Pre-Conference Workshop: Advocacy Bootcamp at the Sooke Region Museum

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Are you unsure about how to work with local, provincial, or federal levels of government to advocate for your organization? Join peers from across the province and advocacy experts for a pre-conference Advocacy Bootcamp at the Sooke Region Museum. This bootcamp will get you flexing your advocacy muscles and ready to start making a difference in your community!

In this workshop you will:

Connect with peers and discuss shared advocacy priorities
Learn how to write more effective advocacy letters
Develop a customized advocacy calendar to let you know when your outreach will be the most impactful
Listen to government partners share tips for what effective advocacy looks like
Help shape the BCMA’s advocacy messaging for 2023

Learning sessions include:

Discussion - “What are your advocacy goals for 2023?”
- Moderated by Lee Boyko from Sooke Region Museum
Presentation - “Effective Advocacy Writing Tips & Tricks”
- This session, led by BCMA's Executive Director, Ryan Hunt, will offer strategies for levelling up your advocacy to radvocacy, explore where to find data to back up your requests, and discuss the most effective time to engage in advocacy.
Panel - “What Does Government Think Effective Advocacy Looks Like?”
- Featuring Maja Tait, Mayor of Sooke (additional speakers to be announced soon!)

The workshop fee includes a free trip on the Community Action Bus to the Sooke Region Museum from downtown Victoria, a free guided tour of the site, and a light lunch.

Pre-Conference Workshop: Advocacy Bootcamp at the Sooke Region Museum

November 1, 2022
2070 Phillips Rd
Sooke, British Columbia
Canada
V9Z 0Y3

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