Aswa najeeb

62021
Mid term
Social advocacy

QUESTION 3
List down and explain four ways to be an advocate of social change?

ANSWER 3

LIST:
1. Spend time in your community
2. Commit to one small act a day/week that connects to your passions,
3. Vote
4. Volunteer with local organizations or participate in mutual aid efforts
5. Talk with friends and family about the issues you are curious about
6. support products, services, and companies that DO align with your values
7. Share and retweet content on social media
8. Journal
9. Host or participate in book clubs or conversation groups.
10. Enroll in trainings to learn more about issues you care about
11. Find mentors and guides
12. Pay activists, educators, politicians who are working for change and transformation
13. Practice self-care AND collective care.
14. Use online petitions and bots to send letters and opinions
15. Check your privilege and reflect on systems of privilege and oppression

Four ways to be an advocate

 Share and retweet content on social media.

The internet has allowed us to share issues and solutions in a matter of seconds. Hashtags have
helped people gather both virtually and IRL, and one way that you can show support for
movements, news, and leaders is by sharing or retreating. #BlackLivesMatter helped us realize the
power of the internet in creating a movement and inspiring the masses to engage in advocacy.
  Incorporate donation options into events you host or attend:
From book clubs to neighborhood meetings to parties, invite attended to bring things like canned
food or menstruation care products along with them. Then, donate the collection to a local
organization. Typically, most people will have these items on hand already so this is a great way to
engage your community in activism.

 Enroll in trainings to learn more about issues you care about:

Seek out trainings (again, online or IRL) to support you in your journey as an advocate. Folks with
jobs, check with your employer to see if they are willing to sponsor your learning opportunities!

 Host or participate in book clubs or conversation groups:

You can find established book clubs via MeetUp.com or branch out on your own to gather a group of
folks who are interested in reading and being curious in various types of advocacy. In the past, I have
facilitated a feminist book club and a Decentering Whiteness community in Austin, Texas, for example,
and I am currently participating in an abolition study group