COLLABORATIVE ADVOCACY

Families `First is a non-profit organization that advocates for issues that

impact families and children. The drug testing for food stamp bill directly
impacts almost 1 million Georgian families. On cross over day, especially, I
would have promoted abled bodied individuals, children, and seniors to
come together at the State Capitol to champion this cause.
In the event the working class could not attend the demonstration, then
we could forge ahead walking around Georgias capitol in shifts. Once the
employees ended their working shifts, then they too could have joined in the
fight to champion the cause to stop the legislators for passing a bill that
impacts countless families.
Southern Center for Human Rights is based in Atlanta but has
international ties around the world. I would use social media to place
pressure on Georgia General Assembly. In each state where there is a
Human Rights office, a representative could interview individuals in that
respective state that had been personally effected by their states drug
testing legislation. We know that in other states people have been
eliminated from receiving welfare benefits. After the interviews have been
conducted post them all on social media. In this way our voices will be
heard. Stories and testimonies will be told. Barriers may include people not
wanting to personally share their stories to the world. Then we would talk
to people on the street even if they do not get food stamps, they know
someone who does. We can get people on street to share the experiences
about others. We could also collectively put heavy pressure on the
legislators (newly appointed and incumbents) to drug test under the guise
that they are public officials and are represented by the people for the
people.