Presentation by Leah Harris provides a human rights perspective on the importance of telling your story as a path to healing and social change/social justice.
Understanding Systems to Advocate Within Systems: Creating Optimal Reach With...RaeMartens
This document provides an overview of strategies for effective advocacy and policy influence. It discusses the importance of understanding systems in order to advocate within them and maximize the reach of advocacy messages. It emphasizes building partnerships, using stories and lived experience as a form of evidence, aligning recommendations with government priorities, and developing relationships with policymakers. The document also stresses the value of collaboration, using multiple types of evidence, addressing both benefits and limitations, and having clear goals and evaluation plans.
The document discusses safety planning for domestic violence situations and introduces a more comprehensive approach called the VIGOR (Victim Inventory of Goals, Options, and Risks). The VIGOR is based on multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) principles and aims to create personalized safety plans by identifying women's key risks across various domains (e.g. physical, financial, legal), their priorities, strengths, and over 133 options. This contrasts with traditional checklists and allows women to make choices based on addressing their specific risk priorities. Pilot studies found women found the VIGOR more helpful than past safety planning. The approach aims to be holistic by considering women's broader needs beyond immediate physical safety.
Dr. Kay Colley presented on ethics in journalism. The objectives were to define ethics in journalism, discuss the four tenants of the Society of Professional Journalists' Code of Ethics which are seek truth and report it, minimize harm, act independently, and be accountable. The presentation also aimed to understand what it means to minimize harm and the importance of personal responsibility in ethical decisions. Possible ethical dilemmas in journalism like the use of sources, quotes, slant, and objectivity were also reviewed.
Suicide Prevention Experts Convene in Washington DCDavid Covington
Last year, over 45 thousand people died by suicide in the U.S., one person every 11.7 minutes, while over a million people attempted suicide. With suicide rates in the U.S. steadily climbing, suicide remains the 10th leading cause of death in the US, the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) recognizes that the only way to impact this serious public health issue is to draw from scientific research and initiate implementation of effective strategies. We anticipate over 1,500 attendees to this year’s conference in the heart of political advocacy, Washington, D.C, April 18 - 21,
2018 at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill.
Talking Points Guiding Document FINAL 1.21.14Megan Kovacs
This document provides talking points for experts and policymakers to use when responding to incidents of sexual violence in the media and community conversations. It aims to frame discussions of sexual violence in a way that promotes prevention and shifts social norms. The talking points can be used for both brief and in-depth discussions, and are meant to guide positive conversations about actions communities can take to prevent violence before it occurs. The document outlines how to start conversations by focusing on the preventability of sexual violence and everyone's role in prevention. It also discusses bridging problems to solutions and talking about sexual violence at an epidemic level while noting communities' prevention resources.
This is an examination of the Journalistic Code of Ethics for the News Gathering Class at Bloomfield College for Spring 2014. The slide presentation was created by Professor Esther Dillard
This presentation compares three websites that advocate for the MAD (mental health liberation) movement: PsychRights, NARPA, and MAD in America. PsychRights focuses on providing legal counsel to those diagnosed with mental illness. NARPA aims to promote patient choice in treatment and end forced treatment. MAD in America serves as a forum for rethinking psychiatry and building a community around alternative perspectives. Both NARPA and MAD in America are run largely by former psychiatric patients and aim to empower patient voices. While the sites provide useful information and serve important roles, opportunities exist to improve areas like design, accessibility, and community engagement.
HIV-related Citizenships: Exploring framings, identity and mobilisation of ma...IDS
This document discusses the evolution of framings and mobilization of marginalized groups affected by HIV/AIDS. It explores how groups like men who have sex with men (MSM) and sex workers (SWs) have been categorized and organized in response to the global AIDS response. Over time, there has been a shift from viewing these groups as "high risk" to recognizing their agency and rights. However, criminalization of behaviors like sex work and overlapping identities have also limited rights. The document argues for a nuanced concept of HIV-related citizenship that recognizes people's fluid and overlapping identities.
