An Activist Kit - Action Phase
now availiable for download!
In the Action Phase, the SASA! Team engage the community in using their power to take action, with an aim to normalize shared power and non-violence, demonstrate its benefits, and as a result, prevent violence against women and HIV.
The Action phase focuses on taking action—making changes in our personal and public lives, both small and large, that emphasize non-violence and balanced power. Our work in the Action phase will encourage, celebrate and sustain change. Many tangible and practical things will be happening. There will be visible changes in the way people do things.
Click on the document names below to download the components of the Action phase!
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Action Phase Action Phase Overview - a step-by-step guide to the Action phase of SASA! |
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Local Activism The Local Activism strategy includes grassroots initiatives that engage family, friends and neighbors in talking about issues often surrounded by silence and stigma. Create informal opportunities for personal reflection, critical thinking and public dialogue about power, violence against women, and HIV/AIDS. |
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Media & Advocacy The Media & Advocacy strategy aims to influence public priorities, by making violence against women and its connection to HIV/AIDS a popular media topic and a catalyst for new policies and practices. Engage local leaders, policymakers and journalists to effect wider change in your community. |
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Soap Opera Radio Drama 5 (audio file) Soap Opera Radio Drama 6 (audio file)
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Communication Materials The Communication Materials strategy includes a wide range of creative materials, such as posters, comics and info sheets. They portray the positive and are designed to get people thinking and talking about power, violence against women, and HIV/AIDS. |
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Training The Training strategy includes lively, in-depth training modules suitable for anyone exploring their potential as activists. Use the sessions in workshops or short training sessions to guide participants in developing a passion for and practical skills in creating positive change. |
Other SASA! Activist Kit Downloads:
Start
Start thinking about violence against women and HIV/AIDS as interconnected issues and foster power within yourself to address these issues.
Awareness
Raise awareness about how our communities accept men’s use of power over women, fueling the dual pandemics of violence against women and HIV/AIDS.
Support
Support the women, men and activists directly affected by or involved in these interconnected issues, by joining your power with others’.
Other SASA! links:
