Here are some ways that you as an adult learner can make a difference in literacy.

Learners Lobby for Literacy

1. Send a personal letter to each candidate in your area. Use the sample provided, or write your own. Tell each candidate why literacy is important to you.
   
   
2. Attend official campaign events. Talk to people at the event about literacy. Bring copies of our 'Literacy Facts in the NWT' with you and hand them out to people at the event.
   
   
3. Attend the 'All Candidates' meeting in your community. If people in the audience are allowed to ask the candidates questions, ask a question about issues that are important to you. (Sample questions provided)
   
   
4. Take part in radio call-in programs with the candidates. Be sure to phone in with questions and information related to issues that are important to you.
   
   
5. If you are in a literacy program, invite the candidates to a forum in your program. Come up with questions to ask the candidates about issues that are important to you.
   
   
6. Volunteer to work on the campaign of one of your local candidates. You can offer to stuff envelopes or deliver campaign literature door to door. Use your contacts with the candidate and his or her workers to talk about literacy.