Go Green and Go Home: Research Findings

1. GO GREEN AND GO HOME! Part 2: Summary of research findingsNancy Van Leuven, Ph.D. Global Civic Education and Leadership FellowCenter for Legislative Studies Bridgewater State University

2. FINDINGS: MIX OF SOCIAL ISSUES Sturdy, transplanted grass rootsCampaigns beyond tent cities, homelessnessOfficial nightmares: Memes, moving targets, challenges to laws

3. Face-to-face interactions +Tagging-basedmedia, live-streaming

4. NETWORKS OF MESSAGESOWS: Come together!Tar Sands Action: This is it! Public officials: Go green and go home!

5. Actor rankings in OWS Sustainability DiscussionsSocial media: TWITTER 19362 links Facebook, Foursquare, wearethe99percent.tumblr.comDIY:howtooccupy.org, occupytogether.org, wordpress.com Niche audiences: occupydesign.org, rockupy.org .orgoccupyeducated.org Talk to the Man: senate.gov (drums, permits, etc.)

6. Strategic campaigns invitingpublic empathy, investment

7. Crisis comm: How to negotiate widespread distrust in government

8. Protesters Win in Public Arena Solidarity of protesters vs. Singularity of pepper sprayBut do issues?

9. MEMES:Oh, bother

10. Human Oil Spill at Speaker Boehners office (Moves from economy to all justice)December 14, 2011

11. Seattle: A clash of public spaces

12. Classes at Seattle Central Community College:Why we support Occupy(and Mother EarthLegislative LobbyingThe Art of theProtest Sign Filming to DocumentHuman Rights Violations

13. Multiple tribalenvironmentalissues OccupyWisconsin:Support Band River Tribefighting PenokeeMine!

14. OPPOSING NEEDSSuccessful movementvs.Peace/status quo Case in point:Shifting messages in Oakland

15. LEADERLESS TO CATALYTIC STRUCTURE?Tar Sands --- 350.org OWS winter offshoot: 99 Percent(currently haunting G.E. and Wells Fargo)

16. Call to Action:As did the Tea Party Small, active group,Screaming at town halls.Lost first fight,BUTcaptured momentum.

17. Large gulps ofconversations small sips ofonline connections

18. Next up:Tuesday, May 1

19. STRUCTURES Language ---> Political affordances Technology ---> Political organizationOrganizations ---> Cross-issue discourseNEXT: Part 3, DiscussionAll three presentation segments available at nancyvanleuven.com