Goal: Make your case for taking action and set goals
How:
How:
- Identify the stakeholders, allies, and sources of opposition to your issue.
- Research and identify the root causes
- Synthesize your research to make your case for taking action and set your goals
Below are some questions that can help guide your research and investigation. You can copy these questions into an online document or print them out to record your answers:
Identify stakeholders, allies, and sources of opposition:
Identify people or groups most impacted by your issue. Why and how are they impacted? Ask them directly if possible.
Are there people or groups who support your issue? Who are they and why do they support your issue? Ask them directly if possible. Do their reasons make sense? Why or why not?
Are there people or groups who oppose your issue? Who are they and why do they oppose your issue? Ask them directly if possible. Do their reasons make sense? Why or why not?
Research and determine the root causes of your issue:
Why does your problem exist in the first place?
What are the root causes of your issue?
If you need help determining the root causes of your issue try using this graphic organizer:
Root Causes Tree
Identify stakeholders, allies, and sources of opposition:
Identify people or groups most impacted by your issue. Why and how are they impacted? Ask them directly if possible.
Are there people or groups who support your issue? Who are they and why do they support your issue? Ask them directly if possible. Do their reasons make sense? Why or why not?
Are there people or groups who oppose your issue? Who are they and why do they oppose your issue? Ask them directly if possible. Do their reasons make sense? Why or why not?
Research and determine the root causes of your issue:
Why does your problem exist in the first place?
What are the root causes of your issue?
If you need help determining the root causes of your issue try using this graphic organizer:
Root Causes Tree
Synthesize your research and decide what your goals are:
Which root causes would you most like to work on? Why?
Are other people or groups currently taking action on the root causes? Which ones? How are they taking action?
What actions are working well or not working well? Why?
Would you like to support their efforts or take your own actions?
Are there government agencies that you need to go through? Which ones?
What do you hope will be the results of your actions?
Make your case for action:
1. Why is action needed on this issue?
2. List the root causes you are going to address with action.
3. Explain what the goal of your action is going to be (make sure your goal addresses a root cause).
Which root causes would you most like to work on? Why?
Are other people or groups currently taking action on the root causes? Which ones? How are they taking action?
What actions are working well or not working well? Why?
Would you like to support their efforts or take your own actions?
Are there government agencies that you need to go through? Which ones?
What do you hope will be the results of your actions?
Make your case for action:
1. Why is action needed on this issue?
2. List the root causes you are going to address with action.
3. Explain what the goal of your action is going to be (make sure your goal addresses a root cause).
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