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Volunteer
at WHAO
The WHAO consists of many
volunteers who promote WHAW throughout the year. We welcome more of you
who are willing to do administrative tasks, those with PR and marketing
skills and more! You do not have to be a homeopath to help – many of
our participants are supporters and friends of homeopathy. If you have
an idea to spread homeopathy awareness, please let us know!
Participate in WHAW
There are multitudes of ways
to help spread Homeopathy Awareness. Below are some ideas, and
guidelines to help those doing lectures. We’ve also created & gathered
materials to help you inform the public in your area.
We look forward to hearing
from you!!
U.S. representative:
Elizabeth Brandegee
Email: lightspirals@yahoo.com
What
Can You Do to Promote World Homeopathy Awareness Week (WHAW)
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First contact the WHAO representative in your
region/country to find out what events are already in place, which
health stores need homeopaths to be available and which events need
homeopaths to give lectures.
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Send out an email to your mailing list
informing everyone about WHAW.
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Contact health shops, pharmacies, libraries,
moms groups, sports organizations, health clubs, schools, offices,
etc and be available to give talks, answer questions, share your
experiences, hand out awareness balloons, treat acutes and educate
staff.
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List your WHAW events/schedule on the website
via your representative.
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Contact homeopharmaceutical
companies/homeopathic bookstores for donations of samples, remedy
kits or books for WHAW (drawings, hand- outs, medicines for clinics
for the poor, etc).
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Promote homeopathy through newspaper interviews
and articles.
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Organize radio or TV spots to promote WHAW.
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Organize musical concerts/stage concerts/skits/plays,etc.
with a homeopathic theme.
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Organize with your local library/community
centre/school, etc to set up a display on homeopathy.
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Host Open Houses and free or discounted clinics
at your office, clinic or school.
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Contact the editor of a local newspaper of
magazine to interview you for an article on homeopathy to be
published during WHAW.
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Wear green awareness ribbons during WHAW.
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Hand out WHAW stickers, balloons and posters.
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Contact other homeopaths in your area and
organize free clinics for the poor.
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Add a link from your organization's website or
your personal website to the WHAW website.
- Send in your photographs
of WHAW events to show on the website!
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General Guidelines
From Gabrielle Traub, Founder World Homeopathy Awareness
Organization
We need each other, so let's work together!
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Ensure that you are punctual for events and
start on time.
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Deliver to the audience that which you
advertised to deliver.
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Visit the venue before the event to get an idea
of the space and not notice any potential problems which may arise,
such as noise, accessibility, parking, lighting, etc.
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Dress should be professional, neat and
appropriate. Be respectful of other people's points of view.
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If you have literature to hand out, please make
sure the content is appropriate and looks professional.
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Each homeopath is responsible for finding out
what their insurance and regulations permit them to do, according to
their region and credentials.
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Please ensure you do not make undue claims, for
example that "Homeopathy can cure everything" etc.
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Please be careful not to bad mouth any other
homeopaths, styles of homeopathy or other professions, it merely
reflects poorly on our profession if we don't appear integrated as a
profession, or if we appear to be unable to work together with other
practitioners.
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Remember that you will be representing
homeopathy as a whole. If you are making a television appearance,
please look and act in a professional manner. We have a media pack
with guidelines which are helpful.
- As we are promoting
homeopathy, please refrain from including any other modality, other
than that which is truly homeopathic in your promotion. As some of
you may utilize modalities such as dowsing, pendulum, kinesiology,
colour therapy, herbalism, craniosacral therapy, chiropractic,
acupuncture, massage, etc into your practice and may find these
modalities useful, this is an opportunity to promote Homeopathy and
the "Law of Similars" as stated in the Organon. It is an opportunity
to clear up any misconceptions as to what homeopathy is.
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When Giving a Lecture
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Ensure that you have all the correct
audiovisual equipment and test it out for compatibility ahead of
time.
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Prepare for any equipment malfunction.
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Make sure you have a microphone in a large or
noisy venue.
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Back up any data needed onto a CD.
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Repeat questions asked so that everyone can
hear.
- Ensure you leave
sufficient time at the end for questions.
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When Talking about Homeopathy
to the Medical Profession
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When dealing with the medical world, homeopaths
tend to have one or more of the following emotions:
- Anger
- Frustration
- Respect
- Feeling of
inferiority
- Wanting them to like
us
- Wanting them to agree
with our views/philosophies
- Wanting to feel
accepted by them as a professional
- In the past homeopathy has been shunned,
banned, outcast by the medical profession, thus these feelings are
justified and normal.
- Many of us have had negative experiences in
dealings with the medical world.
- As homeopaths we hear about negative
experiences our patients and friends have had with the medical
world.
- We are aware of the short comings of medicine
and we often have homeopathic solutions.
