The National Coalition of Advocacy Schemes


Welcome to the Website of the C.A. Coalition, which promotes informal volunteer citizen advocacy. It also hosts the National Coalition of Advocacy Schemes, which is the national voice for Advocacy groups that are connected to and directed by the communities in which they work

The Coalition promotes an Advocacy Plus, inclusive community-based approach to defending human rights and promoting equal citizenship.

 

 

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1st March 2010

 

 

FIRST ADVOCACY RIGHTS HUB LAUNCHED IN LIVERPOOL

The country’s first Advocacy Rights Hub was launched at a packed Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool on 25th January. Warren Bradley, leader of Liverpool City Council, performed the opening ceremony. The development was welcomed by speakers from the Primary Care Trust, City Council, the Equality and Human Rights Commission and from the Coalition. Liverpool Citizen Advocacy (LCA) is managing the Hub, which is based on the model that is detailed in Citizens and Advocacy. The Coalition has been actively involved in the development of advocacy in Liverpool over the past few years, and is supporting this exciting new development. LCA is working collaboratively with other advocacy and related organisations and groups in the city to ensure that the Advocacy Rights Hub is broadly based and robustly independent of the delivery of other services. You can find out more at www.advocacyrightshub.co.uk

ARX Regional Events

 

The Advocacy Resource Exchange (ARX) held a series of regional events in November 2009. Details of events being held in 2010 can be obtained from janet.badger@advocacyresource.org.uk The Coalition will be holding regional meetings for its members on the same dates and at the same venues as the ARX events. These will be held immediately following the ARX events, which will have a broader audience. For further details of our meetings, please contact enquiries@cacoalition.org.uk

 

National Coalition changes its name

 

The National Coalition of Citizen Advocacy Schemes held its seventh National Assembly in London on 14th October 2009. At the Assembly, delegates voted to change the name to the National Coalition of Advocacy Schemes. It continues to be hosted and facilitated by C.A. Coalition and Joe Monaghan was elected as Chief Officer.

 

 ‘CITIZENS AND ADVOCACY’ LAUNCHES

This latest Coalition publication was launched at a one-day event in Liverpool on 9th June 2009, followed by regional launches in Taunton on 29th July and in Woking on 9th September. Citizens and Advocacy looks in detail at the concept of Advocacy Plus. It explains how a Rights Hub approach could work and the important place that informal advocacy has in the advocacy continuum or spectrum. If you would like a copy of Citizens and Advocacy please contact us at enquiries@cacoalition.org.uk

 The Advocacy Resource Exchange (ARX) is our major partner organisation, to find out more about it visit www.advocacyresource.org.uk

Looking for an advocacy group in your area? Contact the Advocacy Resource Finder on 08451 22 86 33 or Email at helpline@advocacyresource.org.uk

 

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