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Day-Long Workshop with UW Professors David Domke & Crispin Thurlow (Portland)
The Power of Articulation: Turning Values into Political Messages
Using Value-Laden Language to Communicate about Health Reform
A special one day workshop for leaders in health reform.
For too long, health reform leaders have been bogged down in policy-speak. That is, they have focused on policy minutae and failed to speak a language that connects with everyday Americans. This approach fails in the public arena, because the reality is that many Americans don’t have the interest or time to sift through the endless array of issues, personalities, and competing agendas in today’s political culture. As a result, individuals look for ways to simplify their intake and evaluation of information. One way that has become increasingly commonplace among citizens is to rely upon “cues” — that is, credible people or information that can be confidently used to guide decisions. The most politically potent cues, often, are core values and beliefs that unite Americans and inspire them.
The bottom line is this: Progressives must become effective — much more effective — in identifying and communicating their core values in ways that are moral and culturally resonant. We call this articulation: the use of language in purposeful, everyday ways to create clear connections between guiding principles and social priorities. To do this is hard work — far harder than one might suspect. The approach we utilize is highly interactive and hands-on: Our goal is to help you identify and pursue your goals by clarifying and working through key ideas, issues, strategies, and concerns. We strive to merge our scholarly expertise with concrete, realistic, and applied understandings of contemporary politics and media.
Proposed Workshop Agenda:
The Archimedes Movement is proud to sponsor a 6-hour workshop to help activists craft a purposeful language to communicate about the issues that are important to us.
The workshop will include elements of these steps:
- identifying central, over-arching principles that unite groups,
- creating powerful, engaging language that link these principles with your messaging,
- learning how the media serves as an “echo chamber” for political messages, and
- connecting these principles, language, and political messages into action plans.
David Domke, is a professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Washington. He worked as a journalist for several newspapers in the 1980s and early 1990s, including the Orange County Registerand Atlanta Journal-Constitution, before earning a Ph.D. in 1996. His research and teaching focus on how political leaders strategically craft their public communications and how news media and the public respond to these messages. His most recent book is The God Strategy: How Religion Became A Political Weapon in America, published in 2008 by Oxford University Press. In the last few years he has spoken about politics and news with academic, political, media, and public audiences around the country. In 2002 he received the University of Washington’s Distinguished Teaching Award, the university’s highest honor for teaching. In 2006 he was named the Washington state Professor of the Year by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. And in spring 2008 he was selected as the favorite professor of the UW graduating class.
Crispin Thurlow, also a professor in the Department of Communication, has an academic background in psychology and critical linguistics, and his work examines the ways that people use language and other forms of communication to negotiate their differences. Specifically, he is committed to understanding how relations of power and conceptions of privilege and inequality are sustained in everyday human interaction. His latest book is Talking Adolescence: Perspectives on Communication in the Teenage Years (Peter Lang, 2005). In 2007, he received the University of Washington's Distinguished Teaching Award.
To find out more please email Matt Webber at matt@wecandobetter.org.
Start Date and Time:
Sat, 11/07/2009 - 9:00am
End Date and Time:
Sat, 11/07/2009 - 3:00pm
Location:
Urban and Public Affairs Bldg
506 SW Mill St
Portland, OR, 97201heART of Healing Event - A Night of music to benefit the Archimedes Movement
Come on out for a night of music, fun, and good company! Oh did I mention that you'll also be helping the Archimedes Movement too? It's win-win situation.
The premise of the HeART of Healing is to create a forum that brings members of the health and art community together to explore the connection between our creative selves and medicine, and more importantly, how we can incorporate these functionally innovative approaches for the next phases of health care development.
Simply put, the HeART of Healing project is designed as an informative, working model for the future of how art can help medicine. The HeART of Healing project has the potential to reshape health policy in Oregon so that the artistic community becomes an active element in discussions surrounding subsequent health-oriented infrastructures.
The HeART of Healing is a project of The Archimedes Movement, created by volunteers who know the power of art and creativity in the healing process of the individual person, as well as the community at large.
Look for a variety of events starting in October and leading up to a month-long series in April, filled with poetry, music, dance, movement arts, visual arts, crafts, and more!
Start Date and Time:
Sun, 10/25/2009 - 6:00pm
End Date and Time:
Sun, 10/25/2009 - 9:00pm
Location:
O'Connor's
7850 SW Capitol Highway
Portland, OR, 97219heART of Healing Event - The Baba Yaga Ball w/ Vagabond Opera
Price: $16/$17 - Part of event proceeds will support The HeART of Healing project of the Archimedes Movement, a grassroots effort to spark positive health reform in Oregon and beyond.
Halloween in a real mortuary? Vagabond Opera presents a night of haunting music, ritual, art and the sincere honoring of those passed in their second annual Halloween bash. Whether you want to dance, party, pray, or channel your ancestors, this night is for you. The night will feature belly dance, a stunning interactive altar installation dedicated to honoring the dead, an apothecary and museum of weird objects, a divination table and an ancient fire ritual in honor of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch! Come dressed as an ancestor or someone dead. Bring a photo or object for the alter and get ready to have some serious dead fun!
