1 Provide network support:
including building links with grassroots and national organisations, identifying needs and ‘asks’ from grassroots organisations, supporting and providing resources or grassroots organisations and working with the movement to provide training and development.
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2 External communications:
including media relations, social media campaigns, visual communications (such as posters and leaflets) and peer-to-peer communication strategies.
3 Develop strategy:
including public opinion research and the development of messages, campaign materials for the movement and guidance of how to use them.
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4 Research:
including producing facts for rebuttal, providing data and analysis to support the communications and strategy roles (including producing statistics and information to be used for campaigners), delivering fast ‘facts and figures’ for media rebuttal.
5 Raise funds:
in order to support the above activities and become self-sustaining.
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