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Day 2: Effective Advocacy
- Resource Persons:
- Atty. Cecilia Jimenez,
- Atty. Gabriella Citroni
- Atty. Emerlyn Gil
- Mr. Ron de Vera
- Evelyn-Balais-Serrano
Learning Objectives
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To learn lessons from the previous projects on campaigning and lobbying;
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To learn basic principles and knowledge on effective advocacy work;
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With such knowledge, to learn basic skills needed to ensure effective implementation of AFAD’s campaign work;
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To acquire knowledge on basic UN instruments related to enforced disappearances;
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To acquire knowledge and basic skills on the use of the UPR system.
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To identify areas of cooperation among member-organizations and between member-organizations and the AFAD Secretariat.
| Monday, March 30, 2015 | ||
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| Time | Topic | Speaker / Facilitator |
| 9:00 am – 9:30 am | Introduction to the Objectives and Expectation Check | C. Jimenez (Input and facilitation) |
| 9:30 am – 10:00 am | Presentation and Open Forum on: 3-year Advocacy Project |
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| 10:00 am – 11:00 am (working coffee/tea break) |
First buzz group: What is international advocacy? | C. Jimenez |
| 11:00 am – 12:00 nn | Learning from past UN Advocacy experiences on anti-disappearance |
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| 12:00 nn – 1:00 pm | Lunch break | |
| 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Introduction to the UN system – over-all context, structure, principles – where is advocacy on anti-disappearance work here? | C. Jimenez |
| 2:00 pm – 3:45 pm | Introduction to the UN Treaty system and workshop on advocacy for ratification; feedback and plenary discussion | C. Jimenez; participants |
| 3:45 pm - 4:00 pm | Coffee/Tea break | |
| 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm | UN Convention on Enforced Disappearance | Gabriella Citroni |
| 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Open Forum on UN Treaty System, including the CED | C. Jimenez AFAD members |
| 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm | Country groups: Objective Setting for advocacy related to the UN Treaty System | Participants |
| Close of the day | ||