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Kathleen Bruce <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 20 Dec 2004 23:47:02 -0500
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Dear Jodine, You make some very good points. Thank you for your input, as I
appreciate it. I know we have talked about this before, as you point out.
Research in this area would be helpful.

My point is that when we stage nurse ins, it is possible to  cause public
opinion to ricochet, with a polarizing effect... But I could be wrong on
this. As you suggest, further research is needed.

Best, Kathleen


Kathleen Bruce RN IBCLC
Independent consultant: Breastfeeding Clinic of Vermont, Lactation
Resources of Vermont, Medela, Inc. Listowner Lactnet listserv
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> 
> Groups who choose nurse-ins and other forms of public attention-getting
> activities are in good company. There are numerous examples of successful
> grassroots protests campaigns - from the lunch-counter sit-ins of the US
> civil rights movement in the Sixties to the hundreds of thousands of
> demonstrators in Kiev in the last few weeks.
> 
> These kinds of actions are rarely without controversy, of course. In fact,
> the controversy is part of what drives media coverage, which is what allows
> event organizers to place their messages. There's little doubt that protests
> of various sorts have changed public opinion and prompted legislators to
> take action. They can be a powerful tool for raising awareness and changing
> attitudes. They are but one tool - working from inside organizations to push
> for change is another tool. Modeling behaviour, support groups, educating
> one person at a time - these are all important tools.
> 
> If the protest tool is ineffective or counterproductive, big pr firms
> wouldn't have come up with the technique of "astroturfing" - the term given
> to the practice of manufacturing a grassroots campaign. Here's an article
> that exposes astroturf/protest techniques for those who are interested.
> 
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A14490-2003Jun19?language=printer
> 
> 
> -- Jodine Chase

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