ACA WORKSHOP SPOTLIGHT AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY Christina Nichols and Lois Yorke Tuesday, 27 June 2006 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY Advocacy is an opportunity to get involved in social and political decision-making. Take action! By lending their opinions, experience, and expertise to government, the media, and the general public, Archivists can be an invaluable civic resource. When the call to action is urgent, getting involved is easy. Your experiences, values, and opinions make an impact - - they become the evidence you present in the public arena to win support to your cause. This 1/2-day workshop, based on the Awareness Kit developed by the Canadian Council of Archives, aims to provide participants with the tools to communicate this evidence to legislators and media. WORKSHOP LEADERS Christine Nichols joined the Canadian Council of Archives as Executive Director in 2003. She is a seasoned professional in association management, with extensive experience in business development, strategic planning, finance, communications and marketing. She is a member of ACA, the Canadian Society of Association Executives, and the Government Relations Institute of Canada. Lois Yorke has spent twenty-five years as an archivist, editor, research, writer and consultant in cultural heritage and is currently Director of Public Services at NSARM in Halifax, NS. She is a past president of the ACA, past president of the Council of Nova Scotia Archives, and a recent Board member of CCA. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- This workshop is one of three fantastic workshop opportunities available prior to this year's conference in St. John's, NL in late June. Registration information and forms are available at: http://www.archivists.ca/conference/prog_speakers.aspx <http://www.archivists.ca/conference/prog_speakers.aspx> . If you have questions or comments please contact the Association of Canadian Archivists Office at [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> . A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>