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DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in learning how to be an effective and infor
 med citizen? Want to gain practical skills on how to interact successfully
  with policymakers at all levels of government?\n\n \n\nRegister for the F
 all 2026 micro credential:\n\nFundamentals of Public Advocacy for Informed
  Citizens\nwith instructor Senator Anitere Flores\n\n \n\nREGISTER HERE \n
 \n \n\nAll FIU students are welcome!\nGreen School students are especially
  encouraged to register\, as the micro-credential fulfills prerequisite re
 quirements for the Washington\, D.C. semester program.\n\n \n\nThis is a F
 ULLY ONLINE\, SELF-PACED program. \n\n \n\nThis course will teach you how 
 to: \n\nBuild the skills of an effective\, informed civic leaderLearn how 
 to engage policymakers at the local\, state\, and federal levelsIdentify t
 he right level of government for any issueCommunicate your position clearl
 y\, confidently\, and persuasivelyRespond strategically to policymakers an
 d staffDevelop lasting relationships with elected officialsAdvocate effect
 ively for real-world policy outcomesDon’t miss your chance to learn more
  about public advocacy and leadership!\n\n \n\nAbout Senator Anitere Flore
 s:\n\nSenator Flores is a senior fellow at JGI's Policy lab in partnership
  with the Maurice A. Ferré Institute for Civic Leadership. Senator Flores
  served in the Florida House from 2004-2010. During her career in the Flor
 ida House\, Senator Flores served as Deputy Majority Leader\, Chair of the
  PreK-12 Appropriations Committee\, and Chair of the PreK-12 Policy Commit
 tee. Prior to being elected a State Representative\, she spent two years a
 dvocating for university students in her district as Director of State Rel
 ations for Florida International University.
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