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  • Premiere Activist Program, Offered at Hillsdale College

    Wes Nakagiri 10:00 pm on February 6, 2010 | 3 Permalink | Reply
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    Good news for conservative activists in Michigan!  The Leadership Institute is once again offering a weekend training program at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, MI.  I attended this same program last year and it was awesome. The training provided me with the knowledge and confidence to form a Tea Party group in Livingston County Michigan.

    This intensive two-day session is being offered on the weekend of March 13-14, 2010.  The total cost is just $30.00.  This includes the training, all meals, and lodging.  You cannot beat this deal – it is the best training value you’ll ever run across.  This flier contains more detail and contact information to enroll in the course.

    (Note: This is an intensive two-day course.  If you decide to attend you really should plan on staying for both days.  In my opinion, the second day was the most informative.)

    If I can provide you further information regarding my experiences with this course please email me with your contact information and I will call you to discuss.  You can email me at wes@limitgovnow.com

     
  • Your Neighbors Want to Fight Obama Care

    Wes Nakagiri 10:34 am on November 25, 2009 | 2 Permalink | Reply
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    Yesterday I went door to door in my neighborhood circulating a petition in opposition to Obama Care.  The response was great!  During my hour and a half endeavor, I collected 15 signatures, only one person declined to sign.  This is a 94% success rate.  It was truly awesome to see firsthand that my neighborhood was filled with knowledgeable citizens who are as concerned about the course of our country as I am.

    In addition to sending a message to Congress, this petition drive provides me an opportunity to meet neighbors I hadn’t known before and chat with them about the state of our country.  It was reassuring to me to discover my views are right in the mainstream of other concerned Americans.  Further, the petition drive enabled me to inform my neighbors that I am running for Precinct Delegate in the Republican Party.  My message to my neighbors is that I will work to change the Republican Party to the Limited Government Party.  This message resonated with all who signed my petition!

    I have spoken with others regarding the initial success rate of this petition drive.  I am encouraging all TEA Party groups to join in.  Several colleagues have asked me to post my blank petition form on my blog so that they can use it also.  When you petition your own neighborhood I am confident that you will find the experience as rewarding as I have.  You will get to know your neighbors better and you will find like-minded people who are willing to get involved.  This is what grass roots organizing is all about.

     
  • Tea Partiers, Increase Your Influence

    Wes Nakagiri 9:10 pm on November 22, 2009 | 1 Permalink | Reply
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    I have added a new page to my blog. The name of this page is Flash Flyers. This page contains newspaper articles and editorials discussing current events – such as Obama Care. I have copied the articles and added my own editorial comments in the margins. These comments elaborate on various issues discussed in the article/editorial. In essence, these comments help the reader to “read between the lines.”

    The concept of flash flyers was presented during activist training I attended in Hillsdale, Michigan. Flash flyers are one of the most effective ways of informing the public about an important issue, such as Obama Care or Cap and Trade. The vast majority of Americans do not follow politics as closely as you and I; therefore, it is up to us to pass along information to counter the propaganda espoused by the Administration and their media allies.

    Flash flyers are effective because they present information using a media company that average Americans are familiar with. The first flash flyer I have posted on my blog is a copy of an editorial from USA Today. Americans that are not politically active would generally view USA Today as respectable news source. All I have done with this flash flyer is present the USA Today point of view along with my commentary that point out issues that editors chose not to elaborate upon.

    To maximize the effectiveness of a flash flyer I recommend that you print copies of this flyer and distribute them to your moderate/independent friends and neighbors. Experience has shown that a hard copy conveys the information in a more influential manner than an emailed copy. Another effective method of distribution would be to leave a handful of copies in the cafeteria at work for others to read.  Other ideas include leaving flyers in a restaurant, library, or an airport waiting area.

    If time constraints prevent distribution of a hard copy then an email copy is acceptable. As a reminder, you should endeavor to pass this flash flyer on to more than just your conservative friends who already agree with your point of view, otherwise we are just preaching to the choir. Lastly, I encourage you to make your own flash flyers and help your circle of friends, “read between the lines.”

     
  • Conservative Activist Training for Michigan Tea Party Goers

    Wes Nakagiri 11:45 am on October 24, 2009 | 4 Permalink | Reply
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    There is an opportunity to develop and hone our fighting skills as we battle the left in the arena of ideas.  An organization called the Leadership Institute is conducting a weekend training class for conservative activists.  The Leadership Institute, a non-profit organization, is conducting a two-day session on November 14-15 at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, MI.

    The focus of this class is to train college age adults to becoming effective conservative activists and organizers, and perhaps consider a future run for public office.  As a 50-something activist I was somewhat concerned that the focus is off topic for someone who is “over-the-hill.”  Daryn  Iwicki (mailto:diwicki@limail.us), a representative of the Leadership Institute, assuaged my concerns when he emailed me and said that all age groups are welcome.  He also informed me that he recently trained a group of non-college students in Texas.

    The cost of this training is $30 if you sign up ahead of time.  I signed up last night.  The price includes meals and housing, although I did not inquire about the housing specifics.  I am guessing the housing arrangements could be a dorm room—but that is just a guess.  If you do not sign up ahead of time, the cost is $60.

    My wife and I have past experience with the Leadership Institute as we both attended a four hour session when we were in Washington, D.C. for the 912 March.  They did an excellent job and we both concluded that it was time well spent.  I am looking at this upcoming session as an opportunity to increase our effectiveness and as an opportunity to expand our network.  Expanding our network is critical if we are to expand our political influence.  Further, we need to work with the future of our country, our younger generations, to help them combat the socialist propaganda that is pervasive in our educational institutions.

    If you decide to attend, I would be more than happy to offer you a ride.  I will be departing from Hartland, MI.  Contact me a wes@limitgovnow.com. According to a sample agenda, the course runs from 8 AM to 11 PM, yes 15 hours long, on the first day.  The second day is easier; it is less than 12 hours, running from 8:30 AM to 8 PM.  These lengthy hours suggest to me that this organization delivers some serious training.  Are we ready for boot camp?  I know I am!

     
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