Understanding Systems to Advocate Within Systems: Creating Optimal Reach With...RaeMartens
This document provides an overview of strategies for effective advocacy and policy influence. It discusses the importance of understanding systems in order to advocate within them and maximize the reach of advocacy messages. It emphasizes building partnerships, using stories and lived experience as a form of evidence, aligning recommendations with government priorities, and developing relationships with policymakers. The document also stresses the value of collaboration, using multiple types of evidence, addressing both benefits and limitations, and having clear goals and evaluation plans.
The document discusses safety planning for domestic violence situations and introduces a more comprehensive approach called the VIGOR (Victim Inventory of Goals, Options, and Risks). The VIGOR is based on multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) principles and aims to create personalized safety plans by identifying women's key risks across various domains (e.g. physical, financial, legal), their priorities, strengths, and over 133 options. This contrasts with traditional checklists and allows women to make choices based on addressing their specific risk priorities. Pilot studies found women found the VIGOR more helpful than past safety planning. The approach aims to be holistic by considering women's broader needs beyond immediate physical safety.
Dr. Kay Colley presented on ethics in journalism. The objectives were to define ethics in journalism, discuss the four tenants of the Society of Professional Journalists' Code of Ethics which are seek truth and report it, minimize harm, act independently, and be accountable. The presentation also aimed to understand what it means to minimize harm and the importance of personal responsibility in ethical decisions. Possible ethical dilemmas in journalism like the use of sources, quotes, slant, and objectivity were also reviewed.
Suicide Prevention Experts Convene in Washington DCDavid Covington
Last year, over 45 thousand people died by suicide in the U.S., one person every 11.7 minutes, while over a million people attempted suicide. With suicide rates in the U.S. steadily climbing, suicide remains the 10th leading cause of death in the US, the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) recognizes that the only way to impact this serious public health issue is to draw from scientific research and initiate implementation of effective strategies. We anticipate over 1,500 attendees to this year’s conference in the heart of political advocacy, Washington, D.C, April 18 - 21,
2018 at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill.
Talking Points Guiding Document FINAL 1.21.14Megan Kovacs
This document provides talking points for experts and policymakers to use when responding to incidents of sexual violence in the media and community conversations. It aims to frame discussions of sexual violence in a way that promotes prevention and shifts social norms. The talking points can be used for both brief and in-depth discussions, and are meant to guide positive conversations about actions communities can take to prevent violence before it occurs. The document outlines how to start conversations by focusing on the preventability of sexual violence and everyone's role in prevention. It also discusses bridging problems to solutions and talking about sexual violence at an epidemic level while noting communities' prevention resources.
This is an examination of the Journalistic Code of Ethics for the News Gathering Class at Bloomfield College for Spring 2014. The slide presentation was created by Professor Esther Dillard
This presentation compares three websites that advocate for the MAD (mental health liberation) movement: PsychRights, NARPA, and MAD in America. PsychRights focuses on providing legal counsel to those diagnosed with mental illness. NARPA aims to promote patient choice in treatment and end forced treatment. MAD in America serves as a forum for rethinking psychiatry and building a community around alternative perspectives. Both NARPA and MAD in America are run largely by former psychiatric patients and aim to empower patient voices. While the sites provide useful information and serve important roles, opportunities exist to improve areas like design, accessibility, and community engagement.
HIV-related Citizenships: Exploring framings, identity and mobilisation of ma...IDS
This document discusses the evolution of framings and mobilization of marginalized groups affected by HIV/AIDS. It explores how groups like men who have sex with men (MSM) and sex workers (SWs) have been categorized and organized in response to the global AIDS response. Over time, there has been a shift from viewing these groups as "high risk" to recognizing their agency and rights. However, criminalization of behaviors like sex work and overlapping identities have also limited rights. The document argues for a nuanced concept of HIV-related citizenship that recognizes people's fluid and overlapping identities.
