Post on 16-Jul-2020
ScienceandPoli,cs
ErikaHamdenJuly24th,2017
CarnegieObservatories
WhydoesanyofthismaEer?
WhydoesanyofthismaEer?
WhydoesanyofthismaEer?
WhydoesanyofthismaEer?
WashingtonPost
PopQuiz!
1.Areyouregisteredtovote?
PopQuiz!
1. Areyouregisteredtovote?2. Whoisyourcongressperson?Whatdistrict
doyouvotein?
PopQuiz!
1. Areyouregisteredtovote?2. Whoisyourcongressperson?Whatdistrict
doyouvotein?
3. Whoareyoursenators?
PopQuiz!
1. Areyouregisteredtovote?2. Whoisyourcongressperson?Whatdistrict
doyouvotein?
3. Whoareyoursenators?
4. Whorepresentsyouatthestatelevel?Onyourtowncouncil?
Poli,calac,onforci,zens
• Knowwhoyourrepsareandcontactthemonaregularbasis.Everyday,everyweek.
• hEps://whoaremyrepresenta,ves.org/
Contac,ngelectedofficials
• YOUROPINIONMATTERS!Youhaveavoice.
• Youcanvisittheofficetoo!!
• Callabout1issueata,me.
• Makearequest,askforanac,on.
• CallsaretalliedandprovidedtotheMember
• Localandstateofficesgethardlyanycalls!
• Callevenifyourrepresenta,veagreeswithyou!• Howtoknowwhatrequesttomake?
Whattoaskabout
• Youdon’thavetohaveananswer.• Organiza,onslike:hEps://5calls.org/• OrhEps://www.ourstates.org/• Providescriptsbasedonissue• Butthinkofyourownissues!WhatdoyoucareaboutandwanttoseemadebeEer?
• AIPhasaweeklynewsleEercalledFYI,aboutsciencepolicy,whichisveryinforma,ve.
• Youcanalsoprovidecommentstodepartmentsandagenciesduringtheirpubliccommentperiod
Beingascien,stintheworld
• Youhavearesponsibilitytospeakout-eitherthroughoutreachevents,wri,ngar,cles/leEerstotheeditor,interac,ngwithregularpeople.
• Theriseof“fakenews”,denial-ismofvariouskinds,aretreatfromfactdrivenpolicy,isacrisisthatscien,stscanfightagainst.
• Knowtherhetoricaldevicesusedtoderailaconversa,on:TheGishGallop,gasligh,ng,whatabou,sm,andothers
• Aswithmanythings,CarlSaganwroteaboutthisin“TheDemonHauntedWorld”,inachaptercalled“TheFineArtofBaloneyDetec,on”
Tellastory
PublicNarra,ve
• DevelopedbyMarshallGanz-organizerforUnitedFarmWorkers,nowatHarvard.
• Appealstoac,onviaemo,on,notnecessarilyfacts.
• Summarizedas:Storyofself,storyofus,storyofnow.
PublicNarra,ve:Crea,ngastoryofself
• Whatisthechangeyouwanttomakeintheworld:yourstoryofnow?
• Whyareyoucalledtomakethatchange:Whatspecificexperienceshaveshapedyourstoryofself?
• Whatpersonalstorycanyoutellthatwillhelpothersunderstandwhyyouwanttomakethatchange?StructureitwithChallenge,Choice,Outcome.
PublicNarra,ve:Expandtostoryofus
• “IstandhereknowingthatmystoryispartofthelargerAmericanstory.”–BarackObama,2004DNCspeech
• “IfIamnotformyself,whowillbeforme?IfIamformyselfalone,whatamI?Ifnotnow,when?”–RabbiHillel,quotedbyMarshallGanz
PublicNarra,ve:Storyofnow
Standontheshouldersofgiants
• Therearemanysuccessfulmovementsyoucanlearnfrom-studywhatothershavedoneandusetheirlessonstocrahyourownmessage.
• Joinupwithgroupsthatalreadyexistorarenewlyformed.
• Takeupspaceintheworld