{"id":22749,"date":"2020-07-09T12:18:26","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T16:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/?page_id=22749"},"modified":"2020-10-13T11:13:15","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T15:13:15","slug":"storytelling-as-advocacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/storytelling-as-advocacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Storytelling for Advocacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22750\" src=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/StoryPic-420x409.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/StoryPic-420x409.png 420w, https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/StoryPic.png 724w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Want to \u201cbe the change?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We know that UUs love to advocate for social justice topics, and many of us go beyond the talk and walk the walk. Yet in advocacy work, it often seems stories move hearts, and then hearts move minds. We want to help boost your efforts in\u00a0advocating to create change in line with UU values. This can be through in-person meetings, public speaking, letter-to-the-editor, and op-ed writing.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"#Resources\">Resources<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Your Story Can Create Change!\u00a0Let us help you figure out what to say, how to say it, and how to share it.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The story you select makes a great deal of difference<\/li>\n<li>Be memorable<\/li>\n<li>Share something only you can<\/li>\n<li>Include details that will stick<\/li>\n<li>Lived experience<\/li>\n<li>Who you are matters and your story matters<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t speak for others \u2013 share your personal story<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Effective Stories<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Simple<\/li>\n<li>Easy to understand<\/li>\n<li>No extraneous details<\/li>\n<li>Heartfelt and true<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t exaggerate but if it\u2019s complicated, simplify<\/li>\n<li>Purposeful<\/li>\n<li>What\u2019s your point?<\/li>\n<li>What do you want your listener to do?<\/li>\n<li>Use data sparingly<\/li>\n<li>Tailored<\/li>\n<li>Know your audience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"Resources\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Resources<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Storytelling-for-Advocacy-October-2020.pdf\">Storytelling for Advocacy presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sample Storytelling Videos<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FSQQK2Vuf9Q&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;fbclid=IwAR3-6OK8Ja4ufkpLLRVFZcNMsDyy3WNrvE3CIt4xHqvntAAddqIR8LXFxjg\">Zach Wahls<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/gb3XSgJFEH4\">Peter Sipeli<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Refresh-Your-Story-Prep.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reminders on How to Prepare<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lobbying-Time-Reminders.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Types of Lobbying Engagements &#8211; Tips &amp; Time Reminders<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uua.org\/sites\/live-new.uua.org\/files\/uu_the_vote_2020_launch_guide.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UU the Vote Launch Guide<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(pages 34-46)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/FINAL-2019-09-03-Anatomy-of-a-Mtg-Advoc...pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UUSJ\u2019s Anatomy of a Congressional (or other) Meeting<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/advocacy\/uusj-capitol-hill-advocacy-corps\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UUSJ Advocacy Page with Action Alerts and Advocacy Resources<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-22666 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Natalie-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Natalie-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Natalie-250x250.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Natalie Miller-Moore is our workshop \u201cStorytelling Coach\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Natalie is the owner and CEO of &#8220;Moore than Words\u201d providing strategic communications consulting services in areas including<br \/>\nhealthcare, politics, and marketing. She is a member of the Williamsburg UU Church, Virginia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to \u201cbe the change? We know that UUs love to advocate for social justice topics, and many of us go beyond the talk and walk the walk. Yet in advocacy work, it often seems stories move hearts, and then hearts move minds. We want to help boost your efforts in\u00a0advocating to create change in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/storytelling-as-advocacy\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Storytelling for Advocacy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22749","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22749"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22749\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23108,"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22749\/revisions\/23108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}