Local Advocacy
PARTICIPATE IN A CAMPAIGN TO BUILD LOCAL ICC SUPPORT
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Educate the public and members of local government through the organization of public discussions, the distribution of fliers, demonstrations and meetings of local organizations
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Obtain local resolutions in support of the ICC
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Act to counter misunderstandings or misinformation in public discussions and media statements through media contacts and education campaigns on school campuses
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Conduct polling of local districts, for example by students in the political science departments of local universities, in forms compatible with national polls
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Work with local congressional and state legislative offices, meeting with Representatives and Senators about the ICC and its cases
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Integrate the ICC into the existing programs of alliance members
ORGANIZE ICC EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS
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Encourage religious celebrations of the ICC in connection with the Faith and Ethics Network for the ICC
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Organize local ICC events on days of remembrance and celebration, including:
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January 27 Holocaust Remembrance Day (UN)
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March 8 International Women's Day. Publicize the contribution the ICC has made to progressively defining and punishing sexual and gender-based violence. For materials on this topic, visit the website of the Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice or download their factsheets:
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Women and the ICC
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Treatment of Sexual Violence in International Law
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Gender Mainstreaming in the ICC Statute
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Road to the ICC and Gender Integration in International Law
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Definitions of Crimes of Sexual Violence in the ICC
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April 6 Anniversary of start of Rwandan genocide
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April 17 Anniversary of takeover by Khmer Rouge, beginning Cambodian genocide
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April 18 Holocaust Remembrance Day (US)
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June 4 International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
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July 17 International Justice Day
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August 9 International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
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Third Tuesday of September International Day of Peace
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October 24 United Nations Day
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November 20 Universal Children's Day
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December 10 Human Rights Day
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Please tell us about your events so that we can publicize them on our Event Calendar.