Rights & Self Advocacy
Check In (5 min)
What is something you learned this year that supports you?
Recap Yesterday (3 min)
Reviewed different ways to participate in advocacy and types of advocacy that exist. We also discussed ways to keep our homes clean during covid-19
Show & Share (10-min)
What around you are green? A shirt, your favorite notepad, a chair? What around you is green? Share with the group!
Identifying resources for advocacy: where and what to look for. (10 min)
PRESENTERS: Help participants conduct a google search for different advocacy resources available either online or in your site's local community.
Advocacy can be done for free, but what resources are there available for you to use?
As a team, search for at least one advocate group in your area. This group could advocate for accessibility, food distribution, or civil rights. What did you find?
Ways to advocate online:
Participating in Social Media Advocacy
How are movements shaped online?
More ideas for becoming an advocate:
Tedx Five Steps to Becoming an Advocate
After you found some groups, use your portfolio planner work sheet **Advocacy Resources Worksheet** To document the information.
<Body Break>
Skill Builder (5-10 min)
PRESENTERS: Complete the High Priority Vocabulary worksheet as a team.
Complete the High Priority Vocabulary.
**Making a Grocery List** When you're finished, share your answers with the team
<Body Break>
Optional Level-Up:
Create a short biography about someone who has advocated for you (even if it is yourself!)
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What did we learn today?
What are we doing this afternoon?
