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# Phoenix Zones Initiative

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- [Home](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/) - Our Mission Phoenix Zones Initiative advances the rights, health, and wellbeing of people, animals, and the planet through education, research, and advocacy. Led by physicians and an interdisciplinary team, our work draws on our expertise in medicine, global public health, research, and ethics.
- [Phoenix Zones Initiative's Events](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/upcoming-past-events/) - Events Upcoming Events Stay tuned for upcoming programs and special events hosted by the Institute for Universal Rights, Health & Justice. We look forward to bringing together scholars, professionals, students, and the broader community to explore the connections between human, animal, and planetary rights, health, and wellbeing. Check back soon for announcements and application or
- [Institute for Universal Rights, Health & Justice Leadership Program](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/institute-for-universal-rights-health-justice-leadership-program/) - Institute for Universal Rights, Health & Justice Leadership Program Apply now for the Institute for Universal Rights, Health & Justice Leadership Program.
- [Contact](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/contact/) - Contact Phoenix Zones Initiative Have a question? Want to make a donation? Have a media inquiry or speaker request? We’d love to hear from you. General Information Address (for all mail including donations):Phoenix Zones Initiative13170-B Central Ave SE PMB 385Albuquerque, NM 87123Email: operations@phoenixzonesinitiative.org For Donation Inquiries Make a one-time or monthly donation online. For further
- [Institute for Universal Rights, Health & Justice](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/institute-for-universal-rights-health-justice/) - Institute for Universal Rights, Health & Justice Our goal is to build and support a workforce equipped to advance universal rights, health, and justice.
- [Institute for Universal Rights, Health & Justice Fellowship Program](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/institute-for-universal-rights-health-justice-fellowship-program/) - Institute for Universal Rights, Health & Justice Fellowship Program Apply now for the Institute for Universal Rights, Health & Justice Leadership Program.
- [National Commission on Research Ethics](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/national-commission-on-research-ethics/) - National Commission on Research Ethics Phoenix Zones Initiative and the George Washington University Law School’s Animal Legal Education Initiative have partnered toward the development of a national commission to improve ethical standards in research, work towards the reduction and elimination of the use of animals in laboratory research, and enhance scientific inquiry. Outcomes from the
- [Donate](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/donate/) - Make a Difference Today You will receive regular updates about what your gift makes possible. If at any time you'd rather not receive emails from us, please just drop us an email or unsubscribe. When you give, you become a force for ending suffering and exploitation across the globe and protecting and uplifting the most
- [Newsroom](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/newsroom/) - News Recent and Selected News, Opinion Pieces, and Publications December 21, 2025 (BMJ Global Health)Evidence-based opportunities to address pandemic drivers via the Pandemic Agreement: Lessons from the Framework Convention on Tobacco ControlIn this article published in BMJ Global Health, Dr. Hope Ferdowsian and Georgetown University health law, policy, and ethics expert Sam Halabi describe how
- [Annual Report](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/annual-report/) - Read Our Latest Annual Report To view a full screen view, click on the square in the lower right corner of the digital preview. To download or share a copy, click on any arrows that appear in the upper right corner. A copy is also available to download, print, or share from the publisher. From
- [Leadership and Advocacy](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/leadership-advocacy/) - Leadership and Advocacy We advance holistic solutions to secure the health and wellbeing of people, animals, and the planet. Our leadership and advocacy work centers on just transitions away from human, animal, and environmental exploitation. We focus on ethical solutions that also decrease the risk for violence, disease, global warming, and other threats. LeadershipWe lead
- [Research and Innovation](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/research-innovation/) - Research and Innovation We forge new ideas and interventions that advance the health and wellbeing of people, animals, and the planet. Phoenix Zones Initiative offers evidence-based thought leadership, expertise, and bold ideas with our academic, corporate, and global partners. ResearchWe lead in-depth research that analyzes the roots of complex problems. InnovationWe offer innovative solutions to
- [Education and Outreach](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/education-outreach/) - Education and Outreach We train current and future generations of leaders to create a world where people, animals, and the planet can thrive. We provide resources for the public and education, training, and fellowship programs for students and professionals who work in medicine, public health, law, and other fields. We build bridges across sectors and
- [Our Work](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/our-work/) - Our Work Read about our approach and impact.
