SOW 3232 Miami Dade College Effectiveness of Macro and Micro Advocacy Discussion

Child Hurt by School Board Policy

Watch this video about a school board policy related to a lunch program, see what occurred, and how did a grandmother respond?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=6g-wpX8Sg00 (Links to an external site.)

The grandmother used her voice. She advocated. She advocated for this one individual child (micro advocacy), and the changes became community-wide. This is an example of micro-level advocacy.

Celebrity uses clout to advocate for systemic change

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=jfIDh2yGn_g (Links to an external site.)

Now watch this video, This is a celebrity who uses their clout to advocate for change at the community level. This is an excerpt from congressional testimony. Listen to the words carefully. Was his speech carefully crafted? Did he use his voice effectively? Was he prepared? Was he effective?

Discussion Board

You might have seen these videos in SOW 3232, but it is worth a review.

Share your thoughts with these examples of micro and macro advocacy. What was effective? What worked? What did you learn from these examples? What will you incorporate into your advocacy skills? If you saw these before, did you view this differently from the first time you viewed these?