Summary: Tonight we discuss how to get stuff done, how to inspire the masses to assist... how to create civic action in your favor! Part 1: The history of Pagan Activism and the WHO, WHAT, WHEN and WHERE of communications - Part 2 will cover the rest. Oh yeah, and there be a whole lot of highlighting of the ineffectiveness of #Occupy and how we can learn from it Regular Hosts:Dave of Pagans promoting Healthy Active Tendencies (PHAT), Joe "I'm here" o Guest Hosts: Nick of The Satyr's Thicket, NRia of Pagan Men 01:31History of activism and civic involvement among Pagans for Pagan stuff 05:38Scurvy joins the show 05:44More modern example of oh crap reactions 06:58Whitehouse online petitions, not quite irrelevant 05:38Scurvy joins the show 05:44More modern example of oh crap reactions 06:58Whitehouse online petitions, not quite irrelevant 07:46Want data to sell, start an online petition site! 08:06The benefits of coalitions of Pagan organizations 08:42So you need something big done, how to get it done. 09:05Don't wait for permission from the rest of us, and the pros and cons thereof 08:49If you can do it yourself, do it - no need to unnnecessarily draw in people. 09:05Don't wait for permission from the rest of us, and the pros and cons thereof 11:14Be mindful if you are enriching the community or not 13:31Lets be mindful that not all criticism will be critical and informed, but a complete lack of it should be concerning 14:03If you don't want the public talking about the stupid crap you do in public, don't do it in public 14:16Be mindful of when you are a representative of a group 15:59A little less feminist, a little more black panther party 16:25Nothing ever happens with 100% support, just look at Congress 17:34If you build it, people really will come! 18:35What is it that you want? Think about it. 19:20Want to move up in socioeconomic status? Is that your big goal? 19:25Verify your POA (Plan of Action) will work 20:48Your POA probably should not be part of a comedy sketch if you google it 24:24Don't expect us to do anything for you, or a handout. 21:21Marketing is important to any success! But let's clarify marketing. 23:23Moving the rulebook aside to get things done to your benefit 24:11Don't kick people out of your organization that are helping you! 24:24Don't expect us to do anything for you, or a handout. 25:17People need downtime! 25:31Communication: where there is infinite potential for FAIL 26:14Fail resonating to parallel inacarnations :D 26:43Focusing on WHO is communicating the message 27:43Alliance in itself is a form of communication 28:44Members attending other organizations can reflect on your group 31:42Speaking of Jerks... Credibility! 33:27Many communities are small, word spreads fast! 34:40WHAT the heck are you saying? 38:38Step 3: remove the snark. 39:24The secret ingredient to FAIL 43:30WHEN you say something is susprisingly relevant! 44:18WHERE are you trying to communicate to me? 45:18Kony 2012 is a case study of applying everything we are talking about tonight 47:20Trollmaster 9000 48:21How communication could lead to one questioning your integity. 49:54Obligatory Episode 214 reference 55:29Using websites for communication 50:42Coping with copious stupid 51:30For a bunch of people promoting sustainability, many Pagans suck at financial sustainability, but there are examples of those that are good at this. 59:21The effectiveness of The Onion 52:19Flaming Enemas 54:41Scurvy Tangent 55:29Using websites for communication 57:02Hacktivism? 57:38Douchebaggery as a means of communication 59:21The effectiveness of The Onion Credits Post-produced by: Dave List of resources used or mentioned: PCP is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 US License. Season 25 Credits:
