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FIVE WAYS TO MAKE YOUR ACTIVISM MORE STRATEGIC

7/23/2015

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How effective are our actions?
How do we know that our activism actually produces good outcomes?
This article, by my colleague and friend, is excellent advice on how to improve the outcome of our actions.

FIVE WAYS TO MAKE YOUR ACTIVISM MORE STRATEGIC
By Eileen Flanagan
First published in GRID Magazine, March, 2015.

Thirteen years ago, at an anti-war rally where a small group of protestors gave speeches to each other in a park, my precocious five-year-old looked up at me and said, “Mom, this is not going to change George Bush’s mind. Can we go get ice cream?”

Of course, she was right, though at the time I didn’t know what was missing from all those rallies and marches I’d attended over the years. It was only through my involvement with Earth Quaker Action Team—a group founded five years ago that uses nonviolent direct action to work for a just and sustainable economy—that I learned the following keys to effective activism.


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GRANDPARENTS CLIMATE ACTION DAY

7/10/2015

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Dear Friends,
I hope that you will join me, and many others, who will gather in
Washington, DC, on September 9 & 10, 2015 – for
Grandparents Climate Action Days
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to demand that our nation’s leaders strengthen our energy policies in order to provide a sustainable and thriving environment and climate for our future.


The scientists all agree -- climate change is a reality and is accelerating.
Now is the moment to act on behalf of our planet and for our grandchildren.

As a member of Elders Climate Action (ECA) I believe that by lobbying our representatives and enacting strong legislation we can help to restore our climate for a livable future. ECA is partnering with Citizens’ Climate Lobby for this effort, and our platform includes Carbon Fee and Dividend legislation and EPA’s Clean Power Plan.

On Thursday, September 10th we will meet with members of Congress to encourage their support for this platform. 
On Wednesday, September 9th, we will come together for a day of preparation, education, networking, and “basic training” for lobbying. 

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