Definitions of Advocacy Peter Witzler Student Program Organizer, Physicians for Human Rights

Overview Definitions of Advocacy Advocacy Models Examples of Advocacy

Definitions of Advocacy

Advocacy Models

Examples of Advocacy

Definitions of Advocacy Process of educating and engaging to create change Directed at a specific policy objective Directed at a specific target Engages your community Is a long term process

Process of educating and engaging to create change

Directed at a specific policy objective

Directed at a specific target

Engages your community

Is a long term process

Definition of Advocacy Service vs Advocacy Service is providing relief or support to people affected by a problem Advocacy is addressing the underlying causes of a problem, providing solutions, and creating change to eliminate the problem

Service vs Advocacy

Service is providing relief or support to people affected by a problem

Advocacy is addressing the underlying causes of a problem, providing solutions, and creating change to eliminate the problem

4 C’s of Advocacy Connection Context Commitment Catapult

Connection

Context

Commitment

Catapult

Definition Objective vs Problem Problem=Broad area of concern Objective=solution or partial solution to a problem

Objective vs Problem

Problem=Broad area of concern

Objective=solution or partial solution to a problem

Definition Target: who has the power to give you what you want How do you have power over your target

Target: who has the power to give you what you want

How do you have power over your target

Examples of Advocacy Education Petitions

Education

Petitions

Letter Writing Media Visits with Public Officials

Letter Writing

Media

Visits with Public Officials

Examples of Advocacy Public Hearings Demonstrations Civil Disobedience Legal Disruptive tactics Boycotts

Public Hearings

Demonstrations

Civil Disobedience

Legal Disruptive tactics

Boycotts

Definition of Advocacy Long Term Vision Education on an objective Engage your community to build support Engage your target Win! If you don’t win try again!

Long Term Vision

Education on an objective

Engage your community to build support

Engage your target

Win!

If you don’t win try again!

Case Study Brain Drain Problem: Not enough health care workers in Africa Objective: US Funding to train more health care workers Target: Specific Members of US Congress Engaging Community: reports, education, media

Brain Drain

Problem: Not enough health care workers in Africa

Objective: US Funding to train more health care workers

Target: Specific Members of US Congress

Engaging Community: reports, education, media

Long term Process: Started in 2003 passed in 2008 Advocacy Reports Campus wide education of students, faculty and the community Engage faculty and health professionals Petitions, videos Meetings with policy makers Public hearings

Long term Process:

Started in 2003 passed in 2008

Advocacy

Reports

Campus wide education of students, faculty and the community

Engage faculty and health professionals

Petitions, videos

Meetings with policy makers

Public hearings