- Believe it or not, many
members of the medical profession ARE interested in hearing what we
have to say, for a number of reasons:
- They realize the
shortcomings of medicine.
- Holistic health and
homeopathy is very much in vogue & growing at a rapid rate.
- Their patients are
asking about homeopathy.
- They don't like NOT
knowing about things.
- They especially don't
like knowing less then their patients do & they want to be up to
date.
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Many of them are more open-minded than you
think.
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Whenever dealing with medical professionals,
bear in mind, that there are not many of us homeopaths, and their
impression of YOU, will form the basis of their impression of
homeopathy in general.
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Each and everyone of us is an ambassador, a
representative of the profession.
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Everything you say and do will have a lasting
impression.
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Bear in mind, that just like us, most doctors
and healthcare professionals really believe that what they are doing
is best for their patient.
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Most of the time they really want to help their
patients & have their patients very best interests in mind.
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By telling them what they are doing is
otherwise, is just going to get their backs up the wall and prevent
anything you say from getting through.
- Bear in mind, that if you
are receiving a lecture, giving a lecture, or merely engaging in
conversation with a medical professional, the chances are that they
REALLY ARE INTERESTED in what you have to say.
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Useful Tips When Arguing Your
Point
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Keep your emotions out of it.
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Do not talk above the other person.
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Try to listen to what he/she has to say and
give them an opportunity to respond.
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Do not be aggressive.
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Don't self-depreciate (you will lose
credibility).
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Don't be intimidated. Trust that you CAN hold
your ground. As little as you think you know about medicine, the
chances are, that they know even less about homeopathy.
- Use correct medical
terminology, without becoming verbose/long-winded, try to keep it
simple and succinct.
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When Listening to a Lecture/When
in a Debate
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If you are not exactly sure what you want to
say, write down your question/argument first, until it makes sense
to you.
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Then wait for the right cues, before posing
your question.
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This way you will be able to execute your
question with authority and conviction. You will know exactly what
you want to say.
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Try not to interrupt their line of thought or
sentences as it can be frustrating for them.
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If in a debate, construct your argument in your
head first, before airing your views.
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Even when engaged, try not to get into a
monologue conversation with the lecturer as it alienates the rest of
the group.
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Try to show interest in their argument/what
they have to say and agree with them when you do.
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Try to keep to the topic, and not bring up ALL
the downfalls in medicine when arguing a topic. i.e if talking about
cancer/hepatitis, stick to cancer/hepatitis, or at least to liver
disease.
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Do not criticize medical professionals for
things they have no or little control over, for example criticizing
MD's for the corruption of pharmaceutical companies or criticizing
dermatologists for the over-prescription on antidepressants.
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Remember the medical field is very specialized
and practitioners in one field have no or limited knowledge about
other fields.
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Memorize at least one research study to refer
to where homeopathy has been proven to work. (see website for
research articles). And refer to the source that information comes
from.
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Present concepts that they will be able to
relate to. For example, by referring to the vital force as the
immune system, you will still be able to get your point across,
however, will be better understood and received.
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Most allopaths are NOT familiar with terms like
allopathic medicine, suppression, etc. Feel free to explain these
terms to them, however do not bombard them with homeopathic/holistic
jargon without an explanation. You will lose them and they will
switch off.
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Homeopathy is a science, founded on the basis
of rigid experimentation.
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Try not to use words that are considered
esoteric, or out-there. The allopath will take you far more
seriously if he isn't imagining you at a hippie convention.
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Be careful not to make claims that homeopathy
is a cure-all and superior over any other modality. Or better than
what they do. This elicits a negative reaction, and nothing is
gained.
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Use the phrases: "In my experience, this is
what I have seen" or "The literature shows that".
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Convey the message that you appreciate the
benefits of orthodox medicine, and would like Homeopathy to be able
to work hand-in-hand with the medical world, for the common good of
the sick.
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This kind of attitude is very well embraced by
the medical world. Believe me, they want you on their side just as
much as we want them on ours.
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Let them know that you will not be taking away
from them, they have no need to feel threatened.
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That working together as a team both worlds are
much stronger and far more complete.
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Go to conferences (not just homeopathic)
medical, health, psychology, social workers.
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Join their boards and committees.
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Infiltrate.
- Make changes from the
INSIDE.
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We Need
to:
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Stand together.
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Build ties with your fellow homeopaths.
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Support one another.
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There will always be different styles and
trends in homeopathy.
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Homeopathy is an ever changing ever growing
science.
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We are all healers & can help one another.
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You will share common difficulties, put your
heads together, greater problem solving.
- Respect each other.
Badmouthing Other Practitioners
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Is unprofessional.
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Reflects badly on you.
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Illegal in most professions.
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Patients see right through it.
- Patients want to feel
like their healthcare providers are working as a team; they feel a
greater level of support and are not left confused "everyone is
telling me different things".
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