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utsfl:classroom:seminars:pbs200y [2017/07/24 09:50] – [PBS200Y: Towards a Theory of Change] mmccannutsfl:classroom:seminars:pbs200y [2023/06/29 18:01] (current) – mmccann
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 ====== PBS200Y: Towards a Theory of Change ====== ====== PBS200Y: Towards a Theory of Change ======
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 FIXME post updated version of presentation? FIXME post updated version of presentation?
 ===== Introduction: A Forest Fire ===== ===== Introduction: A Forest Fire =====
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 ===== Theory of Action vs Theory of Change ===== ===== Theory of Action vs Theory of Change =====
 ==== Theory of Action ==== ==== Theory of Action ====
 +// Video that explains theory of change and uses the analogy of building a wardrobe without a manual: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJDN0cpxJv4 //
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 Our pro-life efforts too often have a theory of action. We look around us and think, what //actions// can we do to accomplish our goals? What can we do that could abolish abortion? Let’s recriminalize abortion, just change the law back. Write your MP, write a blog post, go on social media, march, hold a sign, hand out some pamphlets, hold a conference, host a speaker, put some posters or ads up. These are all actions we can do as we look around us. Some of these actions might reach people and change their minds, or even save lives. None of these scattered actions will fundamentally change anything. Our pro-life efforts too often have a theory of action. We look around us and think, what //actions// can we do to accomplish our goals? What can we do that could abolish abortion? Let’s recriminalize abortion, just change the law back. Write your MP, write a blog post, go on social media, march, hold a sign, hand out some pamphlets, hold a conference, host a speaker, put some posters or ads up. These are all actions we can do as we look around us. Some of these actions might reach people and change their minds, or even save lives. None of these scattered actions will fundamentally change anything.
  
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               * find legislators who might be willing               * find legislators who might be willing
                 * __action:__ talking to legislators                 * __action:__ talking to legislators
-          * **Right Now**: pro-life politicians need to be elected+          * **Right Now**: pro-life politicians need to be elected FIXME https://www.itstartsrightnow.ca/more_pro_life_mpps_than_liberals_yes_please
             * nominate pro-life politicians             * nominate pro-life politicians
               * join local riding association boards               * join local riding association boards
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     * Plus, we need to be focused on those who are persuadable -- often times reactive moves are targeted about abortion advocates, who are far less likely to be persuaded anyways, versus pro-actively targeted the mushy middle or mobilizing latent pro-lifers     * Plus, we need to be focused on those who are persuadable -- often times reactive moves are targeted about abortion advocates, who are far less likely to be persuaded anyways, versus pro-actively targeted the mushy middle or mobilizing latent pro-lifers
     * FIXME Students for Choice Dec 2015 or Sept 2016 RSU examples of reactive versus proactive action     * FIXME Students for Choice Dec 2015 or Sept 2016 RSU examples of reactive versus proactive action
 +    * FIXME Briarpatch article(( "...with anti-choicers setting the terms of debate, how can pro-choice activists respond in a way that best advances women’s struggles for reproductive autonomy?... Pro-choice groups and networks have formed or expanded at a number of universities in response to the activities of anti-choice groups, particularly where more extreme organizations like the CCBR have been active. The danger, however, is that pro-choice activists have sometimes been drawn into, and consumed by, reactionary struggles, focused more on blocking anti-choice groups than on building an analysis rooted in women’s bodily autonomy. While supporting women who have had abortions and protecting women from harassment are the primary goals of the pro-choice response to anti-choice groups on campus, the defensive stance taken by pro-choice students has limited them in taking a more proactive approach to building support for the issues at hand. Anti-choice groups are using the free speech argument to win the public relations battle, leaving some to wonder if groups like the CCBR are deliberately luring pro-choice activists into an unwinnable war." https://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/freedom-of-hate-speech))
   - __Cost-Effectiveness:__ Is our work cost-effective?   - __Cost-Effectiveness:__ Is our work cost-effective?
     * e.g. RTL newsletters, often contain reprinted news items, multi-page printouts that get mailed out     * e.g. RTL newsletters, often contain reprinted news items, multi-page printouts that get mailed out
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   * That any given action has the potential to save a life doesn't answer the question of whether or not it's worthwhile to do. Life Chain might save lives. Creating a pro-life anthem and choreographing and filming a music video for it might save a life. That doesn't automatically mean it's a responsible use of money, time or energy."   * That any given action has the potential to save a life doesn't answer the question of whether or not it's worthwhile to do. Life Chain might save lives. Creating a pro-life anthem and choreographing and filming a music video for it might save a life. That doesn't automatically mean it's a responsible use of money, time or energy."
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 +FIXME "What makes a protest effective?" https://comment.org/protest-and-persuasion-productive-or-pointless/