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Join our pressure group campaign to advocate for green energy, animal rights, fair trade, anti-knife crime, and cyberbullying awareness. Learn how pressure groups operate and utilize tools like lobbying MPs, creating petitions, staging media stunts, and organizing marches. With designated roles like Chair and Vice-Chair, make your voice heard and influence change. Get involved in shaping policies and standing up for what you believe in. The countdown is on - engage in impactful activities leading up to the vote and inspire change within your community.
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UNDER PRESSURE: HOW PRESSURE GROUPS OPERATE
Green energy? No to Page 3? Animal testing? WHAT IS YOUR CAMPAIGN? Fair trade? Knife crime? Cyber bullying?
INTRODUCING… The Chair Will lead the campaign The Vice-Chair Will help lead the campaign
INTRODUCING… LOBBYING MPs • Will make a postcard for people to send
INTRODUCING… STALLS AND PETITIONS • Will create a petition for people to sign
INTRODUCING… PRESS DESK • Will tell the media what is happening
INTRODUCING… PLACARDS AND DESIGN • Will make a poster or placard to promote the campaign
INTRODUCING… MARCHES AND RALLIES • Will organise a march and a rally
INTRODUCING… MEDIA STUNTS • Will make a stunt to attract attention
COUNTDOWN TO THE VOTE! • Your teacher is the MP • You have a “week” to make your campaign • Convince your teacher how to vote!
INTRODUCE EACH GROUP The Chair The Vice-Chair
FEEDBACK LOBBYING MPs • Share your postcard
FEEDBACK STALLS AND PETITIONS • Share your petition
FEEDBACK PRESS DESK • Share your press release and/or tweets
FEEDBACK PLACARDS AND DESIGN • Share your placard and/or poster
FEEDBACK MARCHES AND RALLIES • Share your march plans and rally speech
FEEDBACK MEDIA STUNTS • Share or act out your stunt
OVER TO THE PRESS DESK MP, how will you vote?
Inspiring Words “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed peoplecan change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead Anthropologist