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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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