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Me: Eric SquairOnline campaign coordinator
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Q: How were advocacy campaigns conducted before the advent of the internet?
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Q: How is society changed by internet-enabled advocacy campaigns?
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Advocacynoun: the action of advocating, pleading for, or supporting a cause or proposal
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Advocacynoun: the action of advocating, pleading for, or supporting a cause or proposal
Campaignnoun: An operation or series of operations energetically pursued to accomplish a purpose
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Advocacy campaigns are about change
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Advocacy campaigns are about change
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Change: How To
Mohandas Gandhi, Philosopher, 1869-1948
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Change: How To
What change do you want to see in the world?
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Change: How To
What change do you want to see in the world?
- end of British rule in India, Indian independance
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Change: How To
What change do you want to see in the world?
- end of British rule in India, Indian independence
- lower taxes for Canadians
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Change: How To
What change do you want to see in the world?
- end of British rule in India, Indian independence
- lower taxes for Canadians
- saving the whales
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Change: How To
What change do you want to see in the world?
- end of British rule in India, Indian independence
- saving the whales
- better quality news and entertainment
- better transit service to campus
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Change: How To
Who are the decision makers?Who will bring about the change you want?
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Change: How To
Who are the decision makers?Who will bring about the change you want?What do they care about?
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Change: How To
Who are the decision makers?Who will bring about the change you want?What do they care about?What will they respond to?
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Change: How To
We live in a society where governments andcorporations must respond to the public
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Change: How To
We live in a society where governments andcorporations must respond to the public*
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Engage: How To
You must engage the public to help you bring about the change you want to see
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Engage: How To
Craft your ‘message’
Persuade people to care
Ask them to join you in making change
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Engage: How To
Craft your ‘message’
Decide what you need people to know about your issue in order to agree to the changes you are campaigning for.
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Engage: How To
Craft your ‘message’
Decide what you need people to know about your issue in order to agree to the changes you are campaigning for.
‘Poverty is a terribleproblem that can and must be
alleviated.’
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Persuade people to care
‘Poverty is a terribleproblem that can and must be alleviated.’
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Engage: How To
Ask people to join you in making change
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Engage: How To
Ask people to join you in making change by applying pressure.
What do decision makers care about?
Engage: How To
What do political decision makers care about? Votes!
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What do business decision makers care about? Protecting and increasing their profits.
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Engage: How To
Some quick tips on organizing:
You must bring together and foster connections between people who support you
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Engage: How To
Some quick tips:
You must bring together and foster connections between people who support you
You must let them ‘own’ the idea, participate in the campaign in their own way, and thus replicate the activities around the globe.
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Q: How were advocacy campaigns conducted before the advent of the internet?
Q: How is society changed by internet-enabled advocacy campaigns?
Q: How do these elements apply to the issues you are interested in?
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A few resourcesOn messaging: www.agoodmanonline.comOn internet advocacy campaigns: www.digiactive.org
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