07/16/26, 7-8:30PM: NY Advocacy 101 (For Beginners)

Written By Anjali Deshmukh

LOCATION: IN PERSON (TBD). Please contact anjali@makejusticenormal.org if you have space ideas.

New Yorkers face countless policy injustices—housing, safety, transit, climate, wealth, education, healthcare, and more. It can feel impossible to get anything to change, especially after coping with their aftermath: long workdays barely making ends meet, caring for family, health crises. This advocacy 101 helps us take first steps in influencing change, so action can fit our time, energy, and circumstances.

You’ll learn:

  • What advocacy means (and what it isn’t)

  • How decisions are made in New York City and New York State

  • How to identify issues you care about and the people or systems that hold power

  • Ways to take action that match your capacity

  • How to collaborate with others so you’re not trying to do it alone

By the end, you’ll have a clear step-by-step plan to speak up in ways that work for you, and pathways into local organizations where you can continue learning and contributing.

Anjali Deshmukh
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