{"id":15806,"date":"2025-11-05T18:29:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T23:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oc.ca\/?page_id=15806"},"modified":"2026-02-17T14:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:12:09","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oc.ca\/en\/advocacy-resources\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"15806\" class=\"elementor elementor-15806\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-418d93e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"418d93e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bab6c44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"bab6c44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1950\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1950\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> General Resources <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1950\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1bfbe5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1bfbe5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f097327 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f097327\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>Apathy is Boring\u00a0<\/i><\/p><p>An organization that uses art and technology to educate youth about\u00a0democracy. They envision a Canada where youth are active decision-makers at all levels of\u00a0the democratic process.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apathyisboring.com\/\">www.apathyisboring.com<\/a><\/p><hr \/><p><i>Canadian Arts Coalition<\/i><\/p><p>The Canadian Arts Coalition is a non-partisan advocacy movement of associations, arts organizations and artists. Their most recent major campaign, ArtsVote 2025, included a range of tools and templates (social media decks, a home election kit, social media profile frames, etc.) that can inspire you and be used as a starting point for other advocacy efforts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianartscoalition.com\/artsvote-resources\/\">https:\/\/canadianartscoalition.com\/artsvote-resources\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/p><hr \/><p><i>Creative Cities Network (CCNC)<\/i><\/p><p>CCNC is a national association dedicated to strengthening municipal cultural policy, planning and practice through knowledge sharing, research and professional development. Their online library includes publications that can be helpful in making the case for the arts from various perspectives (i.e.: arts and positive change in communities, building community identity and pride, culture as an economic engine, personal and social development and youth, etc.)<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativecity.ca\/library\/publications\/\">https:\/\/www.creativecity.ca\/library\/publications\/<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><hr \/><p><i>Federation of Canadian Municipalities<\/i><\/p><p>The FCM\u2019s library contains reports, toolkits, recommendations and other resources designed to help stakeholders address challenges in their community.\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/fcm.ca\/en\/resources\">https:\/\/fcm.ca\/en\/resources<\/a>\u00a0<\/p><hr \/><p><i>Les arts et la ville<\/i><\/p><p>Le r\u00e9seau Les Arts et la Ville repr\u00e9sente l\u2019alliance du monde municipal et de la culture. Il rassemble et outille les communaut\u00e9s des francophonies canadiennes afin qu\u2019elles utilisent la culture pour d\u00e9velopper durablement leurs milieux de vie et renforcer le tissu social. L\u2019organisme offre des formations et a publi\u00e9 une s\u00e9rie de ressources (guide pour une transition socio\u00e9cologique par les arts et la culture, guide d\u2019\u00e9laboration d\u2019une politique culturelle municipale, \u00e9tudes de cas de projets exemplaires, etc.) qui peuvent aider \u00e0 \u00e9toffer un argumentaire dans le cadre de vos efforts de repr\u00e9sentation.\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/arts-ville.org\/publications\/\">https:\/\/arts-ville.org\/publications\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/p><hr \/><p><em>Make the Case<\/em><\/p><p>The purpose of this project is:<\/p><ul><li>To demonstrate the ways that arts and culture permeate all aspects of Canadian civic life and society<\/li><li>To assist individuals and organizations to make the case for increased support of arts and culture to decision-makers and investors.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/makethecase.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.makethecase.ca<\/a><\/strong><\/p><hr \/><p><i>Mass Culture<\/i><\/p><p>Mass Culture harnesses data and evaluative thinking to demonstrate the true impact of the arts sector. Their website contains information about current research and the Artifex resource library, essentially a searchable database to help make the case for the arts from a range of perspectives.\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/criticaldigitalmethods.ca\/artifex\/database\/\">https:\/\/criticaldigitalmethods.ca\/artifex\/database\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/p><hr \/><p><i>Municipal World<\/i><\/p><p>Acts as a resource for municipalities, providing tools, templates and learning opportunities for municipal staff and locally elected officials. Also provides stories (articles, profiles and podcasts) on a range of priority issues for municipalities, including tourism and advocacy.\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.municipalworld.com\/\">https:\/\/www.municipalworld.com\/<\/a><\/p><hr \/><p><i>March of Dimes Canada<\/i><\/p><p>March of Dimes Canada is a national charity committed to championing equity, empowering ability and creating change for the more than eight million people with disabilities across the country. Their Political Advocacy Toolkit includes a number of templates and resources that may be of use to you (letter templates, follow-up email templates, public consultation response template, advocacy story worksheet, etc.)<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marchofdimes.ca\/en-ca\/aboutus\/govtrelations\/political-advocacy-toolkit\/Pages\/templates-resources.aspx\">https:\/\/www.marchofdimes.ca\/en-ca\/aboutus\/govtrelations\/political-advocacy-toolkit\/Pages\/templates-resources.aspx<\/a>\u00a0<\/p><hr \/><p><i>Nonprofit Tech for Good<\/i><\/p><p>Helpful ideas on how to best use social media for advocacy.\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nptechforgood.com\">www.nptechforgood.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1951\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1951\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Region-Specific Resources <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1951\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2814a25 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2814a25\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28c014a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28c014a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>Alberta Municipalities<\/i><\/p><p>While this resource has \u2018Alberta\u2019 in the name, it can be applied by anyone. Representing municipalities where over 85% of Albertans live, Alberta Municipalities share information, ideas and solutions with elected and administrative leaders to address municipal issues. Their website includes a substantial advocacy toolkit that provides tools and templates to help stakeholders make their case in support of municipal priorities.