Workshop: Watchdog Training: Using FOIAs to get information you want
- Event Date: Thursday, October 13, 2016
- Time: 6:30 pm (CDT)
- Location: Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
- Cost: Free Admission with Advance Tickets (external link)
Better Government Association Watchdog Training teaches you to keep an eye on government and find out what's happening in your community. Learn the ins and outs of the Freedom of Information Act and how to get the documents you want from your government. An expert lawyer from the Better Government Association will teach you all you need to know to better watchdog your local government.
This event is presented by the Better Government Association in collaboration with CU-Citizen Access and the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting.
Contact
For further information, call Stephanie Simon at (312) 821-9042 or email at ssimon@bettergov.org (email link) or Pam Dempsey at (217) 239-6617 or email pamelagdempsey@investigatemidwest.org (email link)
To request disability-related accommodations for this event, please contact Brian Cudiamat at cudiamat@illinois.edu (email link) or (217) 244-5586.