activism x technology
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ANTONIO GARCIAWEBVISIONS PDX / 20 MAY 2016
ACTIVISM × TECHNOLOGY
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ACTIVISMEfforts to promote, impede, or direct social, political, economic, or environmental change, or stasis with the desire to make improvements in society and to correct social injustice.
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ACTIVISM ISTAKING ACTION TOEFFECT CHANGE
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ACTIVISM
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ACTION
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CHANGE
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Pops and me, 1979
WIDEAWAKE
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Glappitnova, 2015
STAYWOKE
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(tivism)
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4 MILLIONCOMMENTS TO THE FCC
2.5 MILLION+PETITION SIGNATURES FOR NET NEUTRALITY
10 MILLIONEMAILS TO CONGRESS
500,000CALLS TO FCC AND CONGRESS
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250,000PETITION SIGNATURES TO PRESIDENT OBAMA FOR SUPPORT
100ON THE GROUND PROTESTS AND PARTIES AT COMCAST, FCC and WHITE HOUSE
20 MILLION+SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS
10DAYS OCCUPYING THE FCC LAWN
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COMPOUNDING EFFECTS
HORIZONTAL EXPANSION
VERTICAL THRESHOLD
HOW IT WORKED
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“When people try to change behavior, they often focus on telling people what they should do.
We often underestimate just how strongly we respond to what other people actually do.”
—Melanie Tannenbaum @melanietbaum
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“…if people are able to declare support for a charity publicly in social media, it can actually make them less likely to donate to the cause later on.”
—Kirk Kristofferson @KJKristofferson
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“…at the end of the day, we’re going to fight the good fight not only for our customers but for the country. We’re in this bizarre position where we’re defending the civil liberties of the country against the government. Who would have ever thought this would happen?”
—Tim Cook @tim_cook
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#6 Aggressively suspend ISIS social-media accounts: Based on an analysis of tens of thousands of Twitter accounts, suspensions do limit the audience for ISIS’s gruesome propaganda. The current rate of suspensions is damaging the ISIS social-media machine. The practice should be maintained at the current rate at the very least — but it would be better to get more aggressive.
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WORD-OF-MOUSEPETITION SLACKTIVISMPASSIVE GROUP FORMINGFLASH-IN-THE-PAN MOBS@A_M_GARCIA
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TRADITIONALADVOCACY
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1.Public research
2.VIPs calling attention to the issue
3.Elected official endorsement
4.Building coalition of likeminded groups
5.Mass public pressure
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ACTION PLATFORMS>SOCIAL NETWORKS
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BLESSED UNREST
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CALL to ACTION
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SHARLENEKING@typodactyl
CALL to ACTION1.Give actionable talks :)
2.Civic hackathons opencityapps.org
3.Health hackathons hackinghealth.ca
4.Volunteer at local museums
5.Be a mentor (not just a reviewer)
6.Help activist groups byp100.org
7.Be at protests and rallies
8.Attend Allied Media alliedmedia.org
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CASEYGERALD@CaseyGerald
CALL to ACTION1.Gain proximity (empathy)
2.Go where you’re uncomfortable
3.Find your why
4.Read “The Unexotic Underclass”
5.Apply to the U.S. Digital Service
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JESSICAYAGAN@drosteyagan
CALL to ACTION1.Transparency of information
2.Political engagement ballotready.org
3.Consumer engagement
4.Big data for social good
dssg.uchicago.edu
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GAYLONALCARAZ@gaylonalcaraz
CALL to ACTION1.Volunteer at an organization
2.Volunteer to build that org an app
3.Mentor young people/activists
4.Help spread the word about protests
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10 TACTICS@Info_Activism
1.Mobilize people
2.Witness and record
3.Visualize your message
4.Amplify personal stories
5.Add humor
6. Manage your contacts
7. Distill complex data
8. Leverage collective intel
9. Co-create with empathy
10.Investigate and expose
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“The reality is that powerful technologies will work in exactly the direction we point them in. Almost paradoxically, as more technology becomes available, human judgment and wisdom matter more.”
—Kentaro Toyama @kentarotoyama
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TECHNOLOGY DOESN’T CHANGE THE WORLD.WE DO.
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ANTONIO GARCIA
THANK YOU, PORTLAND
WEBvISIONS PDX / 20 MAY 2016