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I believe Martin Luther King was the very definition of a man fighting for what he believed and wanted with full strength.

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 “A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.”

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 “A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.”

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-MLK

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“Both men and women should feel free to be sensitive. Both men and women should feel free to be strong… It is time that we all perceive gender on a spectrum not as two opposing sets of ideals. If we stop defining each other by what we are not and start defining ourselves by what we are- we can all be free and this is what HeForShe is about. It’s about freedom.”

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“Both men and women should feel free to be sensitive. Both men and women should feel free to be strong… It is time that we all perceive gender on a spectrum not as two opposing sets of ideals. If we stop defining each other by what we are not and start defining ourselves by what we are- we can all be free and this is what HeForShe is about. It’s about freedom.”

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-Emma Watson

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"Support and advocacy from a leader confirms the vision is not just talk, not just aspiration, and is something that can really be done, something that is within reach."

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"Support and advocacy from a leader confirms the vision is not just talk, not just aspiration, and is something that can really be done, something that is within reach."

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-from the book Work of Leaders

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"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter"

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"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter"

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-MLK

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it is best for you to take action on the things that matter to you than to wait until someone does it themselves.

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If not you, then who? If not now, then when? quote. Find all the best picture quotes, sayings and quotations on PictureQuotes.com.

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"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."

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"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."

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-Margaret Mead

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"In order to succeed, people need a sense of self-efficacy, struggle together with resilience to meet the inevitable obstacles and inequities of life."

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"In order to succeed, people need a sense of self-efficacy, struggle together with resilience to meet the inevitable obstacles and inequities of life."

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-Albert Bardura

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it is possible that a group of young people are able to positively impact the world in such a way others cannot

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(Click on the photo to enlarge it.)

While we were down in Rancho Mirage last month, we had lots of fun watching Luke and Jake play on their respective baseball teams. Luke (age 6) is in the middle of this image as his team gets ready to start their Tball game. You'll see more detail if you click on the image to enlarge it.

The photo was taken with a Canon EOS 40D, EF70-200mm f/4L IS lens, 1/125 sec at f/4, ISO 200 on SanDisk Extreme IV Digital Film.

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(Click on the photo to enlarge it.) While we were down in Rancho Mirage last month, we had lots of fun watching Luke and Jake play on their respective baseball teams. Luke (age 6) is in the middle of this image as his team gets ready to start their Tball game.

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we must work together to see the results we all want, otherwise we will only have inequality and unequal rights

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5 Advocacy Campaign Tips to Run an Effective Effort

Running an effective advocacy campaign takes skill and planning here are five tips to run a winning advocacy campaign:

1. Have a clear and measurable goal(s) for your advocacy campaigns.

2. Plan, plan, and plan.

Who do you need to influence to achieve your advocacy goal (your targets)?

Who can help you influence those advocacy targets (your advocates)?

3. Create urgency!

Nothing creates an action for advocacy like an urgent deadline and nothing promotes procrastination like a vague one.

If you are lucky enough (I use "lucky" loosely here) to be working on an advocacy campaign that has a strict timeline (e.g. you are looking to get a governor to veto a bill before the end of the legislative session, or maybe you are trying to get a local city council to place a ballot question on the upcoming ballot), make sure your targets and advocates know what the deadlines are.

If, on the other hand, your advocacy campaign doesn't have a strict timeline - and the urgency that comes with it - create one! Set a specific date for when your bill will be filed or when committee will pass it. Make sure your advocates and targets know and believe the urgency of your timeline.

4. Make sure your advocates know how they can help advocate.
Lay out clear and easy ways for your advocates to get involved. Can they sign a petition online? Call their legislator? How about collecting petitions or signatures from their friends and neighbors? If it's not an official form, can they download a PDF from your website to collect the signatures? How can super-advocates tell their stories and get the word out about why this issue is important in their lives? Can they add it to a story bank, get in front of a legislator on lobby day, or maybe speak at a press event?

5. Don't be afraid to ask for expert help.
You don't have to do it all yourself. Planning and managing effective advocacy campaigns isn't easy. Here at The Campaign Workshop we work on advocacy campaigns daily - big and small, federal and local, all over the country and even some around the world.

Have questions about your advocacy campaign? Ask them here:

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Advocacy Campaign Tips: Winning Advocacy Campaigns

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Running an effective advocacy campaign takes skill and planning here are five tips to run a winning advocacy campaign: Have a clear and measurable goal(s) for your advocacy campaigns. Plan, plan, and plan. Who do you need to influence to achieve your advocacy goal (your targets)?