Organizing
Neighborhood Organizing
This form of advocacy is the action of speaking up for your needs and wants
Self advocacy
How courts, hospitals, banks, businesses, organizations upload systems of oppression
Structural
Organizing or going to the state capitol to advocate for example
Participating in rallies, hearings and legislative meetings
a decentralized, grassroots social and political movement that campaigns against systemic racism, racial inequality, and police brutality against Black people
Black Lives Matter
Organizing that is rooted in a particular issue or set of issues (such as immigration, tenants rights, transit equity, etc) that seeks to identify like minded people who support the issue
Issue-Based Organizing
This form of advocacy is an effort to change or influence legislation and bills/ laws.
Legislative advocacy
The policies and laws currently in place that reinforce these systems
Institutional
Alternative ways to reach out to decision makers, people in positions of power like legislators, besides in-person discussions
Writing letters, Making phone calls and sending emails
a global social movement and awareness campaign against sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and rape culture
#MeToo
Employs the use of arts, culture and solidarity as means of bringing people and key ingredients in organizing strategy
Culturally-Based Organizing
This form of advocacy refers to one on one support provided by advocates
Peer advocacy
Normal, practices, the spoken and unspoken ways of doing things
Cultural
Finding a group of people who meet about issues in Your community
Join an advocacy group
is a American youth-led political action organization that advocates for urgent action on climate change and the passage of a Green New Deal
Sunrise Movement
Designed to influence elections by bringing people into the process, mobilizing the vote targeting a specific issue, group of people, or generating opposition or support towards a specific candidate
Electoral Organizing
This form of advocacy is focused on influencing and changing systems
Systems advocacy
The day to day interactions where power and privilege dynamics come into play
Interpersonal
trained professionals who help people navigate the justice system
Legal Advocacy
set of laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms
Gun control
Organizing workers at a workplace to create a voice on their issues, benefits, to form a union, or contract negotiation
Union Organizing
This form of advocacy focuses on family development, communication skills and services provided in the community
Family advocacy
how we turn all these levels in on ourselves, typically shows up as feeling of not being enough and can sometimes have serious mental and physical implications
Internalized
Local meeting used to discuss and get information on city issues
Town halls
Fought for better working conditions, fair pay, safer workplaces, and the 8-hour workday through unions and strikes
Labor Movement