Advocacy worksheet
Prepare for a housing meeting
One proposal. One clear request. One honest use of evidence.
What problem are we solving?
Describe who is excluded, burdened, displaced, or forced into a longer trip when too few homes are available.
What exactly should change?
Name the rule, geography, housing type, approval process, or amendment. Avoid asking only for “more housing.”
Is the reform usable?
What evidence is most relevant?
Record one finding, its setting, and its main limitation. Do not imply that one paper guarantees the local result.
What concern deserves a direct answer?
State the strongest version of the concern, then identify the policy that addresses it.
Two-minute draft
My name is and I am connected to this community because .
Our housing problem is .
I am asking you to because .
The evidence suggests , while the important limitation is .
Please make room for .