E3 and General Convention

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E3 and General Convention

• WHY WE ARE HERE
• you are here to represent yourself, not all the
  youth of the church (please dont think you can
  speak for them)
• you are here to present a professional and
  dignified image of young people in the church, to
  prove that young people can enter fully into the
  governing councils of the church.
• You are here to show dioceses that young people
  can and should be included in the regular
  selection of deputies process

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• Expectations You Yourself
• The following guidelines are given for these
  reasons
• We want you to be seen and heard in the General
  Convention environment. You will not be well
  received if you dont look and act the role that
  adults expect of you.
• You are trailblazing for those who come after
  you. If the deputies and Bishops see how well
  prepared and mannered you are, they will be more
  apt to include young people in future
  Conventions.
• We want you to look better than people will
  expect. By wearing a tie or dress, you will look
  better than many deputies and even some Bishops.
  This alone will send an important message to the
  church. If you are taking care of yourself as
  well, we can all leave a lasting and positive
  impression on this community.

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• Expectations You Yourself Guidelines
• Use I statements, not we or they
• Enter into other persons situation and point of
  view.
• Se Sensitive to differences in communication
  styles
• Think about what you hear and feel before you
  speak
• Tolerate ambiguity because were not here to
  debate who is right or wrong.
• Be on-time or early for everything
• in by curfew (your coordinator will check)
• You need to sleep in order to be alert enough to
  make a good impression
• Take care in getting dressed, you should be neat
  at all times.
• be active/involved in entire E3 program and
  Convention
• be responsible your for own needs

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• Expectations continued
• keep a journal to carry with you. It will help
  you keep track of what youre doing and how you
  feel about it.
• Diocesan Coordinators have meal money
• Use room service only with permission of your
  Diocesan Coordinator
• use a calling card for phone calls, not direct
  bill to room
• only roommates in hotel room
• inform your coordinator if you feel ill

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• What to wear
• Business or Dress Casual
• Standards are for the adult business meeting,
  and not for a youth event remember, image is
  everything!
• No jeans
• No midriffs, no middle body skin showing
• No tank-tops
• 3 rule
• Skirts
• Shorts
• Underwear is not to be seen
• You can wear same outfit more than once

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• What to wear Continued
• Sensible, comfortable shoeshard floors no
  carpets lots of walking SORE
  
  FEET
• Clergy participating as adults should bring more
  than one set of clerical clothes
• No body altering, please - others will see the
  body alterations before they see you
• Anything done before E3 that would need care
  during E3 (piercings, tatoos, etc.)
• No body altering during convention (markers on
  arms, blue and purple hair, etc.)

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• General Convention Decorum
• The President is in charge of the House of
  Deputies
• Stand when enters or leaves
• Be quiet no clicking or anything that will
  distract the deputies from their work.
• No applause, there is a rule in the House against
  demonstrations of any kind even deputies cannot
  applaud unless the rule has been suspended.
• WEAR YOUR BADGE (or else you dont really exist)

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Speaking in Committee Meetings

• Dont speak to hear yourself
• Dont speak to make sure youth are heard
• Dont speak if someone else has said what you
  wanted to, just pass.
• Speak when you have
• Passion for the issue
• Have prepared remarks
• You only have 3 minutes
• You can only speak twice on one issue
• Arrive early to Committee sessions
• Sign in once you get there, but understand there
  is a strict order in which people can speak.
• Dont start until called on
• Address the Chair, Mr. Chairman, Madam
  Chairman. To Gain the floor
• Introduce yourself and your Diocese
• Begin your statement with one sentence regarding
  your stance on the resolution I would like to
  speak in favor of (in opposition to) the proposed
  resolution.
• Speak Confidently and clearly.

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Exhibit Hall

• Talk to people at booths
• Buy whatever you want (but remember its your
  dime and you have to carry it home)
• Identify yourself as being with the E3 Youth
  Event.
• Leave yourself 5 extra minutes to go back to
  wherever you need to be.

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Demonstrations

• Do not participate in demonstrations
• Observe from a distance
• Share experience with E3 later
• You may have strong
• emotional reactions
• debrief with someone
• from your Diocese
• as soon as possible.

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Papers/publications

• Read as many as you can
• Do NOT give an interview without permission from
  your coordinator and they need to be present at
  the interview
• Think seriously about what you want to say before
  you say it, and be honest.

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What Issues do You Care About?

• YOUR ISSUES
• Lets make a list
• What are you passionate about? What is happening
  in your world that the church is or could be
  doing something about?
• Prioritize your list
• Discuss your list, why are the items important?
  What do they mean to you?
• Research resolutions in the Blue Book that
  address anything on your list.
• What Committee would these issues be discussed
  in?
• Be prepared to ask E3 staff about resolution
  hearings locations and time when you arrive.
• Take notes, and make sure to talk with your
  deputation so they know how you feel about an
  issue. If it is addressed in hearing before or
  after E3, they are your best source to voice
  concerns or speak to a resolution.