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Title: Grassroots Advocacy: Becoming an Agent of Change


1
Grassroots Advocacy Becoming an Agent of Change
  • Interest-based
  • Technical Assistance
  • Claudia Lowe, B.S.L., J.D.

2
Introduction
  • Claudia Lowe, J.D.
  • Related history
  • IBTA
  • Educational Strategist Consultant
  • Transition Coach Specialist
  • Conflict Mediation Coach
  • Speaker and writer

3
Agenda
  • What is grassroots advocacy
  • How a bill becomes a law
  • How to be an effective advocate
  • The Armchair Advocate
  • Writing to your legislator
  • Meeting with your legislator

4
Advocacy
  • ss the act or process of supporting a cause or
    issue. An advocacy campaign is a set of targeted
    actions in support of a cause or issue. We
    advocate a cause or issues because we want to
  • build support for that cause or issue
  • influence others to support it or
  • try to influence or change legislation that
    affects it. IPPF

5
Advocacy
  • is speaking up, drawing a communitys attention
    to an important issue, and directing
    decision-makers toward a solution. Advocacy is
    working with other people and organizations to
    make a difference. CEDPA

6
Advocacy
  • is giving voice to a group or population that has
    traditionally been voiceless.
  • CEDPA

7
Grassroots Advocacy
  • Generally means an organized bottom-up process
    to communicate issues and concerns to elected
    officials and now plays a substantial role in
    many legislative battles.
  • Association for Enterprise Opportunity

8
Objectives
  • Show your legislator(s) that you care about your
    issue and the role it plays in people's lives,
    affects businesses, or (whatever).
  • Show that you understand the issues and have a
    good argument to back up your position.
  • Show your legislator(s) that you are familiar
    with the political process and are monitoring
    their efforts.
  • Get involved in the legislative process every
    person counts!!
  • Association for Enterprise Opportunity

9
How a bill becomes law
  • Introduction and committee referral
  • Assigned to subcommittees
  • Hearings for approval and sending to full
    committee
  • Committee approves and reports bill
  • Senate/House debates and passes bill
  • Conference committee resolves and differences
    between House and Senate
  • Senate/House enacts bill

10
Being an Effective Advocate
  • Know the legislative process
  • Get your allies together
  • Do your homework
  • Pick your lobbying targets and go to work
  • What is your objective?
  • Who do you need to move?
  • What do they need to hear?
  • Who do they need to hear it from?
  • What actions will you use to make your point?
  • The Democracy Center

11
The Armchair Advocate
  • Educate yourself.
  • Read, read, read.
  • Watch, watch, watch.
  • Think, think, think.
  • Take action.
  • Advanced Consulting

12
Writing to Your Legislator
  • One type-written page
  • Short paragraph, state your purpose
  • If a bill, cite name and number
  • Be factual and support your position
  • State effects if you oppose and offer a different
    approach
  • Ask the legislator for his/her views
  • Write legibly, include name and address
  • The Arc

13
Meeting Your Legislator
  • Schedule the meeting
  • Who to bring to the meeting
  • Preparing for the meeting
  • Meeting with an aide vs meeting with the member
  • Common pitfalls
  • After the meeting
  • The Arc

14
Educational Consultant
  • Counsels students and their families on
    educational strategies and provisions for an
    appropriate IEP or 504 plan and Transition plan
    based on the students unique needs, individual
    learning and work styles, strengths, abilities,
    talents, and potential.

15
Favorite Quotes
  • If you wouldnt do it to an adult, dont do it
    to a child. Rick LaVoie
  • Children do well if they can. Ross
    Greene
  • I am not your response.
  • Claudia Lowe

16
Workshops
  • K-12 CAMS for Students
  • A one-day workshop that can be presented to
    students, teachers, or parents on how to
    effectively use K-12 CAMS for school work, home
    work, and to make educational progress.
  • Presenters Claudia Lowe, B.S.L., J.D. and
    Cathy Manus, E.S.
  • "If You Don't Teach Me the Way I Learn, You Are
    Not Teaching Me" A one-day workshop with
    facilitated discussion and simulations to acquire
    skills and strategies to educate and engage
    students with disabilities that impact learning.
  • Presenters Claudia Lowe, B.S.L., J.D. and
    Cathy Manus, E.S.

17
K-12 CAMS
  • K-12 CAMS Fact Sheets
  • Attention/Concentration
  • Reasoning/Processing
  • Memory
  • Executive Function
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Emotional Maturity
  • Coordination/Motor Function
  • Communication
  • Reading
  • Writing/Spelling
  • Math Calculation/Application
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