advocacy - tools for social change
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1. Training MPs on human rights and gender, UN treating ratification and domestication of treaties. (Advocacy – want the MPs to take action in range of areas)
2. Mobilising women's’ groups to demand local council allocate land to a build Safe House. (Advocacy – many role-players involved and many strategies will be needed to secure the land)
3. Presentation to Cabinet on VAW and resources needed to effectively respond to VAW. (Lobbying – targeting Cabinet to allocate resources)
4. Consultations with church leaders to speak out about VAW. (Lobbying)
5. Training teachers to teach life-skills curriculum (Advocacy – this is one activity in a broader campaign to prevent teenage pregnancy, alcohol abuse, violence against girls)
Is it advocacy, lobbying or service…?
PACIFIC-STYLE LOBBYING
• Who are most important targets – not always government.• Use local research/govt. research.• Use influentials- Royal family, PM and cardinals.• Remember that peers influence peers.• Use the language/terminology of the Pacific.• Use family and village, home island ties.• Be creative - use social opportunities e.g. at the kava bowl
with PDF and KI President • Formal and informal courtesy visits• Testimonials /emotions/ authentic voice• Use existing platforms.
LOBBYING
MOBILISATIONMEDIA
LITIGATION RESEARCH & PLANNING
PROTEST
NETWORKS & COALITIONS
newspaperFacebook
marchespetitions
community outreach
meetingssubmissions
training workshops
briefing papers
church sermons
courtesy calls
court cases
Radio talk shows
testimonials
drama / road shows
CEDAW, UPR, CRC reports
trainings
ADVOCACY TOOLBOXVAW research reports
pamphlets
DVDs
international dayscaps & t-shirts
meetings
blogs
Song/poetry contest
letters
billboards & banners
ADVOCACY TOOL: MOBILISATION
• Administrative Mobilisation– Getting all relevant government departments involved in
the campaign.
– Health, Justice, Education, Youth, Sports, Agriculture, Statistics Units, PM Office ….
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION& MOBILISATION ACTIVITIES
• consultations• outreach• participatory
research e.g. community mapping
• training workshops
• PROBLEM SOLVING & PLANNING