This document discusses journalism ethics. It defines ethics as standards of right and wrong that can vary by time, culture and society. Ethics overlap with both religion and law. The Society of Professional Journalists outlines three guidelines for ethics: seek truth and report it, minimize harm, and be accountable. Seeking truth involves verifying facts, identifying sources accurately, and having headlines that reflect contents. Minimizing harm means treating sources with respect and weighing if a story is necessary or voyeurism. Being accountable means realizing the power of media and being open to audience dialogue while maintaining independence.
HXR 2016: Sustainable Design -Jen Briselli, James Christie, Mad*PowHxRefactored
Discover the carbon impact of the internet (hint: it's bigger than that of entire countries and due to hit 9 billion tons of CO2 by 2020)
How to design, build, and host low-carbon websites
Learn behavior change techniques that can help consumers make greener choices online
Attitudes and beliefs: design for audiences with diverse world-views (including those who disagree about climate change)
Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA) poster presentation of the "Theoretical underpinnings of promotion campaigns for
medical male circumcision HIV prevention interventions in sub-Saharan Africa"
1) The document discusses a study on the barriers preventing Mexican-Americans from obtaining health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. It identifies differences among generational groups (Millennials, Gen X/Boomers, older adults) in their motives for seeking insurance and barriers faced.
2) Millennials struggle finding reasons to seek insurance and have difficulties completing applications. Gen X/Boomers lacked knowledge about desired coverage options, while older adults faced challenges providing documentation and maintaining medications without coverage.
3) All groups demonstrated a lack of understanding about the Affordable Care Act and its requirements. The study utilized interviews with community health workers to understand these generational perspectives and identify how to improve outreach and assistance
This document discusses ethics in journalism. It covers minimizing harm, acknowledging personal responsibility, reviewing ethical dilemmas, and ethics in digital journalism. It defines ethics and discusses the importance of truth-seeking, respecting the law and ethics, and being professional, accountable, and independent. It provides questions journalists should consider regarding sources and decisions. It outlines some basic rules like not making things up, avoiding conflicts of interest, being fair and neutral, identifying yourself, and admitting mistakes. It also discusses evaluating online sources and media.
"New Perspectives on Suicide Prevention" Behavioral Healthcare Magazine Exclu...David Covington
Dennis Grantham feature article “Dispelling the Myths about Suicide” provides the three myths about suicide that Magellan Health has tackled in its Maricopa County contract.
The document discusses ethics in journalism. It begins by defining ethics as standards of right and wrong based on analysis and thought. It notes that journalism is about truth-seeking and those in the news system have a public responsibility to respect law and ethics. The core values of journalism according to the SPJ are to seek truth, minimize harm, act independently, and be accountable. The document also provides several ethical dilemmas journalists may face and 10 questions they should consider to help make ethical decisions.
This document discusses effective science communication strategies for polarized audiences. It argues that simply providing more facts or claiming scientific consensus will not change attitudes that are shaped by cultural values. People process information through an identity-protective lens that aligns their views with their social groups. The document advocates for empathizing with different worldviews and framing messages in culturally affirming ways to avoid triggering resistance. It presents a case study showing that priming audiences with identity-affirming themes before scientific information can mitigate polarization. The key is designing communication that judges less and affirms diverse perspectives.
This document discusses research on the prevalence of elder abuse and neglect. It finds that elder abuse is underreported, with only 1 in 14 cases reported to authorities. Research estimates that between 0.2-9% of community-dwelling elders experience emotional, physical, or financial abuse. Low social support is the strongest risk factor for abuse. While caregivers sometimes unintentionally abuse elders, many witnesses do not report abuse due to lack of training in identifying and handling elder mistreatment. The document calls for greater education of professionals and the public to improve abuse detection and response.
This presentation is for use when covering media ethics in an introductory mass media course. Includes media organization ethics, the need for ethics, types of ethics, ethical media examples.
Design vs. Doubt: Design Thinking + Science CommunicationJennifer Briselli
Design thinking and human-centered design approaches may help address challenges with science communication and public perceptions of scientific issues. Framing information in an empathetic and identity-affirming manner for different cultural groups could make the information less threatening or polarizing. A study found that priming participants with a story aligned with their cultural values led them to be more open to information about climate change presented later, whereas a misaligned story increased polarization. Effective communication requires understanding cultural cognition and how people form perceptions based on their social identities and values.
