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Area 1 & 3 Meeting Brisbane 16 March 2013

Area 1 & 3 Meeting Brisbane 16 March 2013. What is Advocacy?. Advocacy is. “the expression of support for or opposition against a cause, argument or proposal”. Advocacy may include influencing laws, legislation or attitudes. ZI LAA Biennium Goals 2012-2014.

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Area 1 & 3 Meeting Brisbane 16 March 2013

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  1. Area 1 & 3 Meeting Brisbane 16 March 2013

  2. What is Advocacy?

  3. Advocacy is • “the expression of support for or opposition against a cause, argument or proposal”. • Advocacy may include influencing laws, legislation or attitudes

  4. ZI LAA Biennium Goals 2012-2014 • Work together on strategic issues to advance SOW • Be a leading advocate on Status of women’s issues • Enable members, clubs, districts to become more effective advocates • Increase visibility of actions to end VAW

  5. Phase 1: clubs and districts share actions • Phase 2: one global action in Nov 2013

  6. ZC Austin placed a yellow flag at the site to bring awareness of violence against women to the community.

  7. 16 Days of Activism ZC Toowoomba Area Inc 16 life-size ‘cut outs’ Spread across the city of Toowoomba ‘Toowoomba says No to Violence’ ‘Act against Abuse’ Working together to End violence against women’ STOP VIOLENCE

  8. ZC of Pierre kicked off the 16 Days of Activism with the help of the local volunteer fire department  

  9. Advocacy Days • 8 MAR Int. Women’s Day • 8 SEP Int.Literacy Day • 21 SEP Int. Day of Peace • 11 OCT Int.Day of the Girl Child • 17 OCT Int.Day for Eradication of Poverty • 24 OCT United Nations Day • 25 NOV Int. for the Elimination of Violence against Women • 25 NOV-10 DEC 16 Days of Activism • 1 DEC World Aids Day • 2 DEC Int. Day for the Abolition of Slavery/Suppression of the Traffic in Persons • 10 DEC International Human Rights Day

  10. Identify relevant women’s issues and address those • Work with like-minded organisations • Make your actions visible • Be leading advocates and raise public awareness on women’s issues

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