{"id":5499,"date":"2018-02-19T19:00:10","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T00:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/?p=5499"},"modified":"2018-02-19T18:29:46","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T23:29:46","slug":"candidate-workshops-worcester-2-24-and-somerville-3-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/2018\/02\/19\/candidate-workshops-worcester-2-24-and-somerville-3-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Candidate Workshops: Worcester 2\/24 and Somerville 3\/3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2018 is here and with that comes town, state, and federal elections. Massachusetts elections are often uncontested. About 60% of state legislators do not have a single opponent.<\/p>\n<p>You can change that and it doesn&#8217;t take a fortune to run, you don&#8217;t need an army of volunteers, and the work you do can make a real difference in your community!<\/p>\n<p>Our candidate workshops focus on what you need to do to be successful, whether you win or not.\u00a0 We&#8217;ll explain how to run small but effective campaigns, logistics (filing paperwork and gathering signatures), and what happens after you&#8217;ve won the election.<\/p>\n<p>We have two workshops coming up:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Worcester: Saturday, February 24th, 2-4pm. It is in the Banx Room at the Worcester Public Library at 3 Salem St.. The library is wheelchair accessible.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/crew\/civicrm\/event\/register?id=30&amp;reset=1\">Please register.<\/a>\u00a0You can share the <a href=\"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/crew\/civicrm\/event\/info?reset=1&amp;id=30\">full event listing<\/a> with your friends or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2121467771408311\/\">Facebook event<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Somerville: Saturday, March 3rd, 11am-2pm. It is in the Auditorium on the first floor of the\u00a0Somerville Public Library at 79 Highland Ave. The library is wheelchair accessible. <a href=\"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/crew\/civicrm\/event\/register?reset=1&amp;id=31\">Please register.<\/a>\u00a0You can share the <a href=\"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/crew\/civicrm\/event\/info?reset=1&amp;id=31\">full event listing<\/a> with your friends or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/258883854650750\/\">Facebook event<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These workshops are open to everyone, regardless of party affiliation. People who&#8217;ve served in local office are also encouraged to attend.\u00a0 We hope you&#8217;ll share your experiences, and the things you learned while running.<\/p>\n<p>We may have additional workshops in 2018. If you can help organize one in your community, email us at <a href=\"mailto:info@masspirates.org?subject=I%20want%20a%20how%20to%20run%20workshop%20in%20my%20community\">info@masspirates.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2018 is here and with that comes town, state, and federal elections. Massachusetts elections are often uncontested. 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