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UNDER PRESSURE:

Learn about the strategies used by pressure groups such as lobbying MPs, organizing stalls and petitions, designing placards, organizing marches and rallies, media stunts, and countdown to the vote. Convince your teacher, who is the MP, how to vote in just one week!

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UNDER PRESSURE:

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  1. UNDER PRESSURE: HOW PRESSURE GROUPS OPERATE

  2. Green energy? No to Page 3? Animal testing? WHAT IS YOUR CAMPAIGN? Fair trade? Knife crime? Cyber bullying?

  3. NAME YOUR PRESSURE GROUP

  4. THERE ARE 6 GROUPS: PRESS LOBBYING MPs STALLS AND PETITIONS DESIGN AND PLACARDS MARCHES AND RALLIES MEDIA STUNTS

  5. COUNTDOWN TO THE VOTE! • Your teacher is the MP • You have a “week” to make your campaign • Convince your teacher how to vote!

  6. MONDAYGet your head around the campaign

  7. TUESDAYAre your finances sorted?

  8. WEDNESDAYDid you want to book the Chair?

  9. THURSDAYVote day tomorrow!

  10. FRIDAYVote Day – final preparations!

  11. INTRODUCE EACH GROUP The Chair The Vice-Chair

  12. FEEDBACK LOBBYING MPs • Share your postcard

  13. FEEDBACK STALLS AND PETITIONS • Share your petition

  14. FEEDBACK PRESS DESK • Share your press release and/or tweets

  15. FEEDBACK PLACARDS AND DESIGN • Share your placard and/or poster

  16. FEEDBACK MARCHES AND RALLIES • Share your march plans and rally speech

  17. FEEDBACK MEDIA STUNTS • Share or act out your stunt

  18. VOTE TIME!

  19. OVER TO THE PRESS DESK MP, how will you vote?

  20. 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

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