Advocacy

 
As I mentioned in a previous blog post, I would like to become a Human Rights attorney. I hold a huge passion for service work, and especially in the field of mentoring under privileged youth. Within this realm of work comes the huge practice of advocacy. I feel as though advocacy has taken on a whole new face with the advancements of technology. Now with popular sites like Facebook and Twitter we are able to easily get the word out on an issue or on an event for an issue. With the click of a button you can support a cause, without even leaving the comfort of your own home. By clicking on a "like" button you are advocating for a cause.  Majority of organizations, such as Invisible Children and PeaceJam -who work towards creating change-, have an easy to access link on their websites where you can click to contribute money or click to make them your Facebook status. This is a stark difference from the days of Martin Luther King Jr. where you would travel hundreds miles, stand in blistering heat with hundreds of thousands of people just to hear what an advocate had to say and decide whether or not to join their cause. It is now so easy for people to get their ideas heard and for others to join them. One amazing result from using technology for advocacy is the revolution that was started by a Facebook group in Lyiba. College students created a Facebook book that held revolutionary ideas, and people took them to the streets. They forever changed their entire country with the use of one Facebook group. Just think instead of just stalking your friends weekend pictures, you can be creating a movement.