\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abmunis.ca\/advocacy-resources\">https:\/\/www.abmunis.ca\/advocacy-resources<\/a><\/p><hr \/><p><i>Culture Capitale-nationale et Chaudi\u00e8re-Appalaches<\/i><\/p><p>CCNCA regroupe, r\u00e9unit et repr\u00e9sente des individus et des organismes qui oeuvrent en culture afin de favoriser le d\u00e9veloppement des territoires de la Capitale-Nationale et de Chaudi\u00e8re-Appalaches. Le site web de l\u2019organisme compile plusieurs m\u00e9moires et rapports et qui peuvent \u00eatre pertinents pour les \u00e9lus et administrateurs municipaux, travailleurs culturels, chercheurs, etc.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.culture-quebec.qc.ca\/outils-et-references\/\">https:\/\/www.culture-quebec.qc.ca\/outils-et-references\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/p><hr \/><p><i>Culture Montr\u00e9al<\/i><\/p><p>Culture Montr\u00e9al est un regroupement ind\u00e9pendant et non partisan qui rassemble tout citoyen reconnaissant le r\u00f4le fondamental de la culture dans l\u2019essor de la m\u00e9tropole. L\u2019organisme a men\u00e9 une s\u00e9rie d\u2019\u00e9tudes, et publi\u00e9 plusieurs rapports de recherche sur des th\u00e9matiques qui peuvent appuyer les campagnes visant \u00e0 bonifier l\u2019investissement municipal en culture (p.ex.\u00a0: d\u00e9veloppement durable et transition \u00e9cologique, politiques publiques d\u2019appui \u00e0 la philanthropie culturelle, le financement du secteur des arts et de la cr\u00e9ativit\u00e9 num\u00e9riques, etc.) <a href=\"https:\/\/culturemontreal.ca\/publications\/?type=etudes-et-rapports\">https:\/\/culturemontreal.ca\/publications\/?type=etudes-et-rapports<\/a> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1952\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1952\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Other Resources <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1952\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b142743 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b142743\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b8387a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b8387a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Aaker, J. &amp; Smith, A. (2010). <i>The Dragonfly Effect: Quick, Effective, and Powerful Ways to Use Social Media to Drive Social Change. <\/i>San Fransisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1z4vAZ3NQgYwF9naKBCiMYzJ0smTBlKTHCFfKUypt4Xs\/edit?tab=t.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IFACCA, Good Practice Guide on Arts Advocacy, 2014\u00a0<\/a><\/p><p>Sussman, A. (2007). <i>The Art of the Possible: A Handbook for Political Activism.<\/i> Toronto, ON: McLelland &amp; Stewart Ltd.<\/p><p>Unicef Advocacy Toolkit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/wca\/media\/6451\/file\/UNICEF-KRC3-KRC4-Toolkit.pdf\">https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/wca\/media\/6451\/file\/UNICEF-KRC3-KRC4-Toolkit.pdf<\/a>\u00a0<\/p><p><br \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccc3b2f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ccc3b2f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bfaa33 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7bfaa33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/oc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Resources_OC-Local-Advocacy-Toolkit.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download Resources<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a438426 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a438426\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-391387c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"391387c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caeee93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"caeee93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oc.ca\/en\/advocacy-resources\/lesson-5-in-person\/\" rel=\"noopener\">&lt; Back to Lesson 5<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fce5ccc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fce5ccc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e70763 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e70763\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e93e44a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e93e44a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Local Advocacy Toolkit &#8211; All Lessons:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6603efc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6603efc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0c21b1 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a0c21b1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-629e574 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"629e574\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/oc.ca\/en\/advocacy-resources\/lesson-1-the-basics\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">1. START HERE: THE BASICS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f458686 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f458686\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/oc.ca\/en\/advocacy-resources\/lesson-2-ways-to-engage\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">2. WAYS TO ENGAGE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9573620 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9573620\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/oc.ca\/en\/advocacy-resources\/lesson-3-making-your-case\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">3. MAKING YOUR CASE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e235f30 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e235f30\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ba4adf elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8ba4adf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/oc.ca\/en\/advocacy-resources\/lesson-4-on-social-media\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">4. ON SOCIAL MEDIA<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5702f47 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5702f47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/oc.ca\/en\/advocacy-resources\/lesson-5-in-person\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">5. MEETINGS IN PERSON<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b88100c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b88100c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/oc.ca\/en\/advocacy-resources\/lesson-6-tell-your-story\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">6. 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