Take Action 

Events

• Include fundraising for the WFD as part of your local events.
• Hold a community event (picnic, gathering, craft stall, sports day) and invite your community to attend.

Share your Knowledge

• Make a YouTube video about human rights of deaf people, share it through social media- (caption it for people who don’t know sign language)
• Offer community classes in sign language
• Print some t-shirts with positive messages about deaf culture and wear them!
• Download the IWD campaign materials

Become an Advocate

• Write a letter to your local paper about an issue important to you
• Offer to do an interview with a journalist for a feature story in the paper or local TV
• Offer to meet with your local parliamentarian and talk about deaf issues with them
• Offer to run a workshop on deaf culture e.g. for your local council or planning authority
• Organise a rally or street march (make sure you get permission if this is needed!)