows of what got done, where we made progress but didn’t quite get over the finish line, and what’s ahead as we start planning for the next session.

Empower Missouri’s Friday Forums are our monthly online educational offerings for Missourians to build knowledge on poverty-related policy issues and skill in legislative and grassroots advocacy. Register for this session below, or visit our Friday Forums page for more information on other upcoming sessions and recordings of all of our prior sessions.

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Empower Missouri's Advocacy Awards Brunch
Jun
29

Empower Missouri's Advocacy Awards Brunch

Empower Missouri’s work to eradicate poverty in Missouri is only possible through coalition building and advocacy by an incredible group of supporters, and our Advocacy Awards Brunch is an opportunity to highlight a few of that group and celebrate our collective work. Each summer, we gather our community (rotating between the eastern and western sides of the state) to enjoy a delicious brunch and celebrate our Advocates of the Year. Our 2023 event was held in Kansas City, and you can view a few photos here. Our 2024 Advocacy Awards Brunch will be held in St. Louis on Saturday, June 29th, and we are thrilled to be celebrating the incredible group of advocates above, chosen to receive this year’s Advocacy Awards.

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 Healing Action's Night Out: Hope Grows Here
Sep
27

Healing Action's Night Out: Hope Grows Here

Healing Action’s Night Out

An event you don’t want to miss! This marquee event will celebrate Healing Action’s progress in providing hope & healing to survivors of sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation. Our Founder and Co-Executive Director, Katie Rhoades, will share our exciting and ambitious vision ahead.

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Tell Your Story: Protecting Majority Rule (Copy)
Apr
25

Tell Your Story: Protecting Majority Rule (Copy)

Are you concerned about the effort to undermine Missouri’s initiative petition process? Would you like to sharpen your points to share about why this form of direct democracy must be protected? Are you willing to share your passion to protect the IP process with reporters? If so, we’d love to have you for an hour-long session hosted by Progress Missouri. You can choose one of two Zoom meetings:

Noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, April 24

6-7 p.m. Thursday, April 25

Register here: liz@progressmo.org

 

Attendees will learn:

How to cut through noise and be heard

How to tell your story naturally and persuasively

How to create a messaging roadmap to success

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Unlocking the Ballot: Using Data to Expand Voting Rights
Apr
25

Unlocking the Ballot: Using Data to Expand Voting Rights

April 25, 2024

11am CT

Sponsored by the Sentencing Project

Register HERE

Join this discussion on how people with justice system involvement are mobilizing to make their voices heard through the civic engagement processes. 

This webinar will discuss how academics and advocates are using data and research to advance voting rights campaigns. We will look at what the data shows as effective ways to engage justice-impacted communities and emerging areas of research. 

We will also explore how involvement in research campaigns is bolstering community organizing and advocacy efforts to build power and expand the franchise. 

Presenters:

Robert Lilly - Texas’ Grassroots Leadership 

Antoinette Ratcliffe - California’s Initiate Justice

Dr. Robert Stewart - University of Maryland

Al Barrentine - Florida Rights Restoration Coalition 

Jarvis Johnson - North Carolina’s Forward Justice

Dr. Hannah Walker - University of Texas

Moderator: Bob Libal - The Sentencing Project

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Tell Your Story: Protecting Majority Rule
Apr
24

Tell Your Story: Protecting Majority Rule

Are you concerned about the effort to undermine Missouri’s initiative petition process? Would you like to sharpen your points to share about why this form of direct democracy must be protected? Are you willing to share your passion to protect the IP process with reporters? If so, we’d love to have you for an hour-long session hosted by Progress Missouri. You can choose one of two Zoom meetings:

Noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, April 24

6-7 p.m. Thursday, April 25

Register here: liz@progressmo.org

 

Attendees will learn:

How to cut through noise and be heard

How to tell your story naturally and persuasively

How to create a messaging roadmap to success

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Abortion IP Kick-Off
Feb
6

Abortion IP Kick-Off

Join a statewide coalition for the official kick-off event for the ballot initiative for reproductive freedom! Volunteers will be able to pick up petitions and start gathering signatures!

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