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TESOL Advocacy Action Days

TESOL 2025 Advocacy Action Days

“You are here this week to exercise that right enshrined in the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution: the right of the people to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”

With those words, Danielle Staudt, executive director of TESOL International Association, opened the 2025 TESOL Advocacy Action Days in Washington, DC, USA, 17-18 June, by reminding the more than 70 attendees of both the privilege of their presence and the magnitude of their purpose.

And petition for redress they did. Throughout the event, attendees advocated for change on recent federal actions that undermine vital support for the English language teaching (ELT) profession—and for the multilingual learners of English (MLEs) that we serve, in schools and communities across the nation.

Customized Training

TESOL Advocacy Workshop

Would you like to build the advocacy skills of and empower the English language educators in your school, community, or beyond?

TESOL's Advocacy Workshop provides you with the skills and resources to build and elevate your advocacy efforts, whether at the local and community level or impact policy. 

Attend to gain the skills to empower and equip:

  1. Understanding advocacy at all levels, from grassroots to grasstops
  2. Using the power of storytelling
  3. Equipping others for their own advocacy
  4. Increasing community advocacy
  5. Planning advocacy efforts - from allies to opposition, from messaging to coalitions, from ideas to action 
  6. (U.S.A. only) Engage in the federal and state legislative process

Structure

  • One-day workshop, delivered online or onsite
  • Groups of 25, with a cap of 30
  • Active and engaged learning

Ask about bringing TESOL's Advocacy Workshop to support your group's advocacy efforts!

Make Contact

Advocacy Action Center

The action center is a free resource for all advocates, U.S. TESOL members and non-members alike, to find and contact their members of the United States Congress and state legislatures. Most importantly advocates can answer action alerts from TESOL to contact their members of Congress on important issues TESOL is tracking.

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