The premise of the HeART of Healing’s month-long engagement is to create a forum in which we will bring key members of the health and art community together to discuss how art and medicine are connected, and, more importantly, how we can incorporate these functionally innovative approaches for the next phases of health care development.
Simply put, the HeART of Healing project is designed as an informative, working model for the future of how art can help medicine. The HeART of Healing project has the potential to reshape health policy in Oregon so that the artistic community becomes an active element in discussions surrounding subsequent health-oriented infrastructures.
Start Date and Time:
Sat, 10/31/2009 - 9:30pm
End Date and Time:
Sat, 10/31/2009 - 11:30pm
Location:
The Woods
6637 Milwaukie Avenue
Portland, OR, 97202Talking Points: What to tell Congress during their August recess
The message below is the result of a collaborative effort among Archimedes Movement Community Leadership Council members and staff. Members of Congress are holding town hall meetings all over the country in August. We're maintaining a list of the Oregon ones here.
Now is the time to share your views on health reform.
Your Job: Keep the Legislature on Course
Three ways to get your message heard in Salem
In the midst of a legislative session with tough economic decisions to be made, it's very easy for the well-intentioned Oregonians serving in our legislature to lose sight of the goals of health reform. We have three ways to help you remind them to be bold and set a course for Oregon's future health system.
- Liz Baxter's blog
- Login or register to post comments
- Read more
It's time to rumble: March 26th at the Capitol in Salem
Lobby in Salem for Health Reform
Archimedes Member Roberta Hall interviewing Ruth Palma on KBOO
Archimedes member Roberta Hall will be interviewing nurse practitioner Ruth Palma, who discusses her profession, current problems in the health care system and the need for universal health care.
The interview is part of KBOO's Health and Health Care Forum, radio series that provides a window into today's health care by interviews with diverse people involved in it. One goal of the programs is to help the public expand its horizons about needed changes, and hence reduce fear and increase support as changes are planned.
The show will be aired on KBOO fm radio (90.7 Portland, 91.9 in the Columbia Gorge, and 100.7 in the Willamette Valley) from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Mondays. The program is hosted by Roberta Hall, co-leader of the Corvallis Archimedes chapter and produced by her and Joe Magner of Anabyte Recording and Electronics, Corvallis.
If you enjoy the show, let Kathleen Stephenson know; she is KBOO morning news editor (amnews@kboo.org). The show is also available to community radio stations in other parts of Oregon, who can contact Hall for information (rhall@oregonstate.edu).
Start Date and Time:
Mon, 12/08/2008 - 2:00am
End Date and Time:
Mon, 12/08/2008 - 2:30pm
Pre-Election House Parties with John Kitzhaber
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Are you a health reform "Maverick" filled with "Hope"? Want John Kitzhaber In Your Living Room? You got it! » Sign-up to host a house party If this link doesn't work, please email Matt Webber of the Archimedes Movement staff (matt@wecandobetter.org).
It's Real Simple:
What You'll Then Need:
These house parties will occur all over Oregon and will give people a chance to come together around a common goal: working to fix a broken health care system trough grassroots education and mobilization. With your help this event accomplishes the following:
» Sign-up to host a house party If the above link doesn't work, or if you have a question, please send a note to Matt Webber at matt@wecandobetter.org. |
Want to know where the Presidential candidates stand on health care reform?
The Archimedes Movement invites you and your guests to join us on a statewide (and beyond) house party conference call with John Kitzhaber on Thursday, October 16th. The call is to discuss the health reform plans of Presidential candidates Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama, as well as address the need for grassroots reform at the state level. This is a great opportunity for you to invite family, friends, and neighbors into your home to not only learn learn about the candidates' plans but also to grow the Archimedes Movement. Start Date and Time:
Thu, 10/16/2008 - 11:30am
End Date and Time:
Thu, 10/16/2008 - 1:00pm
Archimedes Movement 1st Annual Membership Conference
John Kitzhaber invites you to join him at our 1st Annual Membership Conference. You can see Gov. Kitzhaber's invitation in his blog.
Agenda
9:30 am - Pre-conference workshops (optional, but pre-registration is required)
12:00 pm - Registration and lunch, and bumper sticker contest
1:30 - Plenary Session and Member Convention with John Kitzhaber and the Interim Steering Committee (see grassroots structure document here)
2:45 - Concurrent workshops
4:30 - Looking Forward: Our Next Steps, John Kitzhaber
5:30 - 7:00 pm - Members-only Reception with John Kitzhaber: Appetizers, no-host bar and live music by the Bobby Torres Ensemble - Fun!
» Workshop details (tentative)
Lewis & Clark College
The campus is truly a beautiful setting – see photos. There's free parking, too.
» Lewis & Clark campus map
Lewis & Clark will have road signs posted coming from all directions to help you find your way. The conference will mainly take place at the Templeton Campus Center, #36 on the campus map.
» TriMet Bus Line #39 (Lewis & Clark) map & schedule
The campus is truly a beautiful setting – see photos. There's free parking, too.
