π£ Campaigns & Events
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β‘ Quick Summary (30 seconds)
- Coming Soon: When our app launches, community members can create campaigns and events
- Auto-Sync: Campaigns created in-app will automatically appear here
- Grassroots Power: Anyone can start a campaign for disability rights or workers' issues
- All Accessible: Every event includes accessibility features and virtual options
- Everyone Welcome: PWDs, injured workers, supporters, allies, unions, and general public can organize
π Related: Looking for the events calendar? Visit Events to subscribe to our ICS feed and get automatic updates on all community events.
π£ Active Campaigns (Live from App)
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π Auto-Synced: Campaigns created in the 3mpwrApp automatically appear below. Updates every 5 minutes.
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π Upcoming Events
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π Events Auto-Sync
This section will automatically populate with community events!
Once the app is live, any event created in-app and marked as "public" will instantly appear here, complete with:
- π Location and virtual attendance options
- βΏ Full accessibility details (wheelchair access, ASL, quiet rooms, etc.)
- π Energy cost indicators
- π± Easy registration and RSVP
- π Automatic calendar sync
- π Event reminders and updates
Community-organized, automatically synced, fully accessible.
π How Auto-Sync Works
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When the app launches, organizing becomes effortless:
For Campaign Creators:
- π± Open the 3mpwrApp
- β Create a campaign or event
- π Toggle βMake Publicβ
- β It instantly appears on this website
For Community Members:
- π See all active campaigns without downloading the app
- π± Click to join, sign, or participate
- π Watch real-time participation grow
- π Get notified of new campaigns that match your interests
Benefits:
- β No duplicate data entry
- β Real-time updates
- β Website visitors can discover campaigns without app
- β Seamless cross-platform experience
- β All accessibility features built-in
π― Rep Tracker - Find Your Representatives
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π Who Represents You?
When our app launches, Rep Tracker will automatically:
- πΊοΈ Detect your location
- π€ Show your federal MP, provincial MPP/MLA, and municipal councillor
- π Display their voting record on disability/workers' rights issues
- π§ Provide pre-written email templates for advocacy
- βοΈ Give you phone scripts for calling their office
- π± Show their social media for public advocacy
- π Track response rates: "This MPP responds to 78% of disability rights emails"
Make advocacy effortless:
- β No more searching for who to contact
- β Know their track record before you reach out
- β Pre-written messages save your energy
- β See which representatives are responsive
- β Coordinate community campaigns targeting same reps
Example: "Your MPP is Jane Smith. She voted FOR accessible transit bill. Here's a thank-you email template to send."
Coming soon in the app - political advocacy made accessible!
Manual Representative Search (While We Build)
For now, you can find your representatives here:
Federal (MP):
- π Find Your MP
- π§ Contact template: [Email Your MP About Disability Rights]
Provincial:
- π Ontario: Find Your MPP
- π British Columbia: Find Your MLA
- π Alberta: Find Your MLA
- π Quebec: Find Your MNA
- π All Provinces: Provincial Legislature Websites
Municipal:
- π Search β[Your City] city councillorβ to find your local representative
What to Say:
- β State your issue clearly
- β Share your personal story (if comfortable)
- β Make a specific ask (support Bill X, oppose Bill Y, meet with community)
- β Be respectful but firm
- β Follow up if no response in 2 weeks
π― Campaign Ideas You Can Start
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Need inspiration? Here are campaigns our community might create:
ποΈ Workersβ Rights:
- Fair WSIB/WCB appeals processes
- Living wage for disabled workers
- Workplace accommodation funding
- Return-to-work policy reform
- End employer retaliation against injured workers
- Mandatory ergonomic assessments
- Workersβ compensation coverage for mental health injuries
βΏ Disability Rights & Accessibility:
- Accessible public transit (buses, trains, stations)
- Barrier-free healthcare facilities
