Key takeaways
An understanding of what a campaign is and how it works.
An introduction to current animal welfare campaigns and the RSPCA’s campaigning work.
Some ideas about how young people can get involved in existing campaigns and start their own.
Host: Rachel is a Senior Parliamentary Advisor at the RSPCA. She works on a wide range of campaigns to improve animal welfare. Rachel works on issues as varied as banning the keeping of primates as pets to introducing clearer labelling on food products that come from animals. Do you want to support animal welfare? Rachel will help you think about how to make change on issues you care about. In other words, how to be a campaigner. In this class, students will use the RSPCA’s campaigns on animal welfare to gain insight into the basics of campaigning on any issue. The basics include: what we mean when we talk about campaigning, how a campaign works, who is involved and how you can get involved - and maybe even start your own campaigns!
Join Rachel in this class to really understand what a campaigner does and how they can affect real change to better the standards for animals. This is a fantastic class for students who are driven to make a difference and/or those who love animals!
Have you seen?: A Day in the Life of a RSPCA Inspector, Becoming a Lobbyist for the RSPCA, Choosing Your Next Steps After School
Safeguarding reminder:The safety of your child is of the utmost importance. All of our classes are pre-recorded to remove any concerns around live participation. For reruns of our past live classes, students' webcams and microphones were disabled and only the chat history, if participation was requested, is visible.
Suitable for:
This class is suitable for all students of any age who is passionate about Animal Welfare and for those who are interested in learning about how to create a constructive campaign.
Class requirements:
You will need a laptop or device with internet connection to watch the class, as well as a pen and notepad for taking notes.
What to expect:
- This class will take place online via a Zoom webinar.
- For live classes, please arrive promptly. Students' cameras and microphones are disabled by default.
- For on demand classes, students will be watching a recording of a previous live class.
- Once you have signed up, you will be taken to your dashboard where you can view details of the class, and re-watch it in the future.
- Students will be sent confirmation of the class to their email address if provided.