Tag: Advocacy

Join us for a non-partisan Rev UP MN Virtual Candidate Forum for Senate District 56 featuring candidates for the Minnesota Senate and House Districts 56A & 56B. Register here.  Don’t know what district you are in? Find out here.

Join us for a non-partisan Rev UP MN Virtual Candidate Forum for Senate District 24 featuring candidates for the Minnesota Senate and House Districts 24A & 24B. This zoom is from 7:15-8:15 pm. Register here.  Don’t know what district you are in? Find out here.

Join with others in your district to learn how legislative candidates stand on policies that impact Minnesotans with brain injury and other disabilities. All sessions take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. Please use this link to register for the Town Hall Forum in your Minnesota Senate District.

Join with others in your district to learn how legislative candidates stand on policies that impact Minnesotans with brain injury and other disabilities. All sessions take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. Please use this link to register for the Town Hall Forum in your Minnesota Senate District.

The Minnesota epilepsy community had a strong and active advocate base this legislative session. The Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota (EFMN) appreciates all of the individuals and families who met with and called legislators, wrote letters and emails, attended Epilepsy Day at the Capitol, testified at hearings, attended rallies, and joined

Sylvia Nelson frequently shares her story and invites others to do the same. After experiencing a storm of seizures in 2007, she began connecting with her legislators through EFMN’s annual Day at the Capitol. This gave her the opportunity to tell her story and educate lawmakers about living life with epilepsy.

Meet Taylor Johnson: a recent Hamline University graduate, a former participant in EFMN’s Shining Star program, a dedicated epilepsy advocate, and one of Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota’s newest board members.