San Francisco SYRF Regional Training November 8, 2008 SYRF and RCRC Messages

What makes a good message? True Believable Emotional Supported by Facts Framed to win Repeated – a lot!

True

Believable

Emotional

Supported by Facts

Framed to win

Repeated – a lot!

Bridging Use tough or off the mark questions you are asked to bridge back to a message you want to give. Do NOT repeat the negative frame. Restate the question to set up a different frame. Good bridge language: “ You may be interested to know…” “ Let’s look at this in context:…” “ The purpose of the study was…” “ Our experience tells us that…”

Use tough or off the mark questions you are asked to bridge back to a message you want to give.

Do NOT repeat the negative frame. Restate the question to set up a different frame.

Good bridge language:

“ You may be interested to know…”

“ Let’s look at this in context:…”

“ The purpose of the study was…”

“ Our experience tells us that…”

SYRF Message Platform Most major faith traditions agree that a person can be both pro-choice and religious.

Most major faith traditions agree that a

person can be both pro-choice and

religious.

SYRF Message Platform Laws hindering access to abortion are based on religious belief rather than medical facts. This conflicts with the separation of church and state and compromises our religious liberty .

Laws hindering access to abortion are based on religious belief rather than medical facts.

This conflicts with the separation of church and state and compromises our religious liberty .

SYRF Message Platform While we may have different opinions on legalized abortion, we can agree on other policies that help to decrease the numbers of unwanted pregnancies Medically accurate sex education Access to contraceptives Access to emergency contraception

While we may have different opinions on legalized abortion, we can agree on other policies that help to decrease the numbers of unwanted pregnancies

Medically accurate sex education

Access to contraceptives

Access to emergency contraception

Review Most major faith traditions agree that a person can be both pro-choice and religious. Laws hindering access to abortion are based on religious belief rather than medical facts. This conflicts with the separation of church and state and compromises our religious liberty . While we may have different opinions on legalized abortion, we can agree on other policies that help to decrease the numbers of unwanted pregnancies .

Most major faith traditions agree that a person can be both pro-choice and religious.

Laws hindering access to abortion are based on religious belief rather than medical facts. This conflicts with the separation of church and state and compromises our religious liberty .

While we may have different opinions on legalized abortion, we can agree on other policies that help to decrease the numbers of unwanted pregnancies .