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How to Present a Petition to Parliament
A guide developed by ActionStation to support community members with petitions. Some information is specific to the New Zealand parliamentary system and OurActionStation petition platform but many of the steps are relevant for other circumstances.
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How to Get More Petition Signatures
A guide developed by ActionStation to support community members to run successful petitions, including notes on strategy, tips for getting more signatures, and example campaigns.
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10 Things to Know about How to Influence Policy with Research
10 tips about how to influence policy with research from the Overseas Development Institute. e.g. what, who, when to influence, politics, networks, etc.
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3 Tools for Advocacy Evaluation
Links to useful resources in the area of advocacy, policy change, and social movement evaluation.
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TED talk: Our Fight for Disability Rights – and We’re Not Done Yet by Judith Heumann
In 1977 Judith Heumann helped lead the groundbreaking Section 504 sit-in protest in which disabled-rights activists occupied a federal building for almost a month, demanding greater accessibility for all.
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How to get your Local MP to Listen to Your Community: ACF Community Toolkit
This toolkit describes the nuts and bolts of implementing advocacy tactics to put pressure on your local state or federal MP and to plan effective campaigns locally.
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Working with your Elected Representatives
The Working with your elected representatives guide by Friends of the Earth covers some of the different ways to work with, or lobby, your local elected representatives.
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A Stakeholders’ Guide to the Australian Senate
An introduction to the Australian Senate and its procedures. Please note this guide has not been updated to reflect the composition of the Senate resulting from the May 2022 federal election.
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How to Contact Australian Members of Parliament
Need to know how to contact Australian Senators and Members of Parliament? Here are contact lists and even some handy mailing labels.
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