Advocacy Opportunities

“Advocacy is speaking or action on behalf of oneself or others, or on behalf of a particular issue.”

- Paul Williams

Advocacy is a chance for you to voice your real life experience and concerns. Only people, themselves, can truly speak out in support of their well being. Speaking out can impact the actions, attitudes, hearts, and minds of the community around you. Informing the community is a vital step in achieving a more equal system, a system which fosters respect for the individual being.

The corner stone to advocacy is communication. Get your message across as effectively as possible. There are a number of productive ways to communicate with the community and community leaders to stimulate systems change. Communication can include written materials, public meetings, video and audio, and other media. Below are avenues you can pursue to advocate on issues you are concerned with.

Letter-Writing

Writing a letter is an effective way to raise awareness of an issue or to respond to a recent circumstance. Letters can offer information or a specific viewpoint and can be in support or complaint of the desired topic. Send a letter to the editor or to your elected officials. Below is the information needed to deliver your message to the appropriate source.

Letter to the Editor

North Dakota Elected Officials

Minnesota Elected Officials

Public Meetings

Attending a meeting open to the public is an effective way to promote your opinions, ideas, and concerns. Numerous events take place in our service area which are open to the public for discussion. Freedom Resource Center continuously updates its Events Calendar which contains information on public meetings. You can view the Events Calendar to view this events by clicking here.