- [Board of Directors](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/board/) - Board of Directors
- [Transparency & Reporting](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/transparency-reporting/) - As a tax-exempt public charity, we embrace the values of transparency and accounting as a matter of ethical leadership and legal compliance. We realize that financial and other forms of transparency help preserve the critical trust of each donor, supporter, and member of the public places in Phoenix Zones Initiative. Upon request, we would be
- [We’re Hiring!](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/were-hiring/) - Currently, there are no openings. If you'd like to be added to our talent pool and potentially notified in the future of opportunities, please email operations@phoenixzonesinitiative.org with details about your interest, expertise, and experience. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement Phoenix Zones Initiative is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the
- [FAQ](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/faq/) - Frequently Asked Questions What are Phoenix Zones? Phoenix Zones are places that advance justice for all, allowing people, animals, and the planet to thrive. The term Phoenix Zones is taken from the book of the same name. Phoenix Zones are defined by key principles: respect for liberty and sovereignty; compassion and justice; and a belief
- [About Us](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/about-us/) - About Us We advance justice for all so that people, animals, and the planet can thrive.
- [Resources](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resources/) - Resources
- [Leave a Lasting Legacy](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/leave-a-lasting-legacy/) - Leave a Lasting Legacy Leave a lasting legacy. Making a planned gift to Phoenix Zones Initiative costs nothing today and offers an enduring investment in our planet and all its inhabitants today and tomorrow. Why Choose Planned Giving? By considering a planned gift, you become an essential part of our mission to create a world of
- [Newsroom Archives](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/newsroom-archives/) - Archives of Press Releases, Recent News, and Media Mentions Media Inquiries For general media queries, please contact Catherine Broussard at catherine@phoenixzonesinitiative.org. Archives of Press Releases and Media Advisories December 7, 2021Why Ecological Justice and the Right to Health Matter: Human Rights Journal’s Special Section Focuses on the Interconnectedness of Humans, Animals, and the PlanetThe connections between ecological
- [Effective Advocacy Toolkit Resources](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/effective-advocacy-toolkit-resources/) - Go to: Build Foundation Create Plan Implement Plan Evaluate Plan Resources Sources Used Throughout the Toolkit Advocacy Action Guide: A Toolkit for Strategic Policy Advocacy Campaigns. Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and Consumers International, 2019. Advocacy Toolkit: A Guide to Influencing Decisions That Improve Children’s Lives. UNICEF, 2010. Burkholder, Rex. The Activist’s Toolkit. Portland, OR: Rex
- [Effective Advocacy: Evaluate, Reflect, and Improve](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/effective-advocacy-evaluate-plan/) - Go to: Build Foundation Create Plan Implement Plan Evaluate Plan Resources As previously mentioned, effective advocacy requires us to evaluate our strategies, reflect on our plans and actions, and revise and evolve them into more effective versions based on what we learn about what works and what doesn’t. 1. Evaluate your efforts. “When evaluation is
- [Effective Advocacy: Develop Strategies, Tactics, and Plan of Action, and a Plan for Evaluation](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/effective-advocacy-tactics-actions-evaluation/) - Go to: Build Foundation Create Plan Implement Plan Evaluate Plan Resources The effective advocacy planning process: A. Identify, examine, and understand the issue you want to address.B. Identify the key actors and their roles and build relationships with appropriate actors.C. Understand the system, what can be influenced, and what the leverage points are.D. Develop goals
- [Effective Advocacy Tactics: Storytelling](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/effective-advocacy-tactics-storytelling/) - Go to: Build Foundation Create Plan Implement Plan Evaluate Plan Resources “In order to bring about social change, people must come together to recognize shared challenges, figure out solutions to those challenges, identify allies and enemies, and build the relationships needed to apply pressure and win. All of that happens in no small part through
- [Effective Advocacy: Develop Goals and Objectives](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/effective-advocacy-goals-and-objectives/) - Go to: Build Foundation Create Plan Implement Plan Evaluate Plan Resources The effective advocacy planning process: A. Identify, examine, and understand the issue you want to address.B. Identify the key actors and their roles and build relationships with appropriate actors.C. Understand the system, what can be influenced, and what the leverage points are.D. Develop goals
- [Effective Advocacy: Understand the System](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/effective-advocacy-understand-the-system/) - Go to: Build Foundation Create Plan Implement Plan Evaluate Plan Resources The effective advocacy planning process: A. Identify, examine, and understand the issue you want to address.B. Identify the key actors and their roles and build relationships with appropriate actors.C. Understand the system, what can be influenced, and what the leverage points are.D. Develop goals
