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The countdown to Advocacy Awareness Week has begun

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It’s November – and the countdown to Advocacy Awareness Week has begun. This year’s dedicated week (7th -11th November) will highlight how advocates and advocacy supports people in relation to their human rights.

We are really looking forward to sharing some fantastic content with you during the week. This year we have even more resources:

Join us for a free lunchtime learning session on Zoom as part of Advocacy Awareness Week 2022 hosted by NDTi with Carlyn Miller, Head of Policy and Programmes, British Institute of Human Rights.
Friday 11 November, 1pm-1.30pm. Book your place here 

National Advocacy Conference 2022
The 2022 National Advocacy Conference will take place online Monday 7th, Tuesday, 8th & Wednesday 9th November with an in-person event on 10th November in Birmingham “Using Power, Having Influence & Being Brave” Find out more about the conference here 

Tell us about your plans for Advocacy Awareness Week on Twitter ahead of the week. You can tag us using @NDTicentral and @NDTiGail

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Advocacy Awareness Week 2022 – how’s your planning going?

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Only 4 (and a bit) weeks to go! We’re counting the days until Advocacy Awareness Week 2022 starts (7th -11th November), and we are really looking forward to sharing some amazing content with you during the week.

 

How’s your planning going? 

Have you had a look at this year’s daily themes which focus on Advocacy and Human Rights?

 

Monday Right to life.

Tuesday Right to be safe from inhuman or degrading treatment.

Wednesday Right to liberty.

Thursday Right to respect for private and family life.

Friday Right to be free from discrimination.


How can you use these themes to show the great work you do through delivering independent advocacy?
We have loads of resources and temples you can adapt:

Want to know more about you can use Human Rights in your advocacy practice? 

 

The following links from The British Institute of Human Rights provide more information about each right. Also be sure to check their Easy Read guides

Right to life

Right to be safe from inhuman or degrading treatment

Right to liberty

Right to respect for private and family life

Right to be treated fairly

 

Easy Read guides to understanding Human Rights

Easy Read Right to Life

Easy Read Right to be safe from inhuman or degrading treatment

Easy Read Right to liberty

Easy Read Right to respect for private and family life

Easy Read Right to be treated fairly

Search #AAW21 and #AdvocacyInAction on Twitter to see the fantastic stories, artwork, blogs, videos and case studies that were created last year for further inspiration.

 

This year’s hashtags are: 

#AAW22: Please use the #AAW22 for all your advocacy awareness week posts and then pick and choose from the rest of the hashtags depending on what you are sharing

#HumanRightsAdvocacy for stories and information about advocacy and human rights

#AdvocacyInAction for stories and information about how advocacy works and how advocacy has made a difference

#SelfAdvocacyWorks for stories and information about self-advocacy

#HearMyVoice if you are telling stories about advocacy and its impact for individual people


Prepare a blog, vlog, podcast for NDTi to share

We want to share as much information about advocacy and human rights as we can during the week – if you or your organisation want to write a blog, article, record a video or a podcast for us to share, please contact advocacy@ndti.org.uk with details of what you want to submit.

Check out our social media downloads to add to your channels for the week.
Tell us about your plans for Advocacy Awareness Week on Twitter ahead of the week. You can tag us using @NDTicentral and @NDTiGail

Advocacy Awareness Week 2022

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Advocacy Awareness Week will run from 7th- 11th November 2022.

We’re pleased to share that the campaign theme for Advocacy Awareness Week this year is Advocacy and Human Rights, and we’re looking forward to a week of sharing all things Advocacy and rights. We’ll be working alongside The British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) to share loads of resources about Human Rights and how advocates can use them on a day-to-day basis. Advocates have a key role in supporting people to understand their human rights, ensuring these are respected and upheld by public bodies, as well as raising concerns and challenges when people’s rights are under threat or at risk.

We’re looking forward to hearing all your stories and examples of Advocacy in Action and how you are supporting people to achieve their rights.

