Lupus Canada Advokit

Preface

The need for Lupus Canada to take on a role in advocacy was clearly identified in nationwide strategic planning consultations. The 1996 Annual General Meeting unanimously accepted a recommendation to form a Lupus Canada Advocacy Committee. The Committee was launched in April of the same year.

The 1996-98 term, Committee Members:
Glenn Outhwaite, (Chair)
David Butts (Québec)
Gary Lake (British Columbia)
Alan Maitland (Prairie Provinces)
Carolyn Newhook (Atlantic Provinces)
Shelagh Purcell (Ontario)

A key priority for the Advocacy Committee was to develop a kit of information that would equip persons with lupus to work on their own behalf, or others to work on their, to improve their situations. This kit could not have been compiled without the enthusiastic participation of the member organizations and the Lupus Canada Executive. Their unqualified support has made this project possible.

The members of the Lupus Canada Advocacy Committee spent considerable time compiling and reviewing data for this kit. For their hard work and enthusiasm, I would like to express my appreciation. Special thanks to Kathryn Babcock who assisted in the coordination of this project and to Káca Henley of YOU*NIQUE for so capably integrating her knowledge of advocacy with the work of the committee.

On behalf of Lupus Canada I would like to thank Health Canada for the financial support that made the vision of the "AdvoKit" a reality.