- ASL interpretation as standard in healthcare
- Accessible housing initiatives
- Automatic door openers on all public buildings
- Audio crosswalk signals province-wide
- Accessible voting locations and materials
- Disability representation in government
- End subminimum wage for disabled workers
- Accessible emergency services and shelters
- Disability-inclusive education policies
π₯ Healthcare:
- Pain management access without stigma
- Mental health support for injured workers
- Chronic illness recognition in compensation
- Accessible telehealth as permanent option
- Home care funding increases
- Disability-competent medical training
- Patient advocates in hospitals
- Prescription coverage for disability-related medications
πΌ Employment:
- End sub-minimum wage for disabled workers
- Flexible work policies
- Disability hiring initiatives
- Entrepreneurship support for disabled business owners
- Job protection during flare-ups
- Paid sick days for chronic conditions
- Remote work accommodation rights
π£ Awareness:
- Invisible disability recognition
- Chronic pain education
- Spoon theory public awareness
- Anti-ableism campaigns
- Disability pride celebrations
- Mental health destigmatization
- Neurodiversity acceptance
ποΈ Community & Social:
- Accessible recreation facilities
- Disability-inclusive event planning
- Accessible restaurant compliance
- Service animal rights protection
- Companion care funding
- Disability dating app safety
- Accessible tourism initiatives
βοΈ Legal & Policy:
- Strengthen accessibility legislation
- Enforce existing disability rights laws
- Criminal justice reform for disabled people
- End institutionalization
- Disability impact assessments for all new policies
- Legal aid for disability discrimination cases
These are just ideas - you can create a campaign about any issue affecting disabled people, injured workers, or the broader community!
οΏ½ Campaign Ideas By Organizer Type
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𦽠For Persons with Disabilities
You know what needs to change - hereβs how to organize it:
- π± Accessible transportation campaigns (based on YOUR daily barriers)
- π Housing accessibility improvements in YOUR neighbourhood
- π₯ Healthcare access for YOUR condition/disability
- πΌ Employment discrimination YOUβVE faced
- π« Anti-ableism awareness from YOUR lived experience
- βΏ Accessibility audits of YOUR local businesses
Your expertise: Lived experience of disability, direct knowledge of barriers
ποΈ For Injured Workers
You understand the systemβs failures - fight back:
- βοΈ WSIB/WCB reform (appeal process, benefit levels, claim delays)
- π Workplace safety enforcement
- πͺ Return-to-work rights and protections
- π’ Employer accountability for workplace injuries
- π§ Mental health injury recognition
- π° Fair compensation for permanent impairments
Your expertise: Workersβ comp system navigation, workplace injury reality
π For Family Supporters & Caregivers
You see gaps others miss - fill them:
- π¨βπ©βπ§βπ¦ Caregiver support program campaigns
- π΅ Respite care funding
- π Family navigation resource development
- π« Disability education in schools
- π₯ Family inclusion in healthcare decisions
- πΌ Caregiver employment protections
Your expertise: Family perspective, caregiver challenges, system navigation from outside
π οΈ For Unions & Labour Organizations
You have collective power - use it:
- π Disability inclusion in collective agreements
- βΏ Workplace accessibility audits and fixes
- π€ Accommodations enforcement
- πͺ Joint campaigns with disability organizations
- π Workplace injury prevention programs
- π Disability data tracking in workplaces
- π Anti-ableism training for members
Your expertise: Collective organizing, bargaining power, worker solidarity
π€ For Non-Disabled Allies
Solidarity means action - hereβs how:
- π’ Amplify disabled-led campaigns (share, donβt lead)
- βΏ Community accessibility audits (business compliance checks)
- π’ Corporate accountability campaigns
- π Public education on disability justice
- π° Fundraising for disabled-led organizations
- ποΈ Political advocacy on behalf of community asks
Your role: Support, amplify, take direction from disabled leadership
π₯ For Healthcare Providers
You see system failures daily - advocate for change:
- π₯ Patient-centered care policy reforms
- π Disability-competent medical training
- π Pain management access without stigma
- βοΈ Healthcare accessibility improvements