The Advocacy Awareness Week resources are available for you here . This year we have:

  • #AAW22 logos and hashtags
  • A timetable for topics for each day of Advocacy Awareness Week
  • Template slides for you to adapt and share stories and examples
  • Infographics and explainers about the key human rights we’ll be exploring in the week
  • A template press release

We have Easy Read guides about Advocacy Awareness Week and how to take part

As ever, NDTi will be collating and sharing content throughout the week.

If you or your organisation wants to contribute a blog, vlog, record a podcast or share stories of the work you are doing in relation to Advocacy and human rights for us to share, then please email advocacy@ndti.org.uk

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Advocacy Conference 2022

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Our colleagues over at Blackbelt Advocacy are getting ready to share some incredible content with 3 days of online sessions (November 7, 8 & 9) followed by a one-day in-person event held on 10th November in Birmingham. If you are interested, you can find the programme here: 2022 Advocacy Conference.

Online – Nov 7-9th

As usual, the three-day online event will include a massive range of interesting and exciting speakers who will look at a range of topical themes – ranging from personal experiences, legal developments and innovative approaches within Advocacy.

In addition to the 1-hour sessions, there are self-care and more opportunities to connect with services, colleagues and friends. People are invited to join self-care sessions at the beginning of every day with a small number of 1:1’s also available. A human library is also running across the three days, which means people can connect directly to experts for more focused discussion.

In Person – 10th November

The in-person event will focus on developing practical skills essential to the advocacy toolkit. Tricia Nicoll will be co-delivering the one-day event in Birmingham that supports and challenges advocates to develop more bravery, influence and courage.

The costs for the online event are £39 pp and £119 for the in-person…., but Blackbelt Advocacy wants to make it as cheap and accessible for all. If you have a group of advocates you would like to attend and access this unmissable content, email enquiries@katemercer-training.com

Advocacy News, Events and Resources 

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Advocacy News, Events and Resources –  updates August 2022

 British Institute of Human Rights new resources and drop-in session

You may be aware that on 22nd June 2022, the UK Government introduced a new Bill to Parliament which will replace our Human Rights Act. They are calling it a “Bill of Rights” Bill, but there are concerns that the Bill will actually reduce people’s rights. The Bill does not create new rights or strengthen existing protections; it only removes access to the ones we already have. BIHR is producing resources and running events to support others to understand the proposed changes as well as how to challenge these.

They’ve produced the following resource for public officials:

The Bill will directly impact on staff working in public bodies, including those who work alongside advocates and advocacy providers. BIHR’s new guide has been specifically designed for public officials to help them understand how the Rights Removal Bill will impact on their work, and how they can speak up for human rights. Click here to get the guide.

Online session:

BIHR is running a free online drop-in session about the impact the Bill could have on the health & social care sector. They are running this alongside Access Social Care and the Relatives & Residents Association. The event is open to civil society, regulators, care providers and staff working in health & social care services. The session will give an overview of our Human Rights Act and why it is so important in health and social care, before covering BIHR’s key concerns for health & social care, and what you can do to resist the Bill and protect our Human Rights Act. The session will be recorded and shared afterwards. There will also be a 1-page information sheet on the content and additional resources for those who cannot make it.

Date and time: 12 to 1.30pm on Monday 12th September 2022 

Zoom registration link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcvdOmsqTMqHdRJAfB87aut8CjBjQ-i41NJ

Call for evidence on the Draft Mental Health Bill open until 16th September

The Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Health Bill has an open call for evidence. They would like to hear your views about the draft Bill, which will inform the recommendations they make to the Government. They particularly want to hear about potential requests they could make to address any issues that you identify.

They are working with an external provider to produce an Easy Read version of the document and the survey and say they will publish that as soon as they are able. They will accept submissions after the deadline of 16th September from those who need to use Easy Read.

You can find out more and respond here

New case law – highlight for Care Act Advocates: R (BG& KG) v Suffolk County Council 2022

If you haven’t already seen it, this recent ruling highlights the need for councils to maintain a broader and open interpretation of how people’s needs are met under the Care Act. You can read the full judgement here and Community Care’s article about the case here. You can also listen to Sian Davies and Arianna Kelly from 39 Essex Chambers discussing the judgement here.

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