By Carolyn Cokley Advocacy is defined as an activity by an individual or group which aims to influence decisions within political, economic and social systems and institutions. Advocacy can include many activities that a person or organization undertakes including media campaigns, public speaking, publishing research, conducting exit polls or the filing of an amicus brief. But, what happens when, you withdraw from and are not a part of that public voice, or you feel that you are not equipped to launch a public media campaign. How do you gather friends, neighbors and other advocates (while they may not know if yet) to rally behind the cause that is equally important to them? This week a story was shared with me concerning how one of our long-standing members started out as a rail advocate. “…Back in the day, before I had even heard of NARP, Reagan proposed zeroing out ATK funding. I borrowed a folding card table and chair, got some butcher's paper for a sign, and sat in front of the Mountain View, Continue reading...
