Get Up, Stand Up…Stand Up for Your Rights: How to Engage in Legislative Advocacy in Perilous Times

Authors

• Ashley Young, Georgia Budget & Policy Institute
• Anna Pless Peel, The New School
• Rose Llanos, Lynn UniversityFollow
• Samantha Krietemeyer, Houston Academy

Document Type

Conference Session

Publication Date

3-23-2026

Abstract

Getting involved in government advocacy work can be difficult for practitioners. We recognize that it is especially risky in this political climate to speak out about education issues and injustices that impact our students. With this in mind, this session will engage counselors, admissions staff, and community-based professionals in discussing ways to advocate for students on social justice issues and provide easy ways to connect with like-minded advocates and lawmakers to advance change.

Participants will be empowered through this session, which will discuss the following:

1. How to safely engage in activism as a practitioner
2. Ways to build a coalition with other educators
3. Strategies to share your story with lawmakers

Host

Sheraton New Orleans Hotel

Conference/Symposium

Southern Association for College Admission Counseling (SACAC) 2026 Annual Conference

City/State

New Orleans, LA

Department

Admission

Comments

Theme: Opening Doors. Changing Lives - A 60th Anniversary Celebration. 

Recommended Citation

Young, A., Pless Peel, A., Llanos, R., & Krietemeyer, S. (2026, March 22-23). Get up, stand up…Stand up for your rights: How to engage in legislative advocacy in perilous times [Conference session]. Southern Association for College Admission Counseling (SACAC) 2026 Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, United States.