This document discusses POC & HIV. It provides statistics showing that HIV diagnoses disproportionately affect black communities and LGBTQ communities in the US. It then explores some of the underlying reasons for these disparities, such as institutionalized racism, limited access to healthcare, poverty, and stigma. The document discusses the concepts of privilege and positionality, and how failing to consider power structures and root causes can perpetuate inequality. It poses questions about what roles the advocacy group PAC and its individual members can play in addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Stories are an effective way to communicate advocacy messages because they are vivid, correspond to how people think, and can simply illustrate facts. An effective story outlines an issue and potential solutions, identifies actions the audience can take, and involves transformation. It is important to select stories that match the audience's background and experience.
Key elements of an effective story include compelling themes, settings, characters, sensory details, situations, conflicts, choices, solutions, and character interactions. Stories help audiences identify with those affected and generate shared emotional responses. Exercises can help practice crafting elevator pitches and bringing policy issues into casual conversations. Stories should be integrated carefully into speeches with a clear structure and adapted to the specific audience.
Art of story telling - workshop at #GIMW - Great Indian Marketing WeekendAmit Grover
Art of Story telling is key for entrepreneurs and advertisers - Learn from Deepti Pant's workshop as she shared her experiences at Great Indian Marketing Weekend.
The document discusses digital advocacy and storytelling. It provides tips for effective digital advocacy, including setting goals, finding your audience, listening to people, establishing your voice, tone and purpose, telling meaningful stories that inspire change, engaging your audience and being honest, transparent, generous, supportive and collaborative. The key message is that digital advocacy is about using storytelling to build champions for your cause and ignite action through engaging and inspiring audiences.
Telling Great Stories to Advance Your CauseHeather Yandow
Learn how to find compelling stories about the people your nonprofit is helping, create a story bank to pull in stories from clients and volunteers, and use your stories for maximum effect. This presentation will give you tools to build stories that will not only spearhead your fundraising and advocacy efforts, but also strengthen your organization's culture and reinforce its values.
Gambling has a long history dating back to 1300 BC and comes in many forms like dice, cards, horse racing, sports betting, and casinos. While Las Vegas is typically associated with gambling, the global gambling industry is now worth $125 billion with Macau surpassing Las Vegas as the world's largest gambling center. Gambling can be enjoyed recreationally but also carries risks like addiction which affects around 5% of gamblers by increasing dopamine release. It is important to remember that riches won gambling can also be lost, so people should only gamble with what they can afford to lose and know when to walk away.
The Storyteller's Secret: 3 Keys to Mastering Storytelling to Win Hearts and ...Carmine Gallo
This document summarizes the key points from Carmine Gallo's book "The Storyteller's Secret". It discusses how storytelling can be used to inspire others and influence hearts and minds. The three keys to powerful storytelling are to: 1) Reframe the story you tell yourself, 2) Embrace and share your backstory of overcoming adversity, and 3) Dream in "moonshots" with ambitious visions. Great stories follow a three-act structure similar to popular movies. Mastering storytelling delivery requires practice, using illustrations, and unleashing the stories of others. Overall, the document advocates that sharing inspiring stories can change the world.
Truth and Citizenship - towards an ecology of disability rightsCitizen Network
This document discusses the need for an "ecology" of disability rights that focuses on community, citizenship, and love in addition to legal rights. It argues that for disability rights to thrive, there must be conditions where people feel included and part of the community as equal citizens. Rights alone are not enough and can provoke anxiety, so disability advocates must find ways to express their principles that bring others together in a spirit of inclusion rather than division. An ecology of human rights is needed where the concepts of citizenship, community, and love support legal rights.
This document discusses human rights and responsibilities. It begins by defining human rights as inherent to all humans regardless of attributes like nationality or gender. It then outlines how human rights developed historically through events like the American and French Revolutions and in response to World Wars. The document also discusses specific rights like those to life, freedom of speech, and fair trials as well as responsibilities of citizens like obeying laws, paying taxes, and civic participation. It concludes by noting how organizations like the United Nations and human rights groups work to protect individual rights.
Peer pressure can compel people to do things that are wrong or unethical. The author discusses how peer pressure in society can influence people to remain silent or accept harmful acts like corruption, child labor, and illegal organ trafficking instead of speaking out. Three examples are given of incidents where people did not help victims of violence due to fear of retaliation if they went against the social norms. While peer pressure can help groups make decisions efficiently, it should not be used to justify unethical acts. Individuals should follow their own sense of right and wrong rather than blindly obeying social rules or judgments that accept corruption or harming others.
The document discusses several key issues in media law and ethics including:
1. The relationship between legal and ethical issues in journalism and how they are often difficult to separate.
2. Examples of ethical dilemmas journalists may face such as chequebook journalism and using hidden cameras.
3. Different approaches to framing ethical issues such as descriptive, normative, universalist, and situational ethics frameworks.
4. The importance of moral reasoning in journalism and how it is shaped by social and material pressures.
This document discusses journalism ethics. It defines ethics as standards of right and wrong that can vary by time, culture and society. Ethics overlap with both religion and law. The Society of Professional Journalists outlines three guidelines for ethics: seek truth and report it, minimize harm, and be accountable. Seeking truth involves verifying facts, identifying sources accurately, and having headlines that reflect contents. Minimizing harm means treating sources with respect and weighing if a story is necessary or voyeurism. Being accountable means realizing the power of media and being open to audience dialogue while maintaining independence.
HXR 2016: Sustainable Design -Jen Briselli, James Christie, Mad*PowHxRefactored
Discover the carbon impact of the internet (hint: it's bigger than that of entire countries and due to hit 9 billion tons of CO2 by 2020)
How to design, build, and host low-carbon websites
Learn behavior change techniques that can help consumers make greener choices online
Attitudes and beliefs: design for audiences with diverse world-views (including those who disagree about climate change)
Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA) poster presentation of the "Theoretical underpinnings of promotion campaigns for
medical male circumcision HIV prevention interventions in sub-Saharan Africa"
1) The document discusses a study on the barriers preventing Mexican-Americans from obtaining health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. It identifies differences among generational groups (Millennials, Gen X/Boomers, older adults) in their motives for seeking insurance and barriers faced.
2) Millennials struggle finding reasons to seek insurance and have difficulties completing applications. Gen X/Boomers lacked knowledge about desired coverage options, while older adults faced challenges providing documentation and maintaining medications without coverage.
3) All groups demonstrated a lack of understanding about the Affordable Care Act and its requirements. The study utilized interviews with community health workers to understand these generational perspectives and identify how to improve outreach and assistance
This document discusses ethics in journalism. It covers minimizing harm, acknowledging personal responsibility, reviewing ethical dilemmas, and ethics in digital journalism. It defines ethics and discusses the importance of truth-seeking, respecting the law and ethics, and being professional, accountable, and independent. It provides questions journalists should consider regarding sources and decisions. It outlines some basic rules like not making things up, avoiding conflicts of interest, being fair and neutral, identifying yourself, and admitting mistakes. It also discusses evaluating online sources and media.
"New Perspectives on Suicide Prevention" Behavioral Healthcare Magazine Exclu...David Covington
Dennis Grantham feature article “Dispelling the Myths about Suicide” provides the three myths about suicide that Magellan Health has tackled in its Maricopa County contract.
The document discusses ethics in journalism. It begins by defining ethics as standards of right and wrong based on analysis and thought. It notes that journalism is about truth-seeking and those in the news system have a public responsibility to respect law and ethics. The core values of journalism according to the SPJ are to seek truth, minimize harm, act independently, and be accountable. The document also provides several ethical dilemmas journalists may face and 10 questions they should consider to help make ethical decisions.
