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Topic Tuesday // Tools for Advocacy // Tues 19th October, 7:00-8:30PM AEDT

DaisydreamerSenior Contributor14 Sept 2021, 4:34 pm AEST

Topic Tuesday // Tools for Advocacy // Tues 19th October, 7:00-8:30PM AEDT

Hi SANE Community,

This coming Topic Tuesday is all about Tools for Advocacy 🎉

At some point in our recovery journey, there are times when we self advocate for our needs, our wishes and our recovery goals. There might be people advocating beside us and empowering our voices (individual advocacy). And other times, we might be the voice representing the thousands of others going through recovery too (systemic advocacy).

Lived Experience advocacy is about empowerment and decisions/choices made with lived experience at the heart. In this discussion will talk about the skills for self advocacy, how we can empower others to self advocate, and how we can influence through advocacy for broader change in mental health services and systems.

There will be a twist for this Topic Tuesday, instead of facilitating the discussion, I will be joining as a guest 🙂 Before coming to SANE, I started my career as a lived experience speaker, advocate and representative. There are thousands of us using advocacy skills every day! We welcome all our forum members to bring your stories, tips and tools for advocacy to this discussion.

Please join us here on Tuesday 21st September 2021 from 7:00pm-8:30pm AEST to talk about skills for all types of advocacy, and how we can use our voice to empower and drive our recovery.

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DaisydreamerSenior Contributor19 Oct 2021, 7:05 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Tools for Advocacy // Tues 21st September, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

Welcome @Former-Member 🙂 Great to see you here. Stigma is still something too many people experience, and advocacy is an important tool we can use

In response to: Topic Tuesday // Tools for Advocacy // Tues 19th October, 7:00-8:30PM AEDT

lev15Casual Contributor19 Oct 2021, 7:06 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Tools for Advocacy // Tues 19th October, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

Really interested in peoples experiences of advocating for change and improvement in mental health services. Wins and challenges! Thanks for sharing your learnings

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DaisydreamerSenior Contributor19 Oct 2021, 7:06 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Tools for Advocacy // Tues 21st September, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

Before we start questions tonight, I do want to acknowledge that a lot of my answers come from my personal experience in advocating for myself, advocating alongside loved ones and in my work experiences as an advocate. All my experiences have been shaped and inspired by the advocates who have paved the way before me, and have helped shape the person I am today 🙂

We are all advocates, and I encourage you to share your thoughts, experience and tips as we go. I look forward with the shared learnings we can bring to this discussion

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cloudcoreSenior Contributor19 Oct 2021, 7:07 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Tools for Advocacy // Tues 19th October, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

Welcome @lev15, @chibam and @BPDSurvivor

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BPDSurvivorSenior Contributor19 Oct 2021, 7:07 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Tools for Advocacy // Tues 19th October, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

Thanks for sharing @Daisydreamer !

Just to clarify for others who may join tonight, can you explain what is involved in "advocacy"? Or what it means? It may help guide the conversation a little.

Hi @cloudcore and @Former-Member !

BPDSurvivor

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Unknown userMember19 Oct 2021, 7:08 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Tools for Advocacy // Tues 19th October, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

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DaisydreamerSenior Contributor19 Oct 2021, 7:08 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Tools for Advocacy // Tues 19th October, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

Hi @lev15,

Happy to have you here! Really love your passion, and very interested to hear your thoughts and perspectives as well 🙂

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cloudcoreSenior Contributor19 Oct 2021, 7:10 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Tools for Advocacy // Tues 19th October, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

Great prompt @BPDSurvivor , that is actually our first question!

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Question 1. What is advocacy and what does effective advocacy look like? @Daisydreamer

For the community, what has advocacy looked like for you?

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lev15Casual Contributor19 Oct 2021, 7:11 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Tools for Advocacy // Tues 19th October, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

Thank you. I will acknowledge that in the early stages attempting to work to change hearts and minds and as a result systems can feel like a lonely place to be. Im really interested in tips and tools to maintain momentum and energy when sometimes you make a step forward but then also loose ground and have to rally to pick up the fight again. these forums are so important for that. for reaffirming we are all parts of a shared vision and network

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DaisydreamerSenior Contributor19 Oct 2021, 7:12 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Tools for Advocacy // Tues 19th October, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

Question 1. What is advocacy and what does effective advocacy look like?

Advocacy has its roots in the social justice movement, and is all about using your voice to communicate to others a particular goal, promote your self-determination, or to support a social movement.

For the purposes of this discussion, we will be using the term “advocacy” to describe many different approaches to advocacy including self, individual and systemic advocacy.

While advocacy might be informed by our past and experiences, it is often future focussed.

Over the years, advocacy has played a core role in ensuring the rights and dignity of people living with mental health concerns, and has shaped the services we have today.

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