What is advocacy?
Simply put, advocacy is supporting or promoting a cause, idea, or policy to bring about change. This can be anything from advocating for yourself and your familia to pushing for public lands policy or advancing a cause or issue you deeply believe in.
Advocacy Starts with You
As an advocate and storyteller, your voice can influence public opinion, policies, and decisions. Your personal story and lived experience are powerful advocacy tools for raising awareness, providing information, and actively engaging with individuals, communities, institutions, and decision makers.
When put to good use, advocacy can put policy in place that impacts the lives of our comunidad and the wellbeing of nuestra madre tierra.
Latino Outdoors prioritizes advocacy and policy initiatives that:
- Advance equitable access to the outdoors
- Broaden the conservation movement and shine a light on how truly diverse it is
- Move environmental justice forward
Some advocacy efforts we have contributed to or are currently supporting:
Our National Monuments and public lands, from Bears Ears to Devil’s Tower, are threatened by policies prioritizing fossil fuel extraction over conservation. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s Secretarial Order and proposed legislation H.R. 521 and S. 220 aim to weaken the Antiquities Act, jeopardizing over a century of protections for these cherished places. We must act now to defend our natural and cultural heritage.
Urge Secretary Burgum to protect national monuments by signing this petition, AND tell Congress to oppose these harmful bills by taking action here.
¡Celebremos! It’s been 25 years of National Conservation Lands! Since 2000, they have protected over 38M acres of our most cherished wild places – ensuring future generations can explore, connect, and enjoy. To learn more about National Conservation Lands, visit: conservationlands.org/celebrate25
- The Designation of Chuckwalla and Sáttítla Medicine Lake National Monuments
- The Expansion of San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
- The Expansion of Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument to Include Molok Luyuk
Parks Now, a coalition of organizations advancing equitable access to California’s parks and open spaces.
Outdoor Alliance for Kids (OAK), a national strategic partnership of organizations from diverse sectors with a common interest in connecting children, youth, and families with the outdoors.
Living schoolyards, outdoor learning, and environmental literacy opportunities for children and youth.
State and federal-level outdoor equity grant programs, such as in New Mexico and Colorado.
