The Advocacy Subcommittee of the Regional Archival Associations Consortium (RAAC) is here to help you with your advocacy efforts!

Have an advocacy issue you need RAAC’s assistance on? You can reach out to us via our Advocacy Request form. Details can be found at our Advocacy Protocol page here: https://www2.archivists.org/groups/regional-archival-associations-consortium-raac/advocacy-protocol

The role of the Advocacy Subcommittee is to develop programs for local associations to advocate for archives and archivists in public forae. The committee will develop a plan for a broad-based archival advocacy program directed at resource allocators, policymakers, and other influencers. The aim of this subcommittee is to reach out to local groups to determine and share local advocacy methods and to compile them into a broad, shared resource, coordinating with SAA groups and establishing formal communication lines for getting advocacy assistance.

Be on the lookout for monthly communications that will be sent out via the RAAC listserv to your organization’s RAAC representative. The subcommittee looks forward to opening a dialogue with regional organizations regarding advocacy efforts at the local, state, and national level.