“The principles hold your feet to the fire”. In June the Trust provided a grant to support Capricorn Citizen Advocacy committee member, Sharon Lowe, to attend the 2018 Social Role Valorization Conference and pre conference day on Citizen Advocacy held in Canada. This provided an opportunity for her to meet and discuss issues with a wide …read more
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What makes Citizen Advocacy different? An article by Bob Lee
Bob Lee has extensive knowledge and experience working with people with disability and their families and was the founding coordinator of Sunshine Coast Citizen Advocacy, a role he held for 20 years. Bob is well known for supporting the development of Citizen Advocacy in Australia and hosted a number of successful learning events and activities to that …read more
The Citizen Advocacy Study Group
The Trust seeks to support the ongoing development of Program Coordinators and Board members in a number of ways, including via the regular meetings that boards and staff hold. These include “Network Meetings” and the “Citizen Advocacy Study Group”. The Study Group is of particular interest to the Trust because it aligns with the Trusts …read more
Count down to #GivingTuesday, 27th November 2018
What is #GivingTuesday? #GivingTuesday is a grassroots, collaborative movement that promotes generosity and kindness. We already have a fundraising page where many of you have generously given in the past. This year however you may like to channel your fervour for Citizen Advocacy by supporting an appeal to coincide with #GivingTuesday. This is just around the corner on the 27th of November, and you can …read more
Welcome to the Citizen Advocacy Trust of Australia
‘…citizen advocacy reaches beyond the dictionary definition of advocacy and into the hearts of decent citizens who are willing to make a personal commitment to stand beside someone made vulnerable through disability.’ Jeremy Ward, The Shouted Goodbye, 2015 The Citizen Advocacy Trust of Australia raises money to support the continued essential work of Citizen Advocacy …read more
Appreciation to all involved in asking what really keeps us safe?
We would like to express our great appreciation especially to generous Julian Burnside – Public who spoke so well at our event on the 25th July in Melbourne, addressing the question “Does our governments cruelty keep us safe?” in support of Citizen Advocacy. Thanks to those who made it a great evening. It’s fair to say …read more