Ever wonder
what
advocacy
really means
and whether
it's
effective?
This is Rene
Adams area
of
expertise!
Rene has
personal
experience
living on
social
assistance
and is
featured in
the
documentary,
Home Safe
Toronto, on
family
homelessness,
portions of
which you
will view at
this
workshop.
Rene is also
a
spokesperson
for the
Campaign
2000 on
child
poverty and
received the
Wellesley
Institute's
10 in 10
Urban Health
Award for
Community
Leadership.
Come and
support
Fairlawn's
Community
Advocate.
Rene
promises an
educational,
interactive
and
eye-opening
experience
for
everyone.
Receive your own copy of THE
TOOL BOX FOR AGENTS OF SOCIAL CHANGE - A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ADVOCACY
which includes the following:
-
10 key actions to advocacy
- Tips on Mobilization and
Networking
- Names of agencies who are
already engaged in poverty reduction
- Action steps
- Dealing with the media with
examples of press releases, recent articles
- Engaging government - preparing
petitions for provincial government, how to get information at
various levels
- Information on how legislation
is formed at the provincial level
- Information on getting involved
in the current government process (e.g., social assistance
review, pre-budget consultation, etc.)
- Letter writing samples
- Three examples of successful
advocacy campaigns
- Suggested reading list
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Social Justice Sunday
Jan. 29 -- Councillor Joe Mihevc,
"Exploring
Connections: Faith and City Building"
If you missed the Social Justice Sunday sermon by Joe Mihevc, or if you
want to share it with others,
click here
to listen to the podcast.
Joe Mihevc has been the City Councillor for Ward 21, St Paul’s
West, for 19 years. He is a graduate of Emmanuel College and has a PhD in
Theology and Social Ethics. Who better qualified to speak on Faith and City
Building?
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