Visual Civic education for all

The Advocacy Classroom

Visual Civic Education for All: A civic education hub for survivors, advocates, and public learners.
This classroom hosts symbolic, visual, and curriculum-linked advocacy courses designed for systemic impact, authorship protection, and reflective learning — without requiring credentials or permission

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The Power of Self-Advocacy

Why Speaking Up Matters

🎥 What Is The Advocacy Classroom?

This is not a traditional school. It’s a survivor-authored space for people who are:

Navigating unjust systems
Seeking tools to name and change harm
Wanting to learn without exposure, extraction, or surveillance

Visual-first learning supports are used throughout to support neurodiverse processing, systemic insight, and strategic action.

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"To shift systems, we must first shift the scaffolding."

🌱 Why Visual Education?

Most civic education is written for systems — not for the people affected by them. It uses legalistic language, abstract frameworks, and inaccessible pathways that often require permission, paperwork, or privilege just to enter.

The Advocacy Classroom does it differently.
Here, we treat visual education as a tool of survival, clarity, and structural power.

You’ll find:

🎨 Visual-first tools that translate complex systems into advocacy maps, flowcharts, and symbolic guides — so you can see what’s happening and where to intervene.
🔐 Trauma-aware frameworks that respect authorship, offer multiple access points, and never require disclosure to be valid.
📖 Protected learning environments, governed by the McLoughlin Charter, that prioritize symbolic safety over institutional accreditation.

This is education that doesn’t extract.
It protects. It clarifies. It prepares.

Join the Applied Advocacy: Grantmaking Analysis Course

Hosted in Google Classroom. Freely available to all funders, advocates, and structural reformers.

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👥 Who Is The Advocacy Classroom For?

🧠 Survivors of Systemic Harm

📢 Self-Advocates & Support Workers

🏫 Educators & Curriculum Designers

💼 Grantmakers & System Designers

🌍 Public Learners

“All injustices are a structure. Structures can be re-authored.”

Join the Complaints Escalation Course

Hosted in Google Classroom. Freely available to all funders, advocates, and structural reformers.

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📁 Applied Grantmaking

Design ethical funding strategies with curriculum outcomes. Use symbolic reflection kits and protocol-licensed scaffolds to reimagine power and redistribution.

🧭 Complaints Escalation

Reframe, structure, and escalate institutional harm. Symbolic flowcharts, protection maps, and escalation shells.

“You don’t need credentials to name what’s broken. You need tools that don’t punish you for seeing it.”

Frequently Asked Questions

Have questions about how this classroom works, how it's accessed, or how symbolic learning is protected? Browse the answers below or get in touch.

How do I start a course? Is there a signup?

You can begin any time. There’s no registration, login, or form to fill out. Just enter the course hub and explore at your own pace. All materials are freely accessible and symbolically licensed.

Is there a specific order I need to follow?

No. The Advocacy Classroom is designed to be modular and flexible. You can explore whichever topics resonate with you first — or follow the suggested path if you want more structure.

Can I do this on my phone or tablet?

Yes. All content is mobile-friendly and responsive. You can complete the course on your phone, tablet, or desktop — whatever suits your access needs and environment.

Is this accessible for neurodivergent learners or AAC users?

Yes. The content is designed with neurodivergent and AAC users in mind. Visual scaffolds, plain language, symbolic cues, and flexible pacing are embedded throughout. Feedback is always welcome if more is needed.

Is there curriculum content I can use in schools or organisations?

Yes. Some toolkits include curriculum outcome grids, civic learning templates, and classroom scaffolds. These materials can support inclusive education, staff development, and policy learning.

Do I need a background in advocacy or policy to understand this?

No. The Advocacy Classroom is built for public learners, not insiders. Everything is explained clearly using symbolic diagrams, stories, and visual models — no formal training required.

Are there real-world tools included — or is this just theory?

Yes, there are real-world tools throughout — including submission templates, reflection kits, flowcharts, and curriculum checklists. These are designed to be used in lived settings: advocacy, complaints, grantmaking, and education.