This document discusses effective science communication strategies for polarized audiences. It argues that simply providing more facts or claiming scientific consensus will not change attitudes that are shaped by cultural values. People process information through an identity-protective lens that aligns their views with their social groups. The document advocates for empathizing with different worldviews and framing messages in culturally affirming ways to avoid triggering resistance. It presents a case study showing that priming audiences with identity-affirming themes before scientific information can mitigate polarization. The key is designing communication that judges less and affirms diverse perspectives.
This document discusses research on the prevalence of elder abuse and neglect. It finds that elder abuse is underreported, with only 1 in 14 cases reported to authorities. Research estimates that between 0.2-9% of community-dwelling elders experience emotional, physical, or financial abuse. Low social support is the strongest risk factor for abuse. While caregivers sometimes unintentionally abuse elders, many witnesses do not report abuse due to lack of training in identifying and handling elder mistreatment. The document calls for greater education of professionals and the public to improve abuse detection and response.
This presentation is for use when covering media ethics in an introductory mass media course. Includes media organization ethics, the need for ethics, types of ethics, ethical media examples.
Design vs. Doubt: Design Thinking + Science CommunicationJennifer Briselli
Design thinking and human-centered design approaches may help address challenges with science communication and public perceptions of scientific issues. Framing information in an empathetic and identity-affirming manner for different cultural groups could make the information less threatening or polarizing. A study found that priming participants with a story aligned with their cultural values led them to be more open to information about climate change presented later, whereas a misaligned story increased polarization. Effective communication requires understanding cultural cognition and how people form perceptions based on their social identities and values.
This document discusses POC & HIV. It provides statistics showing that HIV diagnoses disproportionately affect black communities and LGBTQ communities in the US. It then explores some of the underlying reasons for these disparities, such as institutionalized racism, limited access to healthcare, poverty, and stigma. The document discusses the concepts of privilege and positionality, and how failing to consider power structures and root causes can perpetuate inequality. It poses questions about what roles the advocacy group PAC and its individual members can play in addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Stories are an effective way to communicate advocacy messages because they are vivid, correspond to how people think, and can simply illustrate facts. An effective story outlines an issue and potential solutions, identifies actions the audience can take, and involves transformation. It is important to select stories that match the audience's background and experience.
Key elements of an effective story include compelling themes, settings, characters, sensory details, situations, conflicts, choices, solutions, and character interactions. Stories help audiences identify with those affected and generate shared emotional responses. Exercises can help practice crafting elevator pitches and bringing policy issues into casual conversations. Stories should be integrated carefully into speeches with a clear structure and adapted to the specific audience.
Art of story telling - workshop at #GIMW - Great Indian Marketing WeekendAmit Grover
Art of Story telling is key for entrepreneurs and advertisers - Learn from Deepti Pant's workshop as she shared her experiences at Great Indian Marketing Weekend.
The document discusses digital advocacy and storytelling. It provides tips for effective digital advocacy, including setting goals, finding your audience, listening to people, establishing your voice, tone and purpose, telling meaningful stories that inspire change, engaging your audience and being honest, transparent, generous, supportive and collaborative. The key message is that digital advocacy is about using storytelling to build champions for your cause and ignite action through engaging and inspiring audiences.
Telling Great Stories to Advance Your CauseHeather Yandow
Learn how to find compelling stories about the people your nonprofit is helping, create a story bank to pull in stories from clients and volunteers, and use your stories for maximum effect. This presentation will give you tools to build stories that will not only spearhead your fundraising and advocacy efforts, but also strengthen your organization's culture and reinforce its values.
Gambling has a long history dating back to 1300 BC and comes in many forms like dice, cards, horse racing, sports betting, and casinos. While Las Vegas is typically associated with gambling, the global gambling industry is now worth $125 billion with Macau surpassing Las Vegas as the world's largest gambling center. Gambling can be enjoyed recreationally but also carries risks like addiction which affects around 5% of gamblers by increasing dopamine release. It is important to remember that riches won gambling can also be lost, so people should only gamble with what they can afford to lose and know when to walk away.
