Speak Up for History: Getting Started in Local Advocacy - Virtual Workshop

Workshop Description 

The history community needs advocacy but often struggles with where to begin. What does advocacy look like for the country’s thousands of small and mid-sized organizations, so often strapped for time, money, staff, and other resources? The answer lies in starting local. Effective advocacy means continual, everyday actions that demonstrate your value and build relationships within your immediate community—in other words, speaking up and proving to your neighbors that you matter. 

 Building on AASLH’s new manual, Speak Up for History: Getting Started in Local Advocacy, this virtual workshop will offer attendees a dynamic, collaborative online setting for gaining a basic understanding of what local advocacy is and why it matters, ways to translate big ideas into practical and flexible techniques, and concrete examples and tools for getting started. 

This workshop is presented as part of AASLH’s new state and local advocacy initiative, Speak Up for History, which offers a hub for concrete tools, guidance, and programming to help practitioners more effectively demonstrate the value of history work to their communities.

Learning Outcomes

Those who attend this webinar will . . .

• Get to know AASLH’s new Speak Up for History initiative and its goals.
• Learn the particular value of local advocacy for history organizations and how it can be integrated into everyday work.
• Understand that fundamentals of practicing effective advocacy.
• Become familiar with local advocacy tools and resources and learn how to apply them to their own organizations.

Target Audience

This workshop is designed for history practitioners who are newer to or want to refresh their advocacy practice and/or want to strengthen their organization’s local community connections.

Details

SESSION DATES: December 16, from 1- 4 PM ET

COST: $100 AASLH Members / $150 Nonmembers /10% discount for STEPS participants with promo code found in the online STEPS Community

OPEN REGISTRATION: 35 participant limit.

Workshop Logistics

FORMAT: Online via Zoom

LENGTH: 1 three-hour day

TECHNOLOGY: We recommend downloading the Zoom mobile or desktop app for this course. Participants will need access to internet and a desktop computer, laptop, or tablet to participate in this course. We recommend having access to a camera and a headset, earphones, or other audio and microphone device. Automatic captioning is available in the Zoom discussions.

Having issues registering? Please contact [email protected]

Please note AASLH's Notetaking Tools Policy: During webinars and online courses, the use of any AI notetaking tools such as meeting assistants is prohibited to ensure the confidentiality and security of the discussion. Our sessions are automatically recorded and transcribed for participants. AI tools will be removed from events by AASLH staff if they appear. Please contact us at [email protected] if you need to use AI tools for accessibility reasons.

Cancellation/Refunds for onsite workshops must be submitted in writing via email to [email protected] or mail to 2021 21st Ave S., Suite 320 Nashville, TN 37212. Cancellations made prior to the early-bird registration deadline date will receive a full refund. Cancellations made between the early-bird deadline date and eight days prior to the workshop will be subject to a $55 processing/materials charge. No refunds will be given within seven days of the workshop date. AASLH is not responsible for cancellations that were mailed or emailed but never received.

Cancellations/Refunds for online professional development (webinars and online courses) must be submitted in writing via email to [email protected] or mail to 2021 21st Ave S., Suite 320 Nashville, TN 37212. Cancellations made prior to the start date for the online course or the day of the webinar will be given a full refund. No refund will be given after the start date for the online course or on/after the day of the webinar. Registrants may transfer their registration to another person. Registrations cannot be transferred between courses or course sessions. AASLH is not responsible for cancellations that were mailed or emailed but never received.

If you have any questions, please contact AASLH Professional Development staff at [email protected] or 615-320-3203.