- [Effective Advocacy: Understand the System](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/effective-advocacy-understand-the-system-2/) - Go to: Build Foundation Create Plan Implement Plan Evaluate Plan Resources The effective advocacy planning process: A. Identify, examine, and understand the issue you want to address.B. Identify the key actors and their roles and build relationships with appropriate actors.C. Understand the system, what can be influenced, and what the leverage points are.D. Develop goals
- [Effective Advocacy: Identify Key Actors](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/effective-advocacy-identify-key-actors/) - Go to: Build Foundation Create Plan Implement Plan Evaluate Plan Resources The effective advocacy planning process: A. Identify, examine, and understand the issue you want to address.B. Identify the key actors and their roles and build relationships with appropriate actors.C. Understand the system, what can be influenced, and what the leverage points are.D. Develop goals
- [Effective Advocacy: Understand the Issue](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/effective-advocacy-understand-the-issue/) - Go to: Build Foundation Create Plan Implement Plan Evaluate Plan Resources The effective advocacy planning process: A. Identify, examine, and understand the issue you want to address.B. Identify the key actors and their roles and build relationships with appropriate actors.C. Understand the system, what can be influenced, and what the leverage points are.D. Develop goals
- [Effective Advocacy: Practice Empathy and Compassion](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/effective-advocacy-empathy-and-compassion/) - Go to: Build Foundation Create Plan Implement Plan Evaluate Plan Resources “Empathy promotes peace, prevents violent escalations, and preserves lives. Even science supports the idea that empathy, compassion, and tolerance—not aggression—are the most effective antidotes to violence.” ~ from the book Phoenix Zones, p. 90 Research shows that many humans and nonhumans exhibit empathy. Researchers
- [Effective Advocacy: Understand Power Dynamics](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/effective-advocacy-power-dynamics/) - Go to: Build Foundation Create Plan Implement Plan Evaluate Plan Resources “In reality, power is dynamic, relational and multidimensional, changing according to context, circumstance and interest. Its expressions and forms can range from domination and resistance to collaboration and transformation.” ~ Raji Hunjan and Jethro Pettit “There's this whole other form of power out there
- [Effective Advocacy: Language and Framing](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/effective-advocacy-language-and-framing/) - Go to: Build Foundation Create Plan Implement Plan Evaluate Plan Resources Understanding the language and framing used by others, and choosing the language and framing that best work for your social change goals, are key to increasing your effectiveness as an advocate. Choose Your Language The language we use to inspire and persuade matters. What
- [Effective Advocacy: Understand Strategies for Influencing and Motivating Others](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/effective-advocacy-influencing-others/) - Go to: Build Foundation Create Plan Implement Plan Evaluate Plan Resources As part of building our foundation as effective advocates, we need to be able to understand how we can influence and motivate others—whether we want to convince decision makers to support a policy change, or we want to shift public opinion. The field of
- [Effective Advocacy: Understand How We Behave and Why](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/effective-advocacy-understand-behavior/) - Go to: Build Foundation Create Plan Implement Plan Evaluate Plan Resources “Confronting information that directly challenges existing beliefs can be psychologically threatening to people, especially if the information challenges their sense of identity.” ~ Rachel Hillary Brown We humans like to think that we make our decisions based on evidence and logic, but we are
- [Effective Advocacy: Understand and Use Systems-Thinking Tools](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/effective-advocacy-systems-thinking-tools/) - Go to: Build Foundation Create Plan Implement Plan Evaluate Plan Resources “Systems thinking [is] a way of thinking about, and a language for describing and understanding, the forces and interrelationships that shape the behavior of systems. This discipline helps us to see how to change systems more effectively, and to act more in tune with
- [Effective Advocacy: Focus on Systems-Change Advocacy](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/effective-advocacy-systems-change/) - Go to: Build Foundation Create Plan Implement Plan Evaluate Plan Resources “Radical simply means ‘grasping things at the root.’” ~ Angela Davis In his book Upstream, Dan Heath shares a parable (commonly attributed to Irving Zola) about two people rescuing children from a rushing river, and when one starts heading upstream and the other person
- [Media Day](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/2023-media-day/) - Media Day: A Q & A with Experts for Journalists Reporting on Science, Health, and Medicine Tuesday, October 17, 2023 At Phoenix Zones Initiative's Media Day, journalists were able to get new information and perspectives to help take their science, health, and medical reporting to the next level. This event gave journalists exclusive access to
- [About Transforming Medical Research and PZI](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/about-transforming-medical-research/) - About Transforming Medical Research and Phoenix Zones Initiative About the Event On January 27, 2021, at 7 pm EST/4 pm PST, Phoenix Zones Initiative hosted a virtual, simulcast public panel and forum: Transforming Medical Research: Advancing Modern, Ethical Methods to Help People and Animals. The event was cosponsored by Cambridge University Press the Canadian
