Organizing
Forms of advocacy
Systems of Oppression
Different ways to advocate
Movements
100
Organizing within a specific geographic area around local concerns identified by neighborhood residents, often connected with broader systemic issues

Neighborhood Organizing

100

This form of advocacy is the action of speaking up for your needs and wants

Self advocacy

100

How courts, hospitals, banks, businesses, organizations upload systems of oppression

Structural

100

Organizing or going to the state capitol  to advocate for example 

Participating in rallies, hearings and legislative meetings

100

a decentralized, grassroots social and political movement that campaigns against systemic racism, racial inequality, and police brutality against Black people

Black Lives Matter 

200

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

200

This form of advocacy is an effort to change or influence legislation and bills/ laws.

Legislative advocacy

200

The policies and laws currently in place that reinforce these systems

Institutional

200

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

200

a global social movement and awareness campaign against sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and rape culture

#MeToo

300

Employs the use of arts, culture and solidarity as means of bringing people and key ingredients in organizing strategy

Culturally-Based Organizing

300

This form of advocacy refers to one on one support provided by advocates

Peer advocacy

300

Normal, practices, the spoken and unspoken ways of doing things

Cultural

300

Finding a group of people who meet about issues in Your community

Join an advocacy group

300

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

400

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

400

This form of advocacy is focused on influencing and changing systems

Systems advocacy

400

The day to day interactions where power and privilege dynamics come into play

Interpersonal

400

trained professionals who help people navigate the justice system 

Legal Advocacy

400

set of laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms

Gun control

500

Organizing workers at a workplace to create a voice on their issues, benefits, to form a union, or contract negotiation 

Union Organizing 

500

This form of advocacy focuses on family development, communication skills and services provided in the community

Family advocacy

500

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

500

Local meeting used to discuss and get information on city issues

Town halls

 

500

Fought for better working conditions, fair pay, safer workplaces, and the 8-hour workday through unions and strikes

Labor Movement