Get Up, Stand Up…Stand Up for Your Rights: How to Engage in Legislative Advocacy in Perilous Times

Ashley Young; Anna Pless Peel; Rose Llanos; Samantha Krietemeyer

Get Up, Stand Up…Stand Up for Your Rights: How to Engage in Legislative Advocacy in Perilous Times

Ashley Young
, Anna Pless Peel
, Rose Llanos
, Samantha Krietemeyer

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Houston Academy
Georgia Budget & Policy Institute
The New School

Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference session

Abstract

Getting involved in government advocacy work can be difficult for practitioners. We recognize that it is especially risky in this political climate to speak out about education issues and injustices that impact our students. With this in mind, this session will engage counselors, admissions staff, and community-based professionals in discussing ways to advocate for students on social justice issues and provide easy ways to connect with like-minded advocates and lawmakers to advance change.

Participants will be empowered through this session, which will discuss the following:

How to safely engage in activism as a practitionerWays to build a coalition with other educatorsStrategies to share your story with lawmakers

Original language	American English
State	Published - Mar 23 2026
Event	Southern Association for College Admission Counseling (SACAC) 2026 Annual Conference: Opening Doors. Changing Lives - A 60th Anniversary Celebration - Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, United States Duration: Mar 22 2026 → Mar 23 2026 Conference number: 60th

Conference

Conference	Southern Association for College Admission Counseling (SACAC) 2026 Annual Conference
Abbreviated title	SACAC26
Country/Territory	United States
City	New Orleans
Period	3/22/26 → 3/23/26

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