ANTONIO GARCIA WEBVISIONS PDX /
20 MAY 2016 ACTIVISM × TECHNOLOGY

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. @A_M_GARCIA ACTIVISM × TECHNOLOGY

ACTIVISM IS TAKING ACTION TO
EFFECT CHANGE @A_M_GARCIA ACTIVISM × TECHNOLOGY ACTIVISM

ACTION

CHANGE

Pops and me, 1979 WIDE
AWAKE @A_M_GARCIA ACTIVISM × TECHNOLOGY

Glappitnova, 2015 STAY WOKE @A_M_GARCIA
ACTIVISM × TECHNOLOGY

(tivism)

4 MILLIONCOMMENTS TO THE FCC
2.5 MILLION+PETITION SIGNATURES FOR NET NEUTRALITY 10 MILLIONEMAILS TO CONGRESS 500,000CALLS TO FCC AND CONGRESS

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

COMPOUNDING EFFECTS HORIZONTAL EXPANSION VERTICAL
THRESHOLD HOW IT WORKED @A_M_GARCIA ACTIVISM × TECHNOLOGY

“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

“…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

“…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

#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.

WORD-OF-MOUSE PETITION SLACKTIVISM PASSIVE GROUP
FORMING FLASH-IN-THE-PAN MOBS @A_M_GARCIA ACTIVISM × TECHNOLOGY

TRADITIONAL ADVOCACY @A_M_GARCIA ACTIVISM ×
TECHNOLOGY 1. Public research 2. VIPs calling attention to the issue 3. Elected official endorsement 4. Building coalition of likeminded groups 5. Mass public pressure

ACTION PLATFORMS > SOCIAL NETWORKS
@A_M_GARCIA ACTIVISM × TECHNOLOGY

BLESSED UNREST @A_M_GARCIA ACTIVISM ×
TECHNOLOGY

TRUTHVOICE.COM

CALL to ACTION @A_M_GARCIA ACTIVISM
× TECHNOLOGY

SHARLENE KING @typodactyl CALL to
ACTION 1. 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

CASEY GERALD @CaseyGerald CALL to
ACTION 1. 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

JESSICA YAGAN @drosteyagan CALL to
ACTION 1. Transparency of information 2. Political engagement ballotready.org 3. Consumer engagement 4. Big data for social good dssg.uchicago.edu

GAYLON ALCARAZ @gaylonalcaraz CALL to
ACTION 1. Volunteer at an organization 2. Volunteer to build that org an app 3. Mentor young people/activists 4. Help spread the word about protests

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

“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

TECHNOLOGY DOESN’T CHANGE THE WORLD.
WE DO. @A_M_GARCIA ACTIVISM × TECHNOLOGY

ANTONIO GARCIA THANK YOU, PORTLAND
WEBvISIONS PDX / 20 MAY 2016