Definitions of Definitions of AdvocacyAdvocacy

Peter WitzlerPeter Witzler

Student Program Organizer, Student Program Organizer, Physicians for Human RightsPhysicians for Human Rights

OverviewOverview

Definitions of AdvocacyDefinitions of Advocacy Advocacy ModelsAdvocacy Models Examples of AdvocacyExamples of Advocacy

Definitions of Definitions of Advocacy Advocacy Process of educating and Process of educating and

engaging to create changeengaging to create change Directed at a specific policy Directed at a specific policy

objectiveobjective Directed at a specific targetDirected at a specific target Engages your communityEngages your community Is a long term processIs a long term process

Definition of AdvocacyDefinition of Advocacy

Service vs AdvocacyService vs Advocacy– Service is providing relief or support Service is providing relief or support

to people affected by a problemto people affected by a problem– Advocacy is addressing the Advocacy is addressing the

underlying causes of a problem, underlying causes of a problem, providing solutions, and creating providing solutions, and creating change to eliminate the problemchange to eliminate the problem

4 C’s of Advocacy4 C’s of Advocacy

ConnectionConnection ContextContext CommitmentCommitment CatapultCatapult

DefinitionDefinition

Objective vs ProblemObjective vs Problem– Problem=Broad area of concernProblem=Broad area of concern– Objective=solution or partial Objective=solution or partial

solution to a problemsolution to a problem

DefinitionDefinition

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

targettarget

Examples of AdvocacyExamples of Advocacy

EducationEducation PetitionsPetitions

Letter WritingLetter Writing MediaMedia Visits with Public OfficialsVisits with Public Officials

Examples of AdvocacyExamples of Advocacy

Public HearingsPublic Hearings DemonstrationsDemonstrations Civil DisobedienceCivil Disobedience Legal Disruptive tacticsLegal Disruptive tactics BoycottsBoycotts

Definition of AdvocacyDefinition of Advocacy

Long Term VisionLong Term Vision– Education on an objectiveEducation on an objective– Engage your community to build Engage your community to build

supportsupport– Engage your targetEngage your target– Win!Win!– If you don’t win try again!If you don’t win try again!

Case StudyCase Study

Brain DrainBrain Drain– Problem: Not enough health care Problem: Not enough health care

workers in Africaworkers in Africa– Objective: US Funding to train more Objective: US Funding to train more

health care workershealth care workers– Target: Specific Members of US Target: Specific Members of US

CongressCongress– Engaging Community: reports, Engaging Community: reports,

education, mediaeducation, media

Long term Process: Long term Process: – Started in 2003 passed in 2008Started in 2003 passed in 2008– AdvocacyAdvocacy

ReportsReports Campus wide education of students, faculty and Campus wide education of students, faculty and

the communitythe community Engage faculty and health professionalsEngage faculty and health professionals Petitions, videosPetitions, videos Meetings with policy makersMeetings with policy makers Public hearingsPublic hearings