ITP March 2012Lena Ag

Annika FlensburgLena Wallqvist

Christina Hagner

Schedule 9.00-17.00

• Introduction• ABC of Advocacy (Christina)• Coffee brake around 10.00• Examples from KTK advocacy (Christina and Lena W)• Work shop in groups (Christina and Lena W)• Media power (Annika)• Lunch 13-14• How to write a press release. (Annika)• Brake• Invicible Power Structures (Lena A)

Svea 1923My Grandmother

Sofia 2012My daughter

Advocacy work

Help me define ”advocacy”!

ABC of Advocacy

ABC or a lot of I:s!!!!

• Identify your main objective• Identify were the decission is made• Identify when and how you need to

act• Identify who you need to influence• Identify your friends and allies

Identify your main objective

• Focus on a few things that you want to achieve.

• Be specific • Become expert - gather facts and

figures that supports your goals.

Identify were the decission is made

• Legislation – Parliament – but what body within the Parliament?

• Budget – Is it the Government or local authority?

• Other authorities?

Identify when and how you need to act

• Make a Calender• Push, shame or curl ????

Identify who you need to influence

• Who has the power to make the change you want?

• How can you influence that person?

• What is the context?

Identify your friends and allies

• Other NGO:s • Media• Students• Etc

Make a plan!

When we have all the I:s we can start to make a plan …

Two questions

• What would be the most important change in your country to stop violence against women?

• What is the most important step in your country to give women access to poltical participation and decision making?

Workshop

• Possible Advocacy Objective• Chose only 1 Objectives• Start to make a plan• Report to all of us

Your Plan

• Objective• Message • Decision making body or person• Process• Timeline/Calender• Friends and allies