» Lewis & Clark campus map
Lewis & Clark will have road signs posted coming from all directions to help you find your way. The conference will mainly take place at the Templeton Campus Center, #36 on the campus map.
» TriMet Bus Line #39 (Lewis & Clark) map & schedule
As of this very moment the weather is looking good so please feel free to bring a blanket if you would care to eat lunch outside on the beautiful campus. This is Oregon – so please bring an umbrella as our breakout rooms are in a neighboring building.
Accommodations
Lewis and Clark is making dorm rooms available for those who wish to spend the night Friday and/or Saturday evenings. The lodging must be pre-arranged and costs between $22-$27 per person.
Cost
$30 - Conference sessions, materials and lunch
$35 - The above, plus the Members-only Reception and 1-year membership
A limited number of scholarships are available. You may also inquire about a travel stipend.
For more information or to reserve a room or to arrange to pay onsite, please contact Matt Webber at 503-860-5854 or matt@wecandobetter.org.
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Start Date and Time:
Sat, 06/14/2008 - 2:30am
End Date and Time:
Sat, 06/14/2008 - 12:00pm
Archimedes Leadership Training
Our second Leadership Training will be held the first Saturday in April. Please RSVP using the sign-up link below (preferred, though you must be logged-in to use the sign-up feature) or by sending an email to matt@wecandobetter.org.
This training will focus on three things:
- our new structure and grassroots decision-making
- presenting our message to groups large and small (AKA the speaker's training)
- the upcoming membership meeting
We will also hope to introduce our new staff members.
Start Date and Time:
Sat, 04/05/2008 - 3:00am
End Date and Time:
Sat, 04/05/2008 - 8:00am
John Kitzhaber talks to Archimedes Movement Members in Portland
You can listen online by clicking the triangular "play" button above or download the MP3 as a podcast using the link below. This event was hosted by the Eastside Portland Chapter.
35:05 minutes (8 MB)Archimedes Lobby Day in Salem
Save the Date: Wednesday, May 23rd
With SB 27 – the Oregon Better Health Act – now in Joint Ways & Means Committee, we need to maintain our momentum to win.
Join us for a day at the Oregon Capitol and talk to you legislators about SB 27.
We'll help you get prepared. You'll get talking points and lunch!
Sign-Up & Carpool
If you can attend this event, please email (matt@wecandobetter.org) or call (503-709-8574) Matt Webber.
Note that the start time below is when we need to meet in Salem. We'll follow up with more details.
Start Date and Time:
Wed, 05/23/2007 - 4:30am
End Date and Time:
Wed, 05/23/2007 - 9:00am
Archimedes Movement Meeting with John Kitzhaber in Portland
Friendship Masonic LodgeThe Eastside Portland Chapter is hosting an area-wide meeting at the Friendship Masonic Lodge in Portland. This beautiful historic structure will hold a crowd, so please join us.
You can join us live on the web via our audio webcast.
As part of the event, Gov. John Kitzhaber will answer questions about SB 27 (the Oregon Better Health Act) and the Archimedes Movement. We'll discuss upcoming strategies and options to move our health reform effort forward. You may submit a question here.
Everyone is invited, though the meeting is geared towards people with some familiarity with health care reform. (Reading this web site will prepare you for the meeting.)
We've created a downloadable flyer to help publicize this meeting.
Start Date and Time:
Mon, 05/21/2007 - 12:00pm
End Date and Time:
Mon, 05/21/2007 - 2:00pm
John Kitzhaber at West Linn Chamber of Commerce
John Kitzhaber will address the West Linn Chamber of Commerce at their Monthly Forum Luncheon in May.
For more information or to reserve a seat, please call (503) 655-6744 or visit www.westlinnchamber.com.
Start Date and Time:
Thu, 05/24/2007 - 4:30am
End Date and Time:
Thu, 05/24/2007 - 6:15am
Ways & Means Committee Hearing in Oregon City
As you all know, participating in the legislative process inside at outside of the capitol is the key to the success of the passage of the Oregon Better Health Act.
We wanted to let all of you know about two upcoming events in your area that will allow you to have an impact and a better understanding of the process. We just found out that the full (House & Senate) Joint Ways and Means Committee will hold a public hearing on the State Budget and Public testimony will be taken.
Why does this matter?
Other committees than just health care related ones will have an impact on any and all health care proposals. At some point the Oregon Better Health Act will make its way to the Ways & Means Committee and so now is an excellent opportunity to get out there and make your views heard. Not everyone has the time or ability to make it to Salem to testify, talk with their legislator or attend a rally and so these public hearings are on the road because legislators want to bring Salem to you and hear your input. Even by just attending a hearing and wearing a We Can Do Better t-shirt – you can have your voice heard.
Please let us know if you can attend. If so, then please make sure to wear your t-shirt and make a We Can Do Better presence at the events. If you would like to know more about the events or any details then please feel free to email us with any questions.
Start Date and Time:
Wed, 04/04/2007 - 11:30am
End Date and Time:
Wed, 04/04/2007 - 1:30pm
West Linn
West Linn, OR
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