Advocacy

Establishing and nurturing relationships with your elected officials plays a crucial role in the Ignatian Solidarity Network and our partners’ efforts to respond to unjust structures that exist within society today.

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Ignatian Advocacy 101 Training Guide

Priority Advocacy Issues:

Immigration Reform

U.S. Policy Toward Central America

Environmental Justice

Criminal and Juvenile Justice

Current Action Opportunities

Immigration and Central America

April 29, 2019/by Christopher Kerr

Take Action for Dreamers: Call for Support of Dream and Promise Act

H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act of 2019 allows Dreamers, including those who are part of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, as well individuals with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) status to contribute fully in the country they love and know to be their home by providing a pathway to citizenship.

April 24, 2019/by ISN Staff

TAKE ACTION: Protect Central American Aid

Current Action Opportunities

Environmental Justice

April 28, 2019/by ISN Staff

ACTION ALERT: Care for Our Common Home – Climate Action Act

After two years of climate denial and delays, the Climate Action Now Act, H.R. 9, is a sign of hope that meaningful climate action is possible.

October 3, 2018/by ISN Staff

Care for our Climate & Protect Human Health

Current Action Opportunities

Criminal and Juvenile Justice

December 3, 2018/by ISN Staff

TAKE ACTION: Advocate for healing, restoration, and hope for all in the criminal justice system

Set the U.S. on a path toward a criminal justice system that is less punitive and more focused on healing, restoration, and hope for all.

Advocacy 101 Resources

Download the Ignatian Advocacy 101 Training Guide

The training guide for schools and communities features tips for advocacy meeting preparation and follow-up, a 90-minute training agenda, sample advocacy letters, meeting planners, and more!

You can order a printed training guide ($5.00 / includes shipping) here.

Editable Resources:

Sample House/Senate Meeting Request Letter
Sample Talking Points
Sample Legislative Advocacy Meeting Planner
Sample Leave Behind
Sample Thank You Letter

Additional Resources:
Visit our friends at the Jesuit Conference National Advocacy Office’s new advocacy website for action opportunities, issue resources, and more!

State-Level Advocacy Guides

The state-level advocacy guidebooks help prepare you to be an effective advocate in your state. Guides include advocacy processes, helpful terms, congressional committee assignments, and more.

State Guides:

MO State 2018 Advocacy Guide

More guides coming soon!

U.S. Jesuit Institutions and Congressional Representatives

Find Your Elected Officials

Advocacy Meeting Report-Back

After you’ve finished preparing, practicing, meeting, and following up on your advocacy visit, please let us know how your visit went. By sharing with us the office you met with, the issues you discussed, and how the office responded to your ask, we and our colleagues at the Jesuit Conference can incorporate your experiences into our ongoing advocacy efforts.

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