go green and go home: research findings
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Nancy Van Leuven, Ph.D.Global Civic Education and Leadership Fellow
Center for Legislative Studies – Bridgewater State University
GO GREEN AND GO HOME!
Part 2: Summary of research findings
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FINDINGS: MIX OF SOCIAL ISSUES
Sturdy, transplanted grass roots
Campaigns beyond tent cities, homelessness
Official nightmares: Memes, moving targets, challenges to laws
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Face-to-face interactions
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Tagging-based media,
live-streaming
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OWS: Come together!Tar Sands Action: This is it!
Public officials: Go green and go home!
NETWORKS OF MESSAGES
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Actor rankings in OWS Sustainability DiscussionsSocial media:
TWITTER – 19362 linksFacebook, Foursquare, wearethe99percent.tumblr.com
DIY: howtooccupy.org, occupytogether.org, wordpress.com
Niche audiences: occupydesign.org,
rockupy.org .orgoccupyeducated.org
Talk to the Man: senate.gov (drums, permits, etc.)
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Strategic campaigns inviting public empathy, investment
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Crisis comm: How to negotiate widespread distrust in government
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Solidarity of protesters vs. Singularity of pepper spray
But do issues?
Protesters Win in Public Arena
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MEMES: Oh, bother
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Human Oil Spill at Speaker Boehner’s office(Moves from economy to all justice)
December 14, 2011
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Seattle: A clash of public spaces
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Classes at Seattle Central Community
College:
“Why we support Occupy (and Mother
Earth”
“Legislative Lobbying”
“The Art of the Protest Sign”
“Filming to Document Human Rights
Violations”
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Multiple tribal
environmental issues
Occupy Wisconsin:
Support Band River Tribe
fighting Penokee Mine!
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OPPOSING NEEDS
Successful movementvs.
Peace/status quo
Case in point: Shifting messages in Oakland
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LEADERLESS TO CATALYTIC STRUCTURE?
Tar Sands --- 350.org
OWS winter offshoot: 99 Percent (currently haunting G.E. and Wells Fargo)
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Call to Action:
As did the Tea Party –
Small, active group,Screaming at town halls.
Lost first fight,
BUT…captured momentum.
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Large gulps of conversations small sips ofonline connections
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Next up: Tuesday,
May 1
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STRUCTURES
Language ---> Political affordances
Technology ---> Political organization
Organizations ---> Cross-issue discourse
NEXT: Part 3, Discussion
All three presentation segments available at nancyvanleuven.com