[Margaret Pilkington]

Advocacy is being able to speak up for people who may not be able to speak up for themselves.......it is influencing change.......deciciding where you are now, and where you would like to be...and what needs to be done to get there.
It is about empowering people too

It is a whole lot of other things as well....some of them complicated, but this would be my explanation of advocacy......if anyone has any better expalantions or wants to expand on my version, feel free.