The CAS Guide to Income Advocacy
Ainsley Chapman and Jes Smith. The Canadian AIDS Society, Ottawa: 2006

A toolkit of resources that individuals and AIDS Service Organizations can use to fight poverty and to advocate for increased income and disability supports. It addresses housing, income, health, food and more!


Individual Advocacy

		Recording Events
		How Has This Situation Affected Me?
		Keeping Records
		Communication Skills
		Getting an Appointment
		Writing a Letter
		Record of Personal or Telephone Contact
		Helpful Organizations
		Self Advocacy by Phone
		When a Decision Doesn't Go Your Way
		Involving PLWHIV/AIDS
		How Can I Get This Situation Resolved?

Structural Advocacy

		Build or Join a Campaign
		Develop a Position Statement
		Using Posters

Working with the Media

Working with the Media

		Writing Letters to the Editor