CWA Joins TakeAction Minnesota For LPAT Training

Rep. Keith Ellison talks to Minnesota activists at a LPAT training.

Below: Legislative Director Shane Larson instructs LPATs.

CWA activists recently joined forces with TakeAction Minnesota for a joint LPAT training session.

For a day and a half, 65 rank-and-file and local officers discussed why this country needs to form a resistance movement and fight back. LPAT veterans shared their knowledge with those who are new to the procession, and Rep. Keith Ellison addressed participants. Grounded in the election cycle, the training focused on how participants could use what they learned to better implement programs addressing the local issues they're concerned about.

And a considerable amount of time was spent on two important Minnesota ballot measures this fall — a constitutional amendment that would require voters to show a photo ID at the polls and another constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. Participants debated how best to use the LPAT structure to talk about and get people to vote 'no' on the amendments.

"It really, really got people engaged," said Staff Representative Douglas Williams.