- [Consortium of Universities for Global Health Conference Satellite Session](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/cugh-2023-prevent-pandemics/) - Consortium of Universities for Global Health Conference Satellite Session on Pandemic Prevention April 13, 2023 Washington Hilton Hotel, Washington, DC Phoenix Zones Initiative collaborated on an important in-person Satellite session about pandemic prevention for the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Conference in Washington, DC. From Science to Policy: How the Pandemic Instrument Can
- [Open Letter to the World Health Organization](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/open-letter-pandemic-prevention/) - Additional signatures from medical, public health, and similarly aligned individuals and organizations are welcome here. To: Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General, World Health Organization CC: Ms. Inger Andersen, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme Mr. Roland Driece, Co-Chair, Intergovernmental Negotiating Body Dr. Monique Eloit, Director General, World Organization for Animal Health Mr. Kazuho Taguchi,
- [Fuel a Medical Research Revolution! Become a PZI Monthly Donor!](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/fuel-a-medical-research-revolution-become-a-pzi-monthly-donor/) - Fuel a Medical Research Revolution! Join Phoenix Zones Initiative’s community of monthly donors fueling the transition to a revolutionary, ethical, evidence-based research framework. By becoming a monthly supporter, you’re part of a critical group doing the vital work of creating a national medical and public health research agenda that protects and benefits both people and
- [2023 Capitol Hill Briefing: Transforming Medical Research](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/capitol-hill-briefing-transforming-medical-research/) - 2023 Capitol Hill Briefing Transforming Medical Research: Advancements in Science and Ethics
- [2022 Transforming Medical Research Virtual Event](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/2022-transforming-medical-research-event/) - Use and share our teaching guide, to use with the event video. The guide includes important questions to spark discussion and critical thinking with undergraduate and graduate students. Thanks to our event Cosponsors! We were also grateful to have shared a special message at the event by Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder, the Jane Goodall
- [Prevent Future Pandemics](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/preventing-future-pandemics/) - Take Action to Prevent Future Pandemics Impacts on Vulnerable People More than five million children have lost a parent or other primary caregiver to the pandemic, and COVID-19 mitigation measures resulted in the largest disruption in schooling in history. Social, economic, and health disparities have deepened, and the pandemic has increased the risk for
- [The Right to Health Training and Mentorship Program](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/right-to-health-training-program/) - The Right to Health Training and Mentorship Program October 27-November 17, 2022 Learn how we can ensure optimal health for people, animals, and the planet so that we can all thrive together. The climate emergency, the COVID-19 pandemic, environmental degradation, and other threats plainly illustrate how the rights, health, and wellbeing of humans, other animals,
- [2022 Kempe Conference](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/2022-kempe-conference/) - 2022 Kempe Conference A Call to Action to Change Child Welfare Our Other Panel Presentations: October 4: Exploring International Models: Ombuds and Commissioners Around the Globe More than 80 countries have established high-level offices or agencies to coordinate and advocate for children’s issues across layers of government, all with varied levels of authority and autonomy.
- [Transforming Medical Research Training & Mentorship Program](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/transforming-medical-research-training/) - Transforming Medical Research Training and Mentorship Program September 8-29, 2022 We can advance scientific and medical research so that it protects and benefits people and animals. PZI led a four-week virtual training and mentorship program, which outlined how we can advance evidence-based modern, ethical research founded on primary prevention, justice, and the interdependent connections between
- [Learn to Write Effective Letters to the Editor](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/write-effective-letters-to-the-editor/) - Learn to Write Effective Letters to the Editor to Transform Medical Research Tuesday, September 13, 2022 This training, held on September 13, 2022, offered valuable tips and resources for crafting and submitting an effective letter to the editor (LTE). Letters to the editor and other opinion pieces can educate the public and influence popular opinion
- [Toward More Innovative, Ethical Research: An Evening with Dr. Charu Chandrasekera](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/toward-more-innovative-ethical-research/) - Toward More Innovative, Ethical Research: An Evening with Dr. Charu Chandrasekera About Dr. Chandrasekera Dr. Chandrasekera is the founder and executive director of Canada’s first and only center dedicated exclusively to animal-free science—the Canadian Centre for Alternatives to Animal Methods (CCAAM) and its subsidiary, the Canadian Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods (CaCVAM), located
- [2022 Ecological Justice and the Right to Health: A Virtual Panel](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/ecological-justice/) - Use and share our teaching guide, to use with the captioned video. The guide includes important questions to spark critical thinking and discussion with undergraduate and graduate students. Thank you to our Cosponsors: Our Panelists: Dr. Elan Abrell, Visiting Assistant Professor, Wesleyan University; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Animal Studies MA Program and the Anthropology Department, New
