Everyday Activism - Rainbow Family Tree2024-03-29T08:35:36Zhttp://rainbowfamilytree.com/forum/topics/everyday-activism?commentId=3740708%3AComment%3A3899&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAwe inspiring blog post Melin…tag:rainbowfamilytree.com,2011-04-16:3740708:Comment:56942011-04-16T02:09:00.844ZRainbow Family Treehttp://rainbowfamilytree.com/profile/SonjaVivienne
Awe inspiring blog post Melina! You guys should be cloned and spread about all over the world ; )
Awe inspiring blog post Melina! You guys should be cloned and spread about all over the world ; ) Last night we took our neighb…tag:rainbowfamilytree.com,2011-04-15:3740708:Comment:55952011-04-15T23:24:27.561ZMelina MIchelle Magdalenahttp://rainbowfamilytree.com/profile/MelinaMIchelleMagdalena
<p>Last night we took our neighbourhood into our own hands. Here is a blog post about what happened. <a target="_blank" href="http://mersigns.blogspot.com/2011/04/mitzrayim-in-kilburn.html">http://mersigns.blogspot.com/2011/04/mitzrayim-in-kilburn.html</a> </p>
<p>Shabbat shalom.</p>
<p>Melina</p>
<p>Last night we took our neighbourhood into our own hands. Here is a blog post about what happened. <a target="_blank" href="http://mersigns.blogspot.com/2011/04/mitzrayim-in-kilburn.html">http://mersigns.blogspot.com/2011/04/mitzrayim-in-kilburn.html</a> </p>
<p>Shabbat shalom.</p>
<p>Melina</p> An interesting flow on from t…tag:rainbowfamilytree.com,2011-03-11:3740708:Comment:43962011-03-11T09:35:00.712ZBronwen McClellandhttp://rainbowfamilytree.com/profile/BronwenMcClelland
An interesting flow on from the story I made for the parliamentary inquiry - I shared it on facebook and it got really interesting responses - including from people who hardly ever interact with me. One friend, who is a Korean who I met 15 years ago when she lived in Melbourne for a year, and who now lives in the US, shared the story on, and I got a very positive response from one of her friends who has a family by choice, rather than biology.... I didn't expect it to go quite that far!
An interesting flow on from the story I made for the parliamentary inquiry - I shared it on facebook and it got really interesting responses - including from people who hardly ever interact with me. One friend, who is a Korean who I met 15 years ago when she lived in Melbourne for a year, and who now lives in the US, shared the story on, and I got a very positive response from one of her friends who has a family by choice, rather than biology.... I didn't expect it to go quite that far! Ha! And just found GetUp! mar…tag:rainbowfamilytree.com,2011-02-14:3740708:Comment:38992011-02-14T02:03:39.275ZRainbow Family Treehttp://rainbowfamilytree.com/profile/SonjaVivienne
<p>Ha! And just found GetUp! <a target="_blank" href="https://www.getup.org.au/campaign/MarriageEquality&id=1549">marriage equality video</a>. An example of Digital Storytelling as an 'advertisement' for a social cause?</p>
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<p>Ha! And just found GetUp! <a target="_blank" href="https://www.getup.org.au/campaign/MarriageEquality&id=1549">marriage equality video</a>. An example of Digital Storytelling as an 'advertisement' for a social cause?</p>
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<p> </p> Sophie has given me permissio…tag:rainbowfamilytree.com,2011-02-14:3740708:Comment:37332011-02-14T01:52:37.214ZRainbow Family Treehttp://rainbowfamilytree.com/profile/SonjaVivienne
<p>Sophie has given me permission to post her response from the Pink Parents site:</p>
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<p><em>Thanks for your comments and the links, I hadn't come across those before :-)</em></p>
<p><em>I think you have to use personal stories as that is the strongest way to connect with politicians and others. It's the way we relate to each other in real life....we meet and we tell each other about our lives. Even more powerful is being able to relate those personal stories face to face. Jamie…</em></p>
<p>Sophie has given me permission to post her response from the Pink Parents site:</p>
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<p><em>Thanks for your comments and the links, I hadn't come across those before :-)</em></p>
<p><em>I think you have to use personal stories as that is the strongest way to connect with politicians and others. It's the way we relate to each other in real life....we meet and we tell each other about our lives. Even more powerful is being able to relate those personal stories face to face. Jamie Briggs now has a mental picture of a same-sex family, he now knows we are real and that our daughter and our family exists within his electorate. By meeting face to face we have an opportunity to change mental constructs that people have built up around what same-sex couples and families are like.</em></p>
<p><em>It's funny you use the term everyday activism as I also act as an advocate in my professional life. I often use the term quiet activism and my favorite quote is:</em></p>
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<div class="O"><div><em><span lang="EN-AU" xml:lang="EN-AU"> </span>"If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to sleep with a mosquito."</em><br/><br/><em>Anita Roddick, Body Shop founder (1942-2007)</em></div>
<div>Also I'm blogging about research on everyday activism on my 'professional' site : <a target="_blank" href="http://incitestories.com.au/">Incite Stories</a></div>
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<p> </p> Also, forgot to offer link to…tag:rainbowfamilytree.com,2011-02-14:3740708:Comment:38972011-02-14T00:48:53.575ZRainbow Family Treehttp://rainbowfamilytree.com/profile/SonjaVivienne
Also, forgot to offer link to <a target="_blank" href="http://pinkparents.ning.com/forum/topics/meeting-with-jamie-briggs-mp">Sophie's account</a> of visiting her MP to talk about same sex marriage... can one counter activist fatigue by using Digital Stories to share our stories far and wide?
Also, forgot to offer link to <a target="_blank" href="http://pinkparents.ning.com/forum/topics/meeting-with-jamie-briggs-mp">Sophie's account</a> of visiting her MP to talk about same sex marriage... can one counter activist fatigue by using Digital Stories to share our stories far and wide?