Sharpen Your Skills

Do you want to learn how to raise your voice and make some noise?  GAA's Activist Toolkit will give you the building blocks to become an empowered vocal citizen.  Learn how to contact your elected officials, how to generate media coverage of global AIDS issues, and how to mobilize your communities to get more involved.  Remember, the only way to make change is to act. 

Introduction to Advocacy
Tips for Effective Contact with Decision-Makers
Writing Your Legislators: Letters, Faxes, and Emails
Making Congressional Visits
How to Make the Most of a Town Hall Meeting
How a Bill Becomes a Law in the US Congress
Generating Earned Media
Organizing Newsworthy Events
Writing a Press Release
How to Write a Letter to the Editor
How to Generate a Newspaper Editorial
Other Online Resources

If you have suggestions for other topics you'd like to see included in GAA's Activisit Toolkit, please contact Mary Peterson at mpeterson@globalaidsalliance.org.

Click here for a four-part guide to video advocacy by WITNESS.