The Storyteller's Secret: 3 Keys to Mastering Storytelling to Win Hearts and ...Carmine Gallo
This document summarizes the key points from Carmine Gallo's book "The Storyteller's Secret". It discusses how storytelling can be used to inspire others and influence hearts and minds. The three keys to powerful storytelling are to: 1) Reframe the story you tell yourself, 2) Embrace and share your backstory of overcoming adversity, and 3) Dream in "moonshots" with ambitious visions. Great stories follow a three-act structure similar to popular movies. Mastering storytelling delivery requires practice, using illustrations, and unleashing the stories of others. Overall, the document advocates that sharing inspiring stories can change the world.
Truth and Citizenship - towards an ecology of disability rightsCitizen Network
This document discusses the need for an "ecology" of disability rights that focuses on community, citizenship, and love in addition to legal rights. It argues that for disability rights to thrive, there must be conditions where people feel included and part of the community as equal citizens. Rights alone are not enough and can provoke anxiety, so disability advocates must find ways to express their principles that bring others together in a spirit of inclusion rather than division. An ecology of human rights is needed where the concepts of citizenship, community, and love support legal rights.
This document discusses human rights and responsibilities. It begins by defining human rights as inherent to all humans regardless of attributes like nationality or gender. It then outlines how human rights developed historically through events like the American and French Revolutions and in response to World Wars. The document also discusses specific rights like those to life, freedom of speech, and fair trials as well as responsibilities of citizens like obeying laws, paying taxes, and civic participation. It concludes by noting how organizations like the United Nations and human rights groups work to protect individual rights.
Peer pressure can compel people to do things that are wrong or unethical. The author discusses how peer pressure in society can influence people to remain silent or accept harmful acts like corruption, child labor, and illegal organ trafficking instead of speaking out. Three examples are given of incidents where people did not help victims of violence due to fear of retaliation if they went against the social norms. While peer pressure can help groups make decisions efficiently, it should not be used to justify unethical acts. Individuals should follow their own sense of right and wrong rather than blindly obeying social rules or judgments that accept corruption or harming others.
The document discusses several key issues in media law and ethics including:
1. The relationship between legal and ethical issues in journalism and how they are often difficult to separate.
2. Examples of ethical dilemmas journalists may face such as chequebook journalism and using hidden cameras.
3. Different approaches to framing ethical issues such as descriptive, normative, universalist, and situational ethics frameworks.
4. The importance of moral reasoning in journalism and how it is shaped by social and material pressures.
Kohlberg's stages of moral development describe 6 stages through which individuals progress in their reasoning about moral issues. At stage 1, children view morality as obeying rules to avoid punishment. At stage 2, they see rules as relative but cooperate for personal gain. Stages 3-4 involve conforming to social norms to be good or maintain order. Stages 5-6 prioritize principles of justice, rights, and democratic processes over rule following. Some criticisms argue Kohlberg's stages are too simplistic or may not apply universally across cultures.
1. Storytelling as a Revolutionary Act: Healing Ourselves, Healing Our Communities Presentation by Leah Harris August 18-19, 2010 Annual Statewide PNG Meeting
2. The Power of Story “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” Maya Angelou “During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.” – George Orwell “All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story or tell a story about them.” Isak Dinesen
3. "We have to be witnesses for those millions who are not speaking up now for whatever reason. That’s the role that I feel our movement needs to play right now in society--to speak up, tell the truth about what we have known, what we have experienced in our own lives.” - Leonard Roy Frank
4. Some themes that emerge through our stories of struggle and survival Loss of voice and choice in mental health systems Trauma and loss pathologized as “illness” Rights violations: forced drugging, seclusion and restraint, involuntary commitment, abuse Losing connections with our loved ones, children and friends; isolation from community Loss of sense of self; we are no longer seen as people but as patients Loss of human dignity; humiliation and torture Others?
