Stride ADVOCACY
Stride Advocacy began as a partnership effort in 2017 to strengthen volunteer community-based advocacy in amiskwacîwâskahikan, or Edmonton, in Treaty 6 Territory. Since then, Stride has expanded its network across Alberta and Canada, supporting community members in seeking remedy to human rights violations.
Stride focuses on capacity-building through training of community members in rights based advocacy, sustaining a network of trained volunteer advocates to support community members in self advocacy on human rights issues, and building collaboration among agencies to address systemic issues.
Stride continues to grow into a larger provincial and national community of advocates. We aim to connect people and resources throughout the province and country. We are a network of advocates and organizations that provide support to anyone in need in Alberta and beyond.
Stride was developed and led by the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights (JHC) in collaboration with the Coalition for Justice and Human Rights. JHC works to advance dignity, freedom, justice, and security through collaborative relationships and transformative education on peace and human rights. The Coalition is an independent advocacy and education network that ensures justice and accountability on human rights.
Who is a Stride Advocate?
A Stride Advocate is a volunteer committed to support community members by providing a safe, non-judgmental space for dialogue and sharing without judgment or fear.
Our goal as Advocates is to ensure that community members have a space where they feel heard, are believed, and are not alone. We seek to be person-centred and create opportunities for new paths. Advocates do not act as legal representatives nor provide legal or case advice; we work to create a safety net for the community and act as a space for people who are struggling to be heard. Advocates help document human rights concerns and to identify the community members’ desired outcomes in their current situations and to translate human rights concerns to the appropriate complaint mechanisms to seek remedy.
Through this work, Stride Advocates work to build bridges and break down barriers and stereotypes, particularly within government, legal, and social systems. Advocates walk the gray areas of these systems and navigate the broader perspectives and root causes to the issues that impact people in their daily lives.
Resources
Stride Talks
Our Stride Talks series is a collection of community learning sessions. We invited Alberta organizations and agencies to share how they support and provide resources to our collective community. These sessions were delivered virtually and focused on the intersections of poverty, racism, discrimination and community-based support.
Check out the playlist below!
Get Involved in Stride Advocacy
Become a Stride Advocate Volunteer as an Advocate or Case Manager. To apply, click below:
Systemic case collaboration: If you are an agency or community organization seeking training or wanting to be part of systemic collaboration on human rights issues, contact us at info@jhcentre.org, or via phone at 1 (825) 480-5337.
JHC has a series of trainings to support capacity building in human rights advocacy.
These trainings are helpful for:
Community agency workers who want to be able to better support the community.
Community members and leaders in the community who are advocating for and supporting community members.
People experiencing human rights violations who want to learn how to self advocate and push forward on their concerns.
People wanting to contribute to their community and provide their time to support human rights issues.
Check out the trainings here. Feel free to reach out to us to discuss more.
Human Rights Advocacy Training in Lethbridge, Alberta (2022)
Human Rights Advocacy Training in Winnipeg, Manitoba (2023)
Our Partners
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Coalition for Justice and Human Rights: The objects for which the CJHR is established are: (a) Act as a collaboration space on human rights advocacy, both individual and systemic, and use the tools of human rights to demand accountability. (b) Act as a learning and sharing network for knowledge and experience that supports capacity building in advocacy. (c) Act as a space to share our resources and lend support to each other. (d) Act as an information gathering space and facilitate community based research that supports advocacy efforts.
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Self Advocacy Federation: The Self-Advocacy Federation is an organization comprised of people with disabilities and their allies who get together to discuss the issues facing people with disabilities. We are the leaders of today and tomorrow. We are proud to be who we are. We are an organization that helps people understand their rights and show them how to stand up for themselves. We speak up for others and support each other, and solve problems. We also get together to talk and learn from each other, as well as from PDD or guest speakers. We help out in our communities by volunteering and working at jobs. We partner with other groups in the community as well. We choose our own allies. We take any chance we can to educate people about people with Disabilities.
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Voices of Albertans with Disabilities: The Voice of Albertans with Disabilities actively promotes full participation in society and provides a voice for Albertans with disabilities.
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Native Counselling Services of Alberta: Native Counselling Services of Alberta’s mission is to promote the resilience of the Aboriginal individual and family, through programs and services that are grounded in reclaiming our interconnectedness, reconciliation of relationships and self determination.
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