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September 13-19, 2010, is Adult Education and Family Literacy Week! Recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and supported by the National Coalition of Literacy, this is a one-time only dedication to raise public awareness of adult education and family literacy, assist adult learners in need of literacy services, and support increased access to adult education and family literacy programs. Use this opportunity to elevate adult education and family literacy nationwide with policymakers, the media, and the community.

Resources to Help You Prepare

See the NCL Advocacy Clearinghouse and Toolkit for new resources, the latest fact sheets, sample press releases, and commemoration ideas for program directors, instructors, and partner organizations to raise awareness. Leverage the attention of International Literacy Day, September 8, to build momentum for attention to your program.

 


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 Blog for Adult Education and Family Literacy
 
 Calling all bloggers to blog about adult education and family literacy-how does literacy impact key areas that concern you? Immigration or integration? Health or the environment? Jobs or economic reform? Tell the world about it on your blog during September 13 - 19, 2010 and we'll list your blog here <http://national-coalition-literacy.org/advocacy/aefl_featuredblog.html>  among the featured blog articles of the week.
  
 #AEFLWeek Twitter Fact Fest
 

Tweet facts about adult education and family literacy. Raise awareness of adult education and family literacy among your followers (and among their followers if they retweet the facts!). See the Twitter campaign page <http://national-coalition-literacy.org/advocacy/aefl_tweet.html>  for a selection of facts to tweet. Share what you do to raise awareness.

  

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  Share Your Photos
 
 Share photos of activities or events celebrating National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week. You can share them on our Flickr Group <http://www.flickr.com/groups/1476528@N20/>  for inclusion in a photo slideshow. We will then embed the slideshow in the Toolkit <http://national-coalition-literacy.org/advocacy/aefl_photos.html>  to showcase Adult Education and Family Literacy Week celebration activities hosted around the country.
  
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 Share your photos with NCL in Flickr <http://www.flickr.com/> , and we'll add your National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week activities to the Campaign Map <http://www.flickr.com/groups/1476528@N20/pool/map?&fLat=38.5997&fLon=-93.955&zl=14&min_upload_date=1280696713%20%20> . See the campaign page for more details.

 For more online campaign activities, visit our campaign pages <http://national-coalition-literacy.org/advocacy/aefl_campaign.html> .

   Attend the NCL Literacy Leadership Awards
 
 Join the National Coalition for Literacy on September 15 in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the 2010 NCL Literacy Leadership Awards. This year, we are pleased to honor the following individuals and organizations:



    Senator Thomas Harkin (IA)

  • Representative John Yarmuth (KY)

  • English Under the Arches led by Betsy McKay, Director of Bilingual Leadership Development for McDonald's USA LLC

  • Kentucky Education Television (KET)

  • Archie Willard, long time student advocate and leader

   Click here <http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2010NCLLitLeader%20%20>  to RSVP.
 Visit our NCL Advocacy Blog article <http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2010/07/lla-reception2010/>  for more details.

Questions? Contact NCL policy co-chairs Jackie Taylor  <mailto:jackie@jataylor.net?subject=Question%20About%20AEFL%20Week%20Activities>
or Marsha Tait <mailto:mltait09@twcny.rr.com?subject=Question%20About%20AEFL%20Week%20Activities> .
 
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