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what is
advocacy?
Advocacy is the promotion of an idea or cause. Grassroots advocacy is driven by the community. The term also implies the creation of a movement at the local level. This is exactly what we do at Emancipate Education Movement – build a movement to demand that anti-racist curriculum be incorporated into K-12 education, driven by local leaders like you.
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DIRECT ADVOCACY
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It’s the job of your elected leaders to represent you. That means they want to hear from their constituents about what is most important to them. When citizens organize effectively around a particular cause, we are an incredibly powerful political force. Grassroots activists have been at the heart of every social movement in history, and the fight to incorporate anti-racist education is no different. Direct advocacy actions like the ones listed below are the most effective way to have an impact on decision-makers.
Handwritten Letters
People rarely take the time to write letters anymore. But in advocacy and campaign work, handwritten letters are a powerful and personal way of delivering a message - especially because we know members of Congress read them daily.
Phone Calls
There is no better way to get an issue on the mind of an elected official than to flood their phone lines with calls. Phone calls to decision makers are an easy way to engage the public in an action that packs a punch.
Meeting In-Person with Decision Makers
As the adage goes, democracy belongs to those who show up. Meeting in-person with decision makers is arguably the single best way to make an impact. So let’s show up -- right in their office.
DIRECT ADVOCACY
INDIRECT ADVOCACY
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For too long, the issue of anti-racist education has been a footnote. Isn’t it time it becomes the headline? Getting this issue in the media is critical to putting it front and center in the public’s mind. Media coverage -- whether it’s TV, print, radio, or digital -- has huge influence on both public opinion and the priorities of our elected leaders.
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Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor are a quick, easy way to get the Anti-Racist Education message out in the public sphere. Check out some best practices for writing Letters to the Editor listed on our website!
Press Release
A press release is a short (1 page or less) piece sent to news media that captures everything a media outlet would need to know to write about an event or issue.
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InDirect advocacy
ORGANIZING TACTICS
Organizing is the coordination and mobilization of individuals to promote a particular issue or cause. Through organizing, you are able to leverage our collective power as citizens and voters to challenge the status quo and demand change. When it comes to equal justice, civil rights, and Black Lives Matter, we have seen time and again that collectively raising our voices makes the change we want to see. Here are few tried and true tips for connecting with individuals, and organizing them into action.
RECRUIT & RETAIN MEMBERS
Recruitment -- and keeping members coming back -- is crucial to the development of the anti-racist education movement and necessary to ensure the longevity of your campaign and the success of your actions and events. Check out these practical tips for recruiting some partners in crime, and making sure they stick around.
HOST AN EVENT
Hosting events and organizing actions will be the primary way your community will hear about the anti-racist education movement and help advance the cause.
WE NEED AMBASSADORS WHO ARE READY TO:
Build connections across their communities: ambassadors work with other grassroots organizations and student groups on actions that bring their community together towards the common goals of the movement.
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Educate & mobilize their peers: Whether it is a teach-in or a Letter to the Editor writing workshop, ambassadors get in-depth training so they can keep their community informed, and give them meaningful ways to get involved.
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Commit to at least 1-2 hours of work per week: Ambassadors arent just committing to continuing to work with us – they’re making a commitment to their community. As an Emancipate Education ambassador, you agree to continue working on the causes that inspire you and encourage others around you to act on dismantling systematic racism in the public education system.