Intro to Advocacy
Speaking up for yourself or someone else in any situation, to someone who has power over that situation.
What is advocacy?
The branch of government that creates laws, "think law".
What is the Legislative branch?
This ________ is the number one policy document that includes all the laws/projects the NYS Government wants to fund.
What is the NYS Budget?
A benefit of coalitions is that they build __________ across communities.
What is solidarity?
The current NYS Governor.
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What are Vision Adelante's 3 Top Campaign Priorities
Who is Kathy Hochul? (Bonus: what's another way people refer to Hochul or her Executive administration in Albany?)
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Who are: CARE4IF/Access to Representation Act, NY4All, Bilingual Educator Pipeline Proposal
Stating a position on specific legislation or budget ask to legislators.
What is lobbying?
The branch of government that executes the law, "think boss".
What is the Executive branch?
The time of year the Executive Budget is released.
What is January?
A way to engage your community in coalition building is to hold __________.
What are: community meetings about coalitions, strategy sessions, invite/bring members into coalition spaces.
The Leader of the State Assembly.
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What is the name of the campaign that seeks to stop law enforcement and state agencies from conspiring with ICE and CBP?
Who is Carl Heastie?
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What is NY4All?
Lobbying, plus other activities such as media advocacy, education, and grassroots organizing.
What is legislative advocacy?
The branch of government that interprets laws, "think courts".
What is the Judicial branch?
Governor can and does include policy priorities in the budget; the legislature __________.
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True or False: The legislature can directly reduce or strike items the Governor has put in the Executive Budget.
What is can’t delete or change?
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What is False?
In a bottom-up model, whose experiences and expertise are valued?
What are members?
Who is knows as the "masterful consensus builder" and what is their role?
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What is the name of the coalition & bill that seeks to establish a universal right to representation in immigration proceedings?
Who is Andrea Stewart-Cousins? (Bonus: what's their nickname?)
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What is the CARE4IF Coalition & Access to Representation Act (Bonus: What does CARE4IF stand for?)
Influencing public opinion and public policy may be a result of this action.
What is advocacy?
Name the three levels of government in the US.
What are Federal, State, and Local?
The group that determines revenue in the budget process.
What is the Division of Budget?
Name 2 things to think about when considering who should be at your coalition table.
What are: Who is most impacted? How can we expand our reach? Who has resources we might need? Who might be missing? What are our shared goals as a group?
This person is the Chair of the Senate Finance Committee. (Bonus: why are they important in the budget process)
Who is Liz Krueger?
Asking members of the public to support your position on legislation is this type of lobbying.
What is grassroots lobbying?
Give another name for a local government.
What is County, Township or Municipality?
The term for a line in the budget that explicitly names an organization.
What is Direct Allocation?
Name 3 things coalitions need to agree on in their decision-making process.
What are: Create shared expectations, openly address power dynamics & different organizational models, steering committee, consensus decision-making, majority vote or something else?, Non-negotiables?
This person is the Chair of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee. (Bonus: why are they important in the budget process)
Who is Helene Weinstein?