- [NGO Major Group Calls on Sustainable Development Goals to Prioritize the Rights, Health, and Wellbeing of People, Animals, and the Environment](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/ngo-major-group-calls-on-sustainable-development-goals-to-prioritize-the-rights-health-and-well-being-of-people-animals-and-the-environment/) - NGO Major Group Calls on Sustainable Development Goals to Prioritize the Rights, Health, and Wellbeing of People, Animals, and the Environment Press Release June 28, 2022 Contact: jennifer@phoenixzonesinitiative.org ALBUQUERUE, NM -- A recent study called the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—the 169 international goals dedicating to achieving a healthy, sustainable world—“all talk, no action”; but
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/privacy-policy/) - Privacy Policy For WebsiteEffective Date: August 20, 2019Site Covered: www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org Article 1 – DEFINITIONS:a) APPLICABLE WEBSITE: This Privacy Policy will refer to and be applicable to the Website listed above, which shall hereinafter be referred to as “Website.” Any listed Website may also refer to a corresponding mobile application, should one be currently in use or
- [Terms & Conditions](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/terms-conditions/) - Terms & ConditionsEffective Date: August 20, 2019Site Covered: www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org THE AGREEMENT: The use of this website and services on this website provided by Phoenix Zones Initiative (hereinafter referred to as “Company”) are subject to the following Terms & Conditions (hereinafter the “Agreement”), all parts and sub-parts of which are specifically incorporated by reference here. This
- [What Is Just One Health?](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/what-is-just-one-health/) - What Is Just One Health? Just One Health places justice, primary prevention, and the connections between people, animals, and the planet at the heart of global and local policy, research, and practice. Just One Health builds on a One Health framework, which recognizes the interconnected health of people, animals, plants, and the environment, as well
- [Medical and Public Health Professionals Call on WHO to Advance Pandemic Prevention Treaty](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/medical-and-public-health-professionals-call-on-who-to-advance-pandemic-prevention-treaty/) - Medical and Public Health Professionals Call on World Health Organization to Advance Pandemic Prevention Treaty International Instrument Could Help Prevent the Next Pandemic Press Release May 18, 2022 Contact: jennifer@phoenixzonesinitiative.org ALBUQUERQUE, NM -- In advance of the Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly, Phoenix Zones Initiative (PZI) and other medical and public health professionals have called upon
- [FDA Modernization Act Clears Important Subcommittee](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/fda-modernization-act-clears-important-subcommittee/) - FDA Modernization Act Clears Important Subcommittee Changing One Word Could Help Revolutionize Modern Medical Research Press Release May 16, 2022 Contact: michelle@phoenixzonesinitiative.org ALBUQUERQUE, NM - Phoenix Zones Initiative (PZI) applauds the US House Subcommittee on Health for unanimously passing the FDA Modernization Act, which would eliminate the Food and Drug Administration’s Depression-era requirement for animal
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- [Effective Advocacy: A Strategic Framework](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/effective-advocacy-strategic-framework/) - Go to: Build Foundation Create Plan Implement Plan Evaluate Plan Resources “Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise
- [What Makes Advocacy Effective?](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/what-makes-advocacy-effective/) - Go to: Build Foundation Create Plan Implement Plan Evaluate Plan Resources What Makes Advocacy Effective? At Phoenix Zones Initiative, we define effective advocacy this way: Effective advocacy addresses the deep roots of social and environmental injustice in ways that transform our systems and institutions so that everyone can rise and thrive. People who engage in
- [Effective Advocacy: Implement Your Plan](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/effective-advocacy-implement-your-plan/) - Go to: Build Foundation Create Plan Implement Plan Evaluate Plan Resources Once you’ve done all the planning and organizing, it’s time to implement your plan. As you implement different actions and engage with various people and organizations, you’ll likely discover gaps in your knowledge, find strategies, tactics, and messaging that fail or that have unintended
- [Effective Advocacy: Celebrate and Renew](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/effective-advocacy-celebrate-and-renew/) - Go to: Build Foundation Create Plan Implement Plan Evaluate Plan Resources Throughout this entire advocacy process, it’s important to take time to celebrate and to renew. 1. Take time to celebrate. Meaningful systems change is often a long, complicated process, with numerous victories, setbacks, and changing circumstances. With every small victory—and even when
- [Effective Advocacy Tactics: Mobilizing and Organizing Others](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/effective-advocacy-mobilizing-others/) - Go to: Build Foundation Create Plan Implement Plan Evaluate Plan Resources Community mobilizing is a strategy for engaging people and organizations to take one or more actions toward a common goal, and it's an important tactic for effective systems-change advocacy. There are a variety of ways to engage and mobilize others. Mobilisation Lab outlines ten
- [Effective Advocacy Tactics: Writing and Speaking](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/effective-advocacy-tactics-writing-and-speaking/) - Go to: Build Foundation Create Plan Implement Plan Evaluate Plan Resources Writing and speaking can be powerful tactics for systems-change advocacy. We have created tip sheets to give you additional insights into selected tactics. Find out more about: Tips for writing an op-ed. Tips for communicating effectively on camera, radio, or a podcast. Tips for
