SETTING UP YOUR LOCAL CAMPAIGN GROUP SETTING UP YOUR GROUP: A TIMELINE CHECKLIST Use this timeline to guide you through setting up your 100 Million campaign group. Once you Dear Friends, have completed each step you can tick it off! Despite all the progress the world has witnessed, there are still over 100 Million children being left behind. STEP 1: FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE PAGE 1 Over 100 million children are trapped in child labour, many of them in 100 MILLION CAMPAIGN slavery. Over 100 million children are being denied their education, an injustice that steals their childhood and damages their future. Over 100 STEP 2: million children are living with violence or fleeing from conflict. DISCOVER WHAT IT MEANS TO BE PAGE 3 A 100 MILLION LOCAL GROUP But it doesn’t have to be this way. A future where all children are free, safe and educated is possible. This is your invitation to take action and STEP 3: JOIN THE GLOBAL MOVEMENT not stop until every young person is protected from violence, and PAGE 4 learning in school, not working to survive. Young people have always been at the forefront of movements for a STEP 4: LEARN HOW YOUR GROUP WILL more just, equal and sustainable world. Our determination, ideas and PAGE 5 ACHIEVE CHANGE refusal to give up makes us the most powerful advocates for justice. STEP 5: By starting a 100 Million local campaign group, you will join young KNOW MORE ABOUT YOUR people from India to the US, Togo to Bangladesh, Brazil to Sweden, all LOCAL COMMUNITY PAGE 6 united in changing the world one community at a time. Thank you for your voice, your action and your leadership. It is needed STEP 6: more now than ever before. PAGE 9 GROW YOUR MEMBERSHIP We can’t wait to work with you. STEP 7: In Solidarity, HOLD YOUR FIRST ACTION PAGE 11 The 100 Million campaign STEP 8: PAGE 13 REACH THOSE IN POWER THE 100 MILLION CAMPAIGN The 100 Million campaign has one We will support every young person that simple vision: young people lead the wants to raise their voice and act to creation of a free, safe and educated help end these injustices facing world within a generation. themselves and their peers. It is an ambitious, but achievable, goal. Why? Because we believe young people Together, we have enough money to are the most powerful change makers, achieve it: only a tiny fraction of global in both their communities and the wealth is needed. And we know how to world. achieve it, as there are tried and tested ways to end exploitation. So, it’s not a And together with local, national and question of if can it be done - but when. international partners, this global network of young people will aim to To achieve this vision, the campaign globalise compassion and create focusses on the 100 million most change that ensures every young marginalised young people, whose person is free, safe and educated. rights are continuously ignored and denied. We were co-founded by Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, the children rights activist who has worked tirelessly for the rights of children and young people for almost four decades. He has been at the forefront of global movements to end child slavery, child labour and for the right to education, and in December 2016 launched his most ambitious campaign to date: the 100 Million campaign. “I PLEDGE TO DO ALL I CAN TO END CHILD LABOUR, ENSURE EDUCATION FOR ALL AND ERADICATE VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN 100 MILLION GROUPS AND SO THAT EVERY YOUNG PERSON IS FREE, SAFE AND EDUCATED.” EVENTS ACROSS THE WORLD PAGE 1 PAGE 2 YOUR 100 MILLION CAMPAIGN GROUP JOIN THE GLOBAL MOVEMENT WHAT DOES A GROUP LOOK LIKE? WHAT WILL MY GROUP DO? REGISTRATION FORM The 100 Million campaign is an open call to We will send you inspiration on what to ALL FIELDS WITH MARKED WITH AN * ARE ESSENTIAL action and there isn’t one way a local group do each month, but you are also free to should look – it is up to you to decide! We design your own ideas and events. See NAME OF COMMUNITY / have three main types of local groups: page 9 for more information on this and SCHOOL / UNIVERSITY community, school and university. Each one is how you will achieve change. (delete as appropriate)*: equally important and effective at creating COUNTRY*: change. THREE KEY PRINCIPLES: ZIP/PIN/POST CODE*: The only thing we ask is that you join together with one or more people, who, like you, believe 1) FOCUS ON THE MOST MARGINALISED MAIN CONTACT NAME*: that all young people should be free, safe, and All youth rights are important, however MAIN CONTACT EMAIL*: educated, and are prepared to take action to the 100 Million campaign focuses on demand