 free elearning course developing urban space for sport  free elearning course developing urban space for sport  skatepark design urban planning i just saw this new and free elearning course on  utilising and developing urban spaces for recreational sport and physical activity  released by the international sport and culture association isca it definitely has some useful stuff in there that applies to skatefriendly cities and skateparks advocating for physical activity and healthy lifestyle understanding the target group and organising activities for them the active urban space securing crosssector cooperation and partnership with different stakeholders measuring the impact of the active urban space rhianon fri 9132019 1009 useful bits by peter whitley on wed 9252019 1743 how to be successful in advocacy  be specific  about what you are advocating for physical activity and healthy lifestyle are huge topics so decide and be precise about the aspects of physical activity or healthy lifestyle your project is addressing be realistic  regarding the project s objectives in order to be taken seriously remember that most changes happen in small steps so try to describe on a timeline what will happen and what the steps are towards meeting your objectives a lone voice is not often heard  demonstrate that you represent a larger population group  or that what you will be doing is relevant to a population group that is hard to reach or a cause for concern be original  emphasise in which way your project has a unique approach to a known problem or challenge don t do it the way it has always been done advocacy can be a mix of strategie s depending of what is required to draw attention to your cause dialogue with decisionmakers mobilisation of a group of people partnerships online campaigning news articles or current debates are examples of tools for advocacy demonstrate your knowledge  regarding the target group and their current situation on the challenges your project is addressing demonstrate the sustainability  of your project in order to emphasise the its legacy i thought the part above was interesting from the site linked above i think all of these recommendations are valuable and some are less so for example  being specific  about what you and your group are advocating for is key but you can often reveal the things that you don t know as opportunities to collaborate with your local government or other stakeholders in other words for the things that you aren t comfortable being specific about whether it s the size of your anticipated student body or cost to create your desired infrastructure you can invite your audience to help you fill in those details together it s a good way to call people in when you don t really know what you re exactly trying to do being realistic  is good advice but we sometimes don t know what s realistic and what s not i would recommend advocating for what you feel your community most needs or could most benefit from and don t worry too much about if it s realistic or not moon landings aren t realistic yet they ve been done  log in or register to post comments thank you by nanjavanrijsse on thu 10032019 1123 thanks for sharing really comes to use log in or register to post comments  