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  • Purpose
  • What is Advocacy?
  • How to Advocate
  • Where to Go! Division of Power in Canada
  • Rights in Canada

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Purpose

The unpredictable “flares” of lupus can severely affect many aspects of daily life. As a result, you may often turn to family, friends, the medical system, governments and other services for help. This can sometimes be a frustrating and unsettling experience. This kit was developed as a support resource to provide you with information, tips and techniques on how to self-advocate for yourself. The goal is to educate you about your rights and how to get what you need.

Although this kit focuses on self-advocacy, this is one facet of advocacy. This is explained further on in this kit. Broader coalitions, systemic awareness and education campaigns are also a very important part of advocacy. This kit is a starting point. While it is important for you to take action yourself, you are not alone. Lupus Canada is your partner in advocacy.

Empowerment is the basic attitude underlying advocacy. It is the conviction that every person has the right to be heard, the right to understand, the right to decide, the right to that “level playing field”. The more we act on this attitude, the more people will come to recognize the rights of persons living with lupus.

Get Social

Lupus Canada is federally registered as a nonprofit charity in Canada (# 11902 5872 RR0001). Lupus Canada does not offer medical service or advice. The material found on, or accessed through this web site is intended for educational and informational purposes only.
Leanne Mielczarek
Executive Director
leanne.mielczarek@lupuscanada.org
Telephone: 905-235-1714 extension 224
Toll Free: 1-800-661-1468
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Staff
    • Mission Statement
    • Strategic Priorities
    • Board of Directors
    • Annual Reports
    • Our History
    • Careers
  • Living With Lupus
    • I’m Living with Lupus
    • Ask the Experts
    • Lupus Q & A
    • Recipes
    • Personal Stories
      • Personal Stories- Bethany
      • Personal Stories- Gabrielle
      • Personal Stories- Irene
      • Personal Stories- Maureen
      • Personal Stories- Gloria
      • Personal Stories- Jason
      • Personal Stories- Jody
      • Personal Stories- Tiziana
      • Personal Stories- Betty
      • Personal Stories- Jodie
      • Personal Stories- Pat
      • Personal Stories- Salimah
    • CaNIoS
    • MyLupusGuide
  • Resources
    • AdvoKit
    • Government Support Programs
    • Self Help Resources
    • Provincial Organizations
    • Websites of Interest
    • Brochures
    • Fact Booklet
    • Key Politicians
  • Research
    • Research Updates
    • Research Funding Programs
    • Lupus Research – Get Involved
  • News Room
    • What’s New!
      • Explore a Clinical Research Study for Your Lupus
    • 2019 Lupus Canada Scholarship
    • Celebrity Ambassadors
      • Q & A with DeMar DeRozan
    • Events
    • Laughs For Lupus
  • Get Involved
    • Volunteers
    • Fundraising
    • Join the Board
    • Federal Election – How to Advocate
  • Videos
  • Ways to Donate
  • E-Newsletter
  • Merchandise
    • Lupus Lanyards
    • Purple T-Shirt
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