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Advocacy is an activity by an individual or group that aims to influence decisions within political, economic, and social institutions. Advocacy includes activities and publications to influence public policy, laws and budgets by using facts, their relationships, the media, and messaging to educate government officials and the public.
Policy advocacy is defined as active, covert, or inadvertent support of a particular policy or class of policies. [1] Advocacy can include a variety of activities including, lobbying, litigation, public education, and forming relationships with parties of interest. Advocating for policy can take place from a local level to a state or federal ...
Online engagement involves things such as online voting and public discussion forums that give citizens the opportunity to voice their opinions on topics and offer solutions as well as find others with common interests and create the possibility of forming advocacy groups pertaining to particular interests. The use of the internet has allowed ...
The advocacy process as a rule of thumb will NOT involve the use of any special 'admin powers' on the part of an advocate. Advocacy is NOT a Complicated and Difficult Wikipedian Procedure-- For those requesting an Advocate's help, the procedure is usually as simple as talking to a friend who will listen. For the Advocate, the process is often ...
The Sentencing Project is a Washington, D.C.–based research and advocacy centre working for decarceration in the United States and seeking to address racial disparities in the criminal justice system. The organisation produces nonpartisan reports and research for use by state and federal policymakers, administrators, and journalists.
Advocacy is the use of Wikipedia to promote a person's or organization's beliefs or agendas at the expense of Wikipedia's goals and core content policies, including verifiability and neutral point of view.
Respect for Law and Rights: Promoting activities that contribute to a healthy community life and ensuring offenders retain their rights except those explicitly removed by their sentence. Human Dignity: Treating all individuals with dignity, equity, fairness, and compassion, and ensuring universal accessibility of public services to offenders.
Emphasize "at the expense of" in the new lead sentence: "Advocacy is the use of Wikipedia to promote personal beliefs or agendas at the expense of Wikipedia's goals, policies and guidelines." Say what we really mean (I hope) the policy is all about, i.e.