- π§ Mental health parity in treatment
- π Plain-language medical information
Your expertise: Clinical perspective, system knowledge, patient advocacy
βοΈ For Legal Advocates
You understand legal barriers - dismantle them:
- π Accessible legal information campaigns
- βοΈ Disability discrimination case support
- π Know-your-rights workshops
- ποΈ Accessibility legislation strengthening
- πΌ Employment law reform
- π Housing rights enforcement
Your expertise: Legal knowledge, rights-based advocacy, policy interpretation
π’ For Progressive Employers
Show genuine commitment - not performance:
- βΏ Workplace accessibility beyond minimum compliance
- πΌ Inclusive hiring from disability community
- π Authentic accommodation training
- π Disability inclusion metrics and transparency
- π€ Partnership with disability organizations
- π‘ Innovation in accessible workplace design
Your role: Leadership by example, resource commitment, humility
π For General Public
Education is activism - start here:
- π Ableism awareness campaigns
- βΏ Local accessibility advocacy
- π€ Community inclusion initiatives
- π’ Social media education campaigns
- π Disability justice learning circles
- πͺ Bystander intervention training
Your role: Learn, unlearn ableism, show up, listen, support
β For Social Justice Organizations
Cross-movement solidarity builds power:
- π Intersectional campaigns (disability + race + gender + class)
- ποΈ Housing justice with accessibility requirements
- οΏ½ Anti-poverty campaigns centered on disabled people
- βοΈ Criminal justice reform for disabled prisoners
- π Environmental justice with accessibility focus
- π£ Coalition building across movements
- π€ Mutual aid networks
Your role: Build bridges, center marginalized voices, fight interconnected oppression
We believe: All liberation movements are connected. You canβt fight racism without fighting ableism. You canβt fight poverty without fighting for disability rights. Weβre stronger together.
οΏ½π‘ How to Get Involved
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Ways to Participate (All Energy Levels Welcome!)
π Online Activism (Low Energy - π):
- Sign petitions
- Share campaigns on social media
- Email templates to representatives
- Join virtual town halls from bed
- Post supportive comments
π€ Behind-the-Scenes Support (Medium Energy - ππ):
- Help draft campaign materials
- Research policy positions
- Design graphics
- Moderate forums
- Coordinate with partner organizations
π’ Front-Line Organizing (Higher Energy - ππππ):
- Attend rallies and protests
- Speak at events
- Meet with elected officials
- Give media interviews
- Lead organizing committees
π° Financial Support (Any Energy Level):
- Contribute to campaign funds
- Sponsor accessibility features at events
- Support travel costs for attendees
- Fund legal challenges
Remember: ALL participation is valuable. Do what you can, when you can. Rest is resistance too.
π Community Impact
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As our community grows, this section will showcase:
- β Petition signatures and campaign wins
- β Policy changes weβve influenced
- β Rallies and events organized
- β Media coverage and public awareness
- β Individual success stories
- β Partnerships formed
- β Lives changed
This space will grow with every victory - big and small!
π Campaign Guidelines
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When creating campaigns in the app, we follow these principles:
β Community-Centered:
- Led by disabled people and injured workers
- βNothing About Us Without Usβ
- Diverse perspectives welcomed
- Grassroots-driven
β Accessible:
- All events include accessibility information
- Virtual participation always available
- Multiple ways to engage
- Respect for varying energy levels
β Evidence-Based:
- Backed by research and lived experience
- Clear, achievable goals
- Measurable outcomes
- Transparent about progress
β Inclusive:
- Welcoming to all disability types
- Intersectional approach
- Language accessibility
- No gatekeeping
β Sustainable:
- Pacing for organizers with disabilities
- Shared leadership
- Burnout prevention
- Long-term thinking
π Questions About Campaigns?
Have an idea for a campaign?
π§ Email: empowrapp08162025@gmail.com
Want to organize an event?
π§ Email: empowrapp08162025@gmail.com
Need organizing support?
οΏ½ Email: empowrapp08162025@gmail.com
Partnership inquiries?
π Visit our Connect page
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