Election 2010: community living and caring families
Election 2010: community living and caring families
Election 2010 - what is it?
In this election year, Carers Victoria is calling on governments to make substantial investments to support caring families to live well and have real participation in the community, but we cannot do it alone.
There is no doubt that the stories of caring families can have a powerful influence in winning the hearts and minds of politicians. We are encouraging members of Victoria’s caring community to join the campaign, to take action, and to spread the word.
Community living and caring families: manifesto for the Victorian election 2010 lists the areas where Carers Victoria will focus its work to ensure that carers' issues and the voices of caring families are heard this election year.
Campaigning for action
At a recent meeting with the Coalition of Disability Rights, Mary Wooldridge, Member for Doncaster and the Victorian Shadow Minister for Community Services stressed the importance of people meeting with their local Victorian Members of Parliament and taking a case study of their situation with them. The politicians that they visit can then engage other party members about the urgency of the situations facing many caring families.
Our Campaign Toolkit has ideas and tips on how you can prepare your case study, and engage with your local MP or the media.
What are you waiting for? Download the toolkit and make a start today.
Vital statistics
You’ve read the manifesto, now read the factsheets. There is a factsheet for each of the priority areas in our manifesto, providing campaign supporters with information and statistics that can be used in conjunction with the action ideas in the Campaign Toolkit.
Download the factsheets.
Keep us in the loop
We love to hear about your efforts to make carers' voices heard. Whether you have written a letter to, or met with, your local MP, had an article or letter published in the paper, or had your say on talkback … please drop us a quick email so we can keep track of how our campaign is progressing.
Care to host an Advocacy Workshop?
Carers Victoria is offering this workshop to enable carers to develop skills and confidence to take action in the lead up to the Victorian election.
If you are a member of a carer group, or you are able to gather a group of 10 – 20 carers, please contact Penny Paul at (03) 9396 9500 to arrange a workshop.
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Sign up for Action, our campaigns e-bulletin, to be kept up to date with news and information on how you can take action in this election year and beyond.