it. supporting the rights of those who are MAIN CONTACT PHONE: most excluded. Your local group should HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN YOUR FIRST MEETING CHECKLIST: reflect this in your own focus and actions. YOUR GROUP?: FIND A SPACE AND TIME FOR YOUR 2) COMMUNITY BASED ACTION GROUP TO MEET REGULARLY. We believe the power to change the POSTAL ADDRESS: This could be a classroom, community world starts in communities. We will hall, café or a member’s house. connect your group to national and global moments, however most your action ARE ALL MEMBERS AGED INVITE PEOPLE TO YOUR MEETING BETWEEN 13 AND 25 YES NO should centre the people and places You could create a Facebook event, YEARS OLD? produce flyers or make an closest to you, where you have the most influence and impact. announcement in assembly or lecture. WHAT HAS INSPIRED YOU TO JOIN THE 100 MILLION CAMPAIGN?* Please let us know why you have signed up start a local 100 Million campaign group TAKE THE PLEDGE 3) ACTIVISM OVER FUNDRAISING Invite all new members to take the The extreme marginalisation of over 100 pledge at www.100million.org/pledge million children is caused by a failure in public policy. Therefore the 100 Million REGISTER YOUR GROUP campaign focuses on changing minds, Fill in the registration form on the next laws, policy and access to services, not page (4) to be connected with the global fundraising. To make sure we create real, 100 Million campaign or use the online form here. sustainable change, your local group is expected to follow this practice too. PLAN YOUR FIRST STEPS You can print this form and send a completed copy to [email protected], This pack takes you through the first key You can find out more about the campaign or fill it out online following this link: GROUP REGISTRATION FORM stages in establishing your 100 Million principles here. local group. Use them as inspiration to Once you have registered you will be connected to the global network of 100 plan what you will do together. Million campaign groups, receive all our monthly Action Packs (see page 5), regular tips, ideas and examples for building a strong, effective group. WANT TO KNOW MORE? CLICK HERE TO READ OUR LOCAL GROUP FAQ. PAGE 3 PAGE 4 ACHIEVING CHANGE NATIONALLY The 100 Million campaign works with many different partners across the world, and in LOCALLY many countries we have National Planning Groups and 100 Million Youth Committees. To ensure the most excluded children and young people realise their right to be If these are active in your country, we will connect them with you so that you can share free, safe, and educated, we need transformative, sustainable change. Taking your plans, work together and take part in moments of collective national action. action in your community is a powerful way to achieve this. You know best the biggest issues facing your neighbourhood and have a direct link to the decision- makers responsible for delivering change. GLOBALLY Every year you will be invited to lead the 100 Million campaign’s global day of action in Local action is also a critical way to ensure national and international laws are your community. upheld at the community level. For example, almost every country has signed the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, yet we know these rights are still In 2017, our first annual global day of action, there were events on every continent being abused in communities across the world. with over a million young people taking part. Back to School Day 2017 saw decision- makers across the world take part in a lesson delivered by young people on how they We want to make sure you are in the strongest possible position to create change. could help ensure all children in their community were free, safe and educated. We Once you have registered your group, we will send you an Action Pack on a different will look to your group to help us build a larger, stronger and more effective moment issue at the start of each month. Each pack will have four key steps to get you each year. started on creating change that supports the rights of all children and young people to be free, safe, and educated: Keep an eye out for information on how to be involved in Back to School Day, 2018! KNOW RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ISSUE CONNECT TOOLS FOR REACHING OTHERS TO BUILD YOUR SUPPORTER NETWORK MOBILISE SUGGESTIONS FOR CREATIVE WAYS TO DEMONSTRATE YOUR DEMANDS BRAZIL BANGLADESH TOGO INFLUENCE IDEAS ON THE DECISION-MAKER TO CONTACT AND TEMPLATE LETTERS These packs are created to provide inspiration and guidance, you will always have the freedom to design and lead the actions you want to take.