6. Common themes: how we heal Regaining our freedom and rights Someone believes in us and our capacity to survive (and even thrive) despite what happened to us; trauma is acknowledged and released over time We have a decent place to live, work that means something to us, creative outlets, access to good food and fresh air Friends, relationships, connections – (or being left alone when we want that) Natural, holistic supports and alternatives Activism/engagement in the community Others?
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8. What Storytelling Does The shift: from patienthood to personhood As patients the “professionals” narrated their version of our story Today, we reclaim the essence of our story; a way of claiming our power and our humanity Commonalities in our stories point to a collective struggle but also a collective path to liberation When we have the courage to tell our story, it allows others the space to tell theirs The importance of speak-outs, speakers’ bureaus, oral history projects
9. The Personal is the Political: Human Rights I was able to let go of my private shame when I realized that I was not “defective” or “disordered” but the victim of human rights abuses in the name of “help” I connected with the stories of others and saw that I was not alone Like millions of oppressed peoples around the world, I can be part of an international movement to promote human rights and social justice
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11. Our Human RightsPrinciples of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Article 3) Respect for inherent dignity, individual autonomy including the freedom to make one’s own choices, and independence of persons; Non-discrimination; Full and effective participation and inclusion in society; Respect for difference and acceptance of persons with disabilities as part of human diversity and humanity; Equality of opportunity; Accessibility; Equality between men and women; Respect for the evolving capacities of children with disabilities and respect for the right of children with disabilities to preserve their identities.
12. Our Human Rights (CRPD) Persons with disabilities have the right to liberty on an equal basis with others. Deprivation of liberty cannot be justified on the basis of disability. People with disabilities also have the right to live independently in the community (Article 19) on an equal basis with others.
13. Some Key Themes in the CRPD Article 12 of the CRPD confers personhood to all persons with disabilities and by recognizing that we have the legal capacity to run our own lives. Also if we so desire, we can seek support to exercise our legal capacity. Article 25 obliges health care professionals to provide treatment only on the basis of free and informed consent. Free and informed consent can only be given by the person concerned, and not by family members, courts or others. Article 15 of the Convention protects the right to freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, which includes medical or scientific experimentation without consent.
22. Storytelling and leadership “If you understand the principles of storytelling, you probably have a good understanding of yourself and of human nature…” screenwriter Robert McKee Good storytellers must have a good deal of life experience. One can teach the fundamentals of storytelling, but not to someone who has not had a breadth of experience (good and bad—especially bad). "Self-knowledge is the root of all great storytelling."
23. Some questions to ask when constructing your story It’s all about point of view… What is the story only you can tell? What is the main message I want to convey? Why am I telling this story now? Who is my audience? What details are necessary? What details can I leave out?
24. How do you tell your story? Hold speak outs in your community Writing, poetry, song, theater Art and artivism Be the media – use social media to your advantage Engage traditional/corporate media – letters to the editor Participate in public comment sessions Engage in legislative advocacy Other ways?
25. Tips for telling your story for advocacy purposes Distill your story down to its essence: choose one or two highlights from your story to focus on; perhaps the worst abuses you endured or the things that most helped you overcome. (Anecdote) Tie these experiences to a needed social or policy change, or a human rights principle. (Reflection) Don’t just point out what’s wrong; if you can, suggest a positive solution. Keep the problem in the foreground; show how you overcame and how what helped you might help others Practice being brief. Legislators and their staff are always pressed for time, and many public comment sessions are limited to 3 minutes. Be yourself! "Everything is more compelling when you talk like a human being, when you talk like yourself.” — Ira Glass
26. Telling the Truth “To me it is about truth, and ensuring that the public and the mental health system know the truth. And the truth is, you can't heal me without my cooperation, you cannot. There's no such thing as forced healing. We have to be active partners. That to me is what social action is about. It's sometimes about confronting this giant - it may be the drug companies, public opinion, the legislature - these huge powerful images, and confronting them with the truth. It also means that your voice has to be heard. You have to be loud sometimes. I think it's really important to be loud, and at the same time make sense and tell the truth.” --Carol Patterson