The document provides information on grassroots advocacy for colorectal cancer awareness and prevention. It outlines that individuals can get involved by securing a state proclamation recognizing March as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, writing letters and emails to elected officials to communicate priorities and provide constituent feedback, and participating in e-advocacy through social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram by following colorectal cancer organizations, liking and sharing their posts, and using relevant hashtags.

1. What You Need To Know About
Grassroots Advocacy
www.FightColorectalCancer.org

2. Advocacy
• What is advocacy?
• National – Call-on Congress
• Local – Grassroots
• What are we going to talk about?
• Securing a state proclamation
• Writing letters and emails
• E-Advocacy

3. What can you do?
PUSH FOR A STATE PROCLAMATION
• For instructions and materials on how to have your
state recognize March as Colorectal Cancer
Awareness Month, visit FightColorectalCancer.org/
StateProclamation.
WRITE LETTERS AND EMAILS
• If you cannot meet with your member of Congress
face-to-face, you can still rely on letters and emails.
They’re a reliable way to communicate your priorities
– and your elected officials need to hear constituent
feedback!

4. E- Advocacy
E-Advocacy
• Sign up for social media accounts such as Facebook,
Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, and Instagram
• Create your profile
• Send friend requests to and follow your family and friends
• Like, join, and follow Fight Colorectal Cancer on
Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, and Instagram

5. E- Advocacy
E-Advocacy
• Facebook vs. Twitter à What s the difference?
• What s the purpose of the # symbol?
• Hashtags to use:
• #1MilStrong
#ColonCancer
#RectalCancer
#ColorectalCancer
• #CancerSurvivor
#FightCRC
#FightCRCAdvocate
#CRCresearch #CRCadvocate
#CRCawareness

6. QUESTIONS?