{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"EWB Canada","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.ewb.ca\/en\/","author_name":"kimlawson","author_url":"https:\/\/www.ewb.ca\/en\/author\/kimlawson\/","title":"A Q&amp;A with the Advocacy Team! - EWB Canada","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewb.ca\/en\/news-and-events\/news\/a-qa-with-the-advocacy-team\/\">A Q&amp;A with the Advocacy Team!<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\n<!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\n\t\t\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n\t\t!function(c,d){\"use strict\";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display=\"none\";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if(\"link\"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement(\"a\"),i=d.createElement(\"a\"),a.href=r.getAttribute(\"src\"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener(\"message\",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",t,!1),c.addEventListener(\"load\",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf(\"MSIE 10\"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(\/Trident.*rv:11\\.\/),i=d.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute(\"security\"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document);\n\/\/--><!]]>\n<\/script><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ewb.ca\/en\/news-and-events\/news\/a-qa-with-the-advocacy-team\/embed\/\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;A Q&amp;A with the Advocacy Team!&#8221; &#8212; EWB Canada\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe>","description":"This issue we sat down with Mohit, our Policy and Government Relations Coordinator. Mohit researches policy and legislation to help guide our campaigns and meets with MPs, other government officials and partners to help improve Canada\u2019s international development practices.\u00a0\u00a0 &nbsp; Q: What does an average day look like for your team? A: I cannot really say what an average day looks like because things are always changing! But, in my role, as the policy and government relations coordinator, the one thing that never changes is the amount of reading and research that happens on a daily basis. I look at government updates, new reports on climate change and read all about different conferences that are going on to help keep us up to date and better able to inform policy asks. There is always lots of information to go through on a daily basis.\u00a0 Q: So how do you decide on advocacy campaigns with all this information? A: Campaigns usually take a lot of brainstorming through the Policy and Advocacy retreats and by talking to our community. We come up with ideas together, and we find the best fit for the year.\u00a0 Q: With your campaigns, what are some of the main strategies that the team uses to advocate for these issues? A: We definitely take a grassroots approach with our community. We break down our policy asks and the reason behind our campaign to members to better understand the importance of the campaign for that year. Then through coordinating high-level engagement with MPs, we ensure our message is received by those working within the halls of power. It&#8217;s through this grassroots-led approach that we feel we have a tangible impact on policy decision-makers. Q: What are some of the main advocacy events that happen throughout the year?\u00a0 A: Our [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.ewb.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Copy-of-Concordia_ChampagneParty1.jpg","thumbnail_width":1600,"thumbnail_height":1066}