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LAD 2026 
Conference Agenda: March 14–16,2026

Saturday, March 14 

9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Check-In


11:30 Am - 12:30 pm
Lunch with mariachi

12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Welcome to the 20th Annual Latino/a Advocacy Day

Legislator Panel - Community Engagement in Policy Making


1:15 pm - 2:00 pm
Plenary - Colorado Latino Policy Agenda (CLPA) & 2026 LAD Policy Priorities 


2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
break

2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Issue Breakout Sessions (Repeated)

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Daily Wrap-up & Announcements

5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
COLOR Action Fund & Voces unidas Action Fund Reception with guest speaker David huerta, president of seiu-united service workers west
(Separate RSVP required)


 
Sunday, March 15 

7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast & Check In

9:00 Am - 9:30 am
Welcome Remarks

9:30 am - 10:30 am
Town Hall with michael bennet

(Hosted by color action fund & voces unidas action fund)

10:30 am - 11:00 am
Break


11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Town hall with phil weiser
(hosted by color action fund & Voces Unidas Action fund)

12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Break

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Lunch with program

1:15 pm - 2:45 pm 
Legislative Strategy: How Laws Really Get Made 
& 
Lobbying 201: From Advocacy to Influence


2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Break

3:15 pm - 5:00 pm
Lobby group planning

5:00 pm
dinner on your own
Monday, March 16 

8:00 am - 9:00 am
breakfast and Check in

9:00 AM - 11:00 am
Planning time 

9:30 am - 2:00 pm
Legislator meetings

12:00 pm
Latino/a Advocacy Day Rally 
West Steps of the Capitol

(Open to the public - Join us!)


12:30 PM - 3:00 pm
Lunch available at First Baptist church
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