- [Effective Advocacy: Create an Advocacy Plan](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/effective-advocacy-create-a-plan/) - Go to: Build Foundation Create Plan Implement Plan Evaluate Plan Resources In addition to a strong ethical and strategic foundation, effective advocacy requires creating a thoughtful and strategic advocacy plan. We’ve outlined five sections that are an important part of this process. They include: A. Identify, examine, and understand the issue you want to
- [Effective Advocacy: Build Leadership](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/effective-advocacy-build-leadership/) - Go to: Build Foundation Create Plan Implement Plan Evaluate Plan Resources People in Western countries often envision leaders as charismatic take-charge whirlwinds who hold the power, the authority, and the answers, and lead the rest of us toward success. But in our complex society with complex problems, the hierarchical model of a single person leading
- [Effective Advocacy: Engage in Effective Communication](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/effective-advocacy-effective-communication/) - Go to: Build Foundation Create Plan Implement Plan Evaluate Plan Resources In your advocacy work, you’re going to spend a lot of time communicating with others, such as allies (and potential allies), opponents, stakeholders, decision makers, media, and the public. Effective communication is a powerful tool for building relationships with and influencing others.(See the section
- [Effective Advocacy: Cultivate Relational Literacy](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/effective-advocacy-relational-literacy/) - Go to: Build Foundation Create Plan Implement Plan Evaluate Plan Resources One of our most important advocacy skills is our ability to cultivate meaningful relationships with other people. While we're formally schooled in math and language arts, we often aren’t taught how to communicate respectfully and effectively with others. A common approach to advocating change
- [Effective Advocacy: Develop Information Literacy Skills](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/effective-advocacy-information-literacy/) - Go to: Build Foundation Create Plan Implement Plan Evaluate Plan Resources Key to gaining knowledge about your issue of concern, the key actors, the best tactics, and the other components of your efforts is the ability to find, evaluate, and use the accurate, credible information that you need. Since we’re immersed in the digital age,
- [Effective Advocacy: Develop Advocacy Skills](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/effective-advocacy-advocacy-skills/) - Go to: Build Foundation Create Plan Implement Plan Evaluate Plan Resources There are several skills that are vital for effective advocacy. We briefly outline some of them here. Click through to explore each topic: Practice Empathy and Compassion Develop Information Literacy Cultivate Relational Literacy Engage in Effective Communication Build Leadership Back to Power Dynamics Continue
- [Effective Advocacy: Stay Informed](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/effective-advocacy-stay-informed/) - Go to: Build Foundation Create Plan Implement Plan Evaluate Plan Resources “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.” ~ Kofi Annan To be effective advocates for our areas of concern, we need to be knowledgeable and informed. Staying informed doesn’t just mean that we
- [Effective Advocacy: An Ethical Framework](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/effective-advocacy-ethical-framework/) - Go to: Build Foundation Create Plan Implement Plan Evaluate Plan Resources “…speciesism is made stronger by racism, which is made stronger by sexism, which is made stronger by heterosexism, ableism, and on and on. But instead of being ordered in sequence, each node of oppression is connected to every other node, creating a very strong

## Resource

- [Read Our Comments to the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/read-our-comments-to-the-un-special-rapporteur-on-climate-change/) - Read our comments to the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change on transforming food systems to protect human rights and prevent climate harm.
- [Phoenix Zones: Where Strength Is Born and Resilience Lives](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/phoenix-zones-where-strength-is-born-and-resilience-lives/) - Learn about the book that led to the creation of Phoenix Zones Initiative.
- [The Phoenix Effect: Turning Vulnerability into Resilience](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/the-phoenix-effect-turning-vulnerability-into-resilience/) - The Phoenix Effect reveals how individuals who have endured trauma—war, abuse, and displacement—can rise from the proverbial ashes and thrive.
- [Africa’s Meat and Dairy Industry: A Threat to the Continent’s Future?](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/africas-meat-and-dairy-industry-a-threat-to-the-continents-future/) - Increases in meat production have occurred across industrialized and developing nations, including across the African continent.
- [Reenvisioning Our Research Agenda](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/reenvisioning-our-research-agenda/) - The time has come to create a national medical and public health research agenda that is shaped by an inclusive and holistic social, economic, and cultural paradigm.
- [Rethinking the Ethics of Research Involving Animals](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/rethinking-the-ethics-of-research-involving-animals/) - This issue of Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics explores the ethics of research involving animals and creative ways to reimagine our treatment of other animals.
- [Movement—Animal and Human—Key to Pandemics](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/movement-animal-and-human-key-to-pandemics/) - The novel coronavirus tested how Americans respond to restrictions of their civil liberties, and it provided an opportunity to reevaluate freedom of movement.
- [Invisible Visible](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/invisible-visible/) - Invisible Visible—on the treatment of humans and chickens—formed through conversation between Colleen Plumb, an artist, and Kate Cummings, a writer.
- [A Belmont Report for Animals?](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/a-belmont-report-for-animals/) - The Belmont Report published key ethical principles to which human research should adhere. The same principles can be extended to nonhuman animals.
- [Animals Deserve Research Protections People Get](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/animals-deserve-research-protections-people-get/) - Learn how our institutions could better respond to monumental shifts in our understanding of and concern for animals.
- [The Ethical Challenges of Animal Research: Honoring Henry Beecher’s Approach to Moral Problems](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/the-ethical-challenges-of-animal-research-honoring-henry-beechers-approach-to-moral-problems/) - In 1966, Dr. Henry K. Beecher drew attention to common moral problems in human research. A deep dive reveals similar moral problems with animal research.
- [Challenging the Way We Produce and Consume Food](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/challenging-the-way-we-produce-and-consume-food/) - The COVID-19 pandemic provided opportunities to change how we produce and consume food.
- [Understanding Zoonotic Diseases](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/understanding-zoonotic-diseases/) - Learn why more germs are being transmitted from animals to humans, and how they cause disease, outbreaks, and pandemics.
- [How to Hold Policymakers Accountable](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/how-to-hold-policymakers-accountable/) - Learn how to effectively advocate for issues you care about by reaching out to your public representatives and holding them accountable.
- [Media Tips](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/media-tips/) - Check out these tips on how you can communicate effectively on camera, radio, or a podcast.
- [Tips for Writing Opinion (Op-ed) Pieces](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/tips-for-writing-opinion-pieces/) - The op-ed sections of print and electronic media platforms provide valuable opportunities to educate the public and influence popular opinions.
- [What's Trade Got to Do with It?](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/whats-trade-got-to-do-with-it/) - At the fifth annual Impact Fashion Summit and Show, Phoenix Zones Initiative's team reported on the human, animal, and environmental health costs of fashion.
- [How to Submit Comments on Public Regulations](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/how-to-submit-comments-on-public-regulations/) - Interested in submitting a public comment on federal regulations? Learn how here.
- [Measuring a Population's Progress](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/measuring-a-populations-progress/) - As a society, we cannot know if circumstances are improving unless we compare them with the past. But are metrics like Gross Domestic Product (GDP) sufficient?
- [Effective Advocacy: A Toolkit to Support Advocates Working for Systems Change](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/effective-advocacy-toolkit/) - Explore Phoenix Zones Initiative's toolkit to help you engage in meaningful change for people, animals, and the planet.
- [Toward the Goal of a Clothing and Textiles Industry That Is Healthy for People, Animals, and the Planet](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/just-fashion/) - Learn about the importance of shifting to ethical fashion policies and practices and about who is leading the way.
- [Why the US Must Ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/why-the-us-must-ratify-the-un-crc/) - Learn why the US needs to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
- [The Benefits of Vegan Permaculture and Food Forests](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/vegan-permaculture/) - Learn more about the power of vegan permaculture and food forests to help create community, increase food sovereignty, and alleviate food insecurity.
- [Toward a More Just and Sovereign Food System](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/vegan-stock-free-organic-agriculture/) - Vegan biocyclic and vegan stock-free organic agriculture demonstrate that food that is healthy for humans can be grown in harmony with the earth and with free-living animals.
- [Advancing Medical Research Through Ethics and Innovation](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/advancing-medical-research-through-ethics-and-innovation/) - Research has depended heavily on violating the rights of the most vulnerable. But public demand has resulted in a reevaluation of how research is done.
- [Building Better Roadways for People, Animals, and the Planet](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/building-better-roadways-for-people-animals-and-the-planet/) - Having the freedom to move toward resources and away from threats is critical to the health and wellbeing of all life on the planet.
- [How to Prevent the Next Pandemic](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/how-to-prevent-the-next-pandemic/) - In this Facebook Live event, filmed on May 1, 2021, Dr. Hope Ferdowsian and media expert Clark Curtis discussed how to prevent the next pandemic.
- [How to Submit Feedback to an EU Public Consultation](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/how-to-submit-feedback-to-an-eu-public-consultation/) - Find out how EU citizens and organizations can submit feedback on proposed policies and legislation in the EU through public consultations.
- [12 Children's Picture Books about Nonviolent Protest and Resistance](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/12-childrens-picture-books-about-nonviolent-protest-and-resistance/) - Nonviolent protest and resistance are an integral part of systemic change. Explore these 12 children’s picture books that highlight powerful examples of nonviolent resistance.
- [Stop Torturing Animals in the Name of Science](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/stop-torturing-animals/) - This essay outlines the need to establish a Belmont Report for Animals that extends important research protections that humans get to other animals.
- [Transforming Medical Research: A Teaching Guide](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/transforming-medical-research-teaching-guide/) - This teaching guide accompanies a video of a panel discussion exploring why and how we need to transform medical research to protect and benefit people and animals.
- [Voracious Science and Vulnerable Animals](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/voracious-science-vulnerable-animals/) - In his memoir, Dr. John P. Gluck shares his journey from dedicated animal researcher to passionate advocate for animals and scientific and ethical advancements.
- [Ecological Justice and the Right to Health: A Teaching Guide](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/ecological-justice-teaching-guide/) - This teaching guide accompanies a video of a panel discussion exploring why and how we need to center ecological justice and the right to health in policy and practice.
- [Why We Need a Belmont Report for Animals](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/why-we-need-a-belmont-report-for-animals/) - In this short video, learn about how The Belmont Report gained important protections for human research subjects, and why we need to extend those same protections to animals.
- [Beyond Anthropocentrism: Health Rights and Ecological Justice](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/beyond-anthropocentrism/) - In this essay, the author highlights why we need to include both sentient and non-sentient beings in a right to health and justice, including through legal frameworks.
- [Emerging from COVID-19: A New, Rights-Based Relationship with the Nonhuman World?](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/emerging-from-covid-19-a-new-rights-based-relationship-with-the-nonhuman-world/) - Mia MacDonald argues for the rights of human and nonhuman populations to be accepted as complementary and to be advanced together to further the right to life and health.
- [Slaughterhouse Workers, Animals, and the Environment: The Need for a Rights-Centered Regulatory Framework](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/slaughterhouse-workers-animals-and-the-environment/) - This paper discusses the long history of failed regulatory oversight in US slaughterhouses and the need for a right-to-health regulatory approach.
- [One Health, COVID-19, and a Right to Health for Human and Nonhuman Animals](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/right-to-health-for-humans-and-nonhumans/) - This paper shows how the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic make a case for advancing the right to health for human and nonhuman beings.
- [Shifting the Moral Burden: Expanding Moral Status and Moral Agency](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/shifting-the-moral-burden/) - Who matters enough to warrant a right to health? This paper proposes a broad and inclusive view of moral status, moral agents, and moral responsibility.
- [Pesticide Exposure and Poisoning in Children: A Case Study of India](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/pesticide-exposure-and-poisoning-in-children/) - This paper uses the case study of India to highlight failures in protecting children from pesticide poisoning and calls for taking children's right to life and health seriously.
- [We Need a Better Way to Measure Progress: Beyond GDP](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/beyond-gdp/) - Learn why and how Phoenix Zones Initiative is working with other experts to develop tools and metrics that go beyond GDP.
- [Just One Health Project ECHO: Advancing Health and Justice](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/just-one-health-project-echo-advancing-health-and-justice/) - This paper summarizes the creation, implementation, and impact of a Just One Health Project ECHO training and mentorship program.
- [Why We Need to Transform Medical Research](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/why-we-need-to-transform-medical-research/) - This webinar outlines the importance of transforming medical research so that it centers an ethical, innovative, human-centered research framework.
- [A Journalist's Resource Guide to Reporting on Science, Health, and Medicine](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/a-journalists-resource-guide-to-reporting-on-science-health-and-medicine/) - The guide includes useful resources to address frequently asked questions about the science and ethics of medical research.
- [Just One Health Impact Assessment Tool](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/just-one-health-impact-assessment-tool/) - This impact assessment tool can be used to gauge the impacts of proposed or existing policies and practices on the rights, health, and wellbeing of people, animals, and the planet.
- [Putting People, Animals, and the Planet First in Policy Decisions](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/putting-people-animals-and-the-planet-first-in-policy-decisions/) - This fact sheet outlines the purpose and value of Phoenix Zones Initiative's Just One Health Impact Assessment Tool.
- [Planning Checklist: Implementing a Just One Health Impact Assessment Tool](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/planning-checklist-implementing-a-just-one-health-impact-assessment/) - This checklist outlines important steps to help professionals, communities, and policy makers screen and implement the Just One Health Impact Assessment Tool.
- [Read the Latest on Sustainable Development](https://www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/resource/read-the-latest-on-sustainable-development/) - Download the latest NGO Major Group Position Paper, which makes concrete recommendations to advance progress on the Sustainable Development Goals under review.

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