Reflections
Trevor Thomas - Reflections on Campaigning
The Jubilee 2000 campaign was a powerful example of advocacy in action. Not only did it reveal that advocacy can work, it also taught valuable lessons about how to run campaigns. In this article, Trevor Thomas recounts the successes of both Jubilee 2000 and other campaigns, revealing how the experience gained from such efforts has, and will help the Micah Challenge.
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Lyn Jackson - 'Don't Talk About Politics'
Politics and Christianity are often perceived as strange bedfellows. In this editorial, Lyn Jackson reflects on the importance of elections in telling the government how we feel, as Christians, about injustice in the world around us.
Evaluating advocacy
Sandra N.W. Ng, OxfamAmerica - Global Program Advocacy Grants: What Do They Tell Us About Evaluating Advocacy?
In this article, Sandra N.W. Ng reflects on the difficulties of evaluating the effects of advocacy, through looking at specific campaigns in which Oxfam America (www.oxfamamerica.org) has been invovled. She also focuses on the importance of continual discussion within Oxfam America about how best to direct and conduct their advocacy efforts.
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