09-18-2005, 04:23 PM
http://www.minorityrights.org/
This site campaigns for minority rights for minority groups. It has a lot of valubale information for making a successful campaign.
I am emailing them for advice on how we can proceed with our efforts.
This is the page that has advice on campaigns -
http://www.minorityrights.org/campaigns/..._guide.htm
Extract from the page -
"What is a campaign?
A campaign is a combined series of actions aimed at bringing about a specific goal.
The most successful campaigns are normally geared towards a specific goal, are well-organized and time limited.
There are four keys to success in campaigning:
1. a single-minded focus on a
2. goal which delivers the desired change, which is
3. achievable, and
4. the goal must determine the methods, not vice versa.
In minority rights, we campaign for the implementation of specific rights that are not being implemented. Therefore we are campaigning for change.
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Deciding on a campaign
The starting point for a campaign is what change is needed? How can this be turned into a focused and achievable goal? This requires an assessment of the root causes of the failure to implement rights, what it will take to implement the goal, who needs to implement it and how they can be persuaded to do so. Changes in circumstances (e.g. EU accession) should be taken into account. Note that even goals that seem very ambitious and not achievable, may be possible if the campaign is large, well-resourced and/or long enough.
Setting aims
A successful campaign needs a clear, measurable, simple goal. Successful campaigns are those with goals that are easy to understand but meaningful, such as: ending segregation in education; banning land mines; dropping the debt; etc.
Consultation and knowledge is needed before setting an aim, in particular to ensure it is important and that it is a minority rights issue. Consulting minorities is the first step, to find out what issues are important to them - and you must consult both women and men - but the process must go further, with an assessment of the entire situation, what the minority rights issue is and what specifically should be done to remedy it."
This site campaigns for minority rights for minority groups. It has a lot of valubale information for making a successful campaign.
I am emailing them for advice on how we can proceed with our efforts.
This is the page that has advice on campaigns -
http://www.minorityrights.org/campaigns/..._guide.htm
Extract from the page -
"What is a campaign?
A campaign is a combined series of actions aimed at bringing about a specific goal.
The most successful campaigns are normally geared towards a specific goal, are well-organized and time limited.
There are four keys to success in campaigning:
1. a single-minded focus on a
2. goal which delivers the desired change, which is
3. achievable, and
4. the goal must determine the methods, not vice versa.
In minority rights, we campaign for the implementation of specific rights that are not being implemented. Therefore we are campaigning for change.
top
Deciding on a campaign
The starting point for a campaign is what change is needed? How can this be turned into a focused and achievable goal? This requires an assessment of the root causes of the failure to implement rights, what it will take to implement the goal, who needs to implement it and how they can be persuaded to do so. Changes in circumstances (e.g. EU accession) should be taken into account. Note that even goals that seem very ambitious and not achievable, may be possible if the campaign is large, well-resourced and/or long enough.
Setting aims
A successful campaign needs a clear, measurable, simple goal. Successful campaigns are those with goals that are easy to understand but meaningful, such as: ending segregation in education; banning land mines; dropping the debt; etc.
Consultation and knowledge is needed before setting an aim, in particular to ensure it is important and that it is a minority rights issue. Consulting minorities is the first step, to find out what issues are important to them - and you must consult both women and men - but the process must go further, with an assessment of the entire situation, what the minority rights issue is and what specifically should be done to remedy it."