Since we have so many bright people connected through the DDN and other tech
networks, I'd like to pose a question that I think we all would like an
answer to.
How do we get people to care and respond to social issues on the days and
weeks when there is not a Tsunami or a Kartina to draw attention
Andrew Pleasant wrote:
> In response to some of the general flow of the discussion ... and I
> didn't and wouldn't post anything about Pat Robinson ... it is clear
> that the hurricane ripped open not only buildings and levees but also
> society and perceptions of the country. These are issues tha
> Andrew Pleasant wrote:
... it is clear
> > that the hurricane ripped open not only buildings and levees but also
society and perceptions of the country.
>>
> >
> > The solution will lie with people. But first, you've got to get them to
pay attention and to care - hopefully about everyone equally
In response:
On Sep 3, 2005, at 2:01 AM, Andrew Pleasant wrote:
In response to some of the general flow of the discussion ... and I
didn't and wouldn't post anything about Pat Robinson ... it is clear
that the hurricane ripped open not only buildings and levees but also
society and perception
In response to the question that Dan raised about how to get people to
respond to issues, I truly feel that human nature, being as it is, once the
'disaster' has passed, nobody wants to think about the 'issue' anymore.
During the tsunami-relief operations in India, many of the TV networks
devis
> Over and over again I have > heard it said (on TV
and > > radio) that the Internet has been
instrumental, in fact > crucial, in facilitating
access to information and > > > communications when
other more traditional methods have > failed. I think
this is a magnificent example of how > > the Inter
In a message dated 9/5/05 9:50:42 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> In response to the question that Dan raised about how to get people to
> respond to issues, I truly feel that human nature, being as it is, once the
> 'disaster' has passed, nobody wants to think about the 'issue' anymore.
>
> TH
In a message dated 9/5/05 11:54:08 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > Over and over again I have > heard it said (on TV
> and > > radio) that the Internet has been
> instrumental, in fact > crucial, in facilitating
> access to information and > > > communications when
> other more traditional met
Adite Chatterjee wrote:
>In response to the question that Dan raised about how to get people to
>respond to issues, I truly feel that human nature, being as it is, once the
>'disaster' has passed, nobody wants to think about the 'issue' anymore.
>
>During the tsunami-relief operations in India,
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A very well written post.
Inner Cities are Full of Rage on Ordinary Day, it is just that many have no
reason to know it or think about it.The quiet gnashing of teeth in frustration
in many inner city areas where minorities of any kind live, is to be
recognized as a symptom of the carefully hid
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