“There is a country hungry for a vision, but it doesn’t have to be a perfect vision.”
- Giving a voice with an intention to change people’s lives
- Action directed at change
- Standing up and speaking up for those who can’t speak for themselves
Elements of advocacy practice
Representing
Facilitating
Action
Change
Translation
Building awareness
Empowering
Influencing
Confrontation
Persuasion
Principles for Advocacy Practice
- Avoid cluttering the agenda but recognize linkages.
- Raise issues with authority but in humility.
- Deal with conflict in new and unusual ways: change/shift relationships.
- Understand that there will always be different perspectives and views.
- Advocacy practice must be organically rooted in our normal practice.
- Seek processes and communication tools that are non-language based.