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Community Food Solutions for a Healthy Kansas

Adv Advoca ocating f ting for Action or Action What is advocacy?  Advocacy : “Any action that speaks in favor of, recommends, argues for a cause, supports or defends, or pleads on behalf of others.”  Encompasses a wide range of activities that influence policy and helps find specific solutions to persistent problems .  Examples: researching, public education, policymaker education, coalition building, regulatory work, litigation, work before administrative bodies, lobbying, organizing, and voter education

Adv Advoca ocating f ting for Action or Action Why is advocacy important?  The expertise and views of our food system leaders and stakeholders can be especially persuasive to policy makers.  Without your involvement, others may be forced to make policy decisions without the critical information you can provide.