C. Using Your Voice

Additional Resources

• Use the right tools to meet your goals
• Workbook: Using the tools in your tool kit
• Influence your elected legislators
• Workbook: ABC of citizen lobbying
• Worksheet: Policy maker feedback form
• Get your message featured in major media outlets
• Workbook: Media 101
• Worksheet: ASA media support worksheet
• A demonstration is a great way to show our numbers, get out the message, and capture the attention of policy makers
• Workbook: Organizing a demonstration
• Worksheet: Action planning worksheet
• Public meetings are a chance to articulate our message and show our strength to elected officials and the community at large
• Workbook: Organizing turnout for civic meetings
• Workbook: Testifying at public hearings
• It takes reasonable rules at each level of government to put medicine in patients' hands
• Workbook: Participating in Implementation