1. HOW PRESSURE GROUPS OPERATE
UNDER PRESSURE:
HOW PRESSURE GROUPS OPERATE

2. WHAT IS YOUR CAMPAIGN?

3. WHAT IS YOUR CAMPAIGN? Green energy? Animal testing? No to Page 3?
Fair trade?
Knife crime?
Cyber bullying?

4. NAME YOUR PRESSURE GROUP

5. Will help lead the campaign
INTRODUCING…
The Chair
Will lead the campaign
The Vice-Chair
Will help lead the campaign

6. INTRODUCING…
LOBBYING MPs
Will make a postcard for people to send

7. INTRODUCING… STALLS AND PETITIONS
Will create a petition for people to sign

8. INTRODUCING…
PRESS DESK
Will tell the media what is happening

9. INTRODUCING… PLACARDS AND DESIGN
Will make a poster or placard to promote the campaign

10. INTRODUCING…
MARCHES AND RALLIES
Will organise a march and a rally

11. INTRODUCING…
MEDIA STUNTS
Will make a stunt to attract attention

12. COUNTDOWN TO THE VOTE! Your teacher is the MP You have a “week”
to make your campaign
Convince your teacher how to vote!

13. MONDAY Get your head around the campaign

14. TUESDAY Has the Chair or Vice-Chair come to see you?

15. WEDNESDAY Have you planned your task?

16. THURSDAY Vote day tomorrow!

17. FRIDAY Vote Day – final preparations!

18. INTRODUCE EACH GROUP
The Chair
The Vice-Chair

19. FEEDBACK
LOBBYING MPs
Share your postcard

20. FEEDBACK
STALLS AND PETITIONS
Share your petition

21. FEEDBACK
PRESS DESK
Share your press release and/or tweets

22. FEEDBACK
PLACARDS AND DESIGN
Share your placard and/or poster

23. FEEDBACK
MARCHES AND RALLIES
Share your march plans and rally speech

24. FEEDBACK
MEDIA STUNTS
Share or act out your stunt

25. VOTE TIME!

26. OVER TO THE PRESS DESK
MP, how will you vote?

27. Inspiring Words a small group of thoughtful,
“Never doubt that
a small group of thoughtful,
committed people can change the world.
Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
Margaret Mead
Anthropologist