CLC's Road to Rights Campaign Toolkit

• 1 Where to Start?

  • Form a Group of Young People who Share Similar Concerns
  • Discuss issues that affect other young people in the community
  • Pick one thing you would most like to change

• 2 What Do We Want?

  • Set realistic goals and timeframe
  • Identify changes you would like to see happen
  • Write a ‘manifesto’ to set out your goals and to say what needs to be done and how you will do it

• 3 Knowledge is Power

  • Know your message   
  • Research the issues to support your argument   
  • Prepare for challenge   
  • Phone Chalky for Information and Advice

• 4 What Help do we need?

  • Work with other young people and adults who share your vision for change   
  • Get politicians to listen and support you   
  • Identify the need for funding and how you will get it

• 5 Shout Out

  • Choose your campaign tactics e.g:   
  • Run a ‘Rights in Action’ Project and take it to Stormont   
  • Tweet Councillors and MLAs   
  • Make a video and put it on youtube   
  • Organise a petition   
  • Write a story for your local paper   
  • Start a Facebook campaign

• 6 We Got There

  • Write a press release   
  • Tell local radio, TV and papers about your success   
  • Tweet your achievements

• 7 What have we Acheived?

  • List your successes    
  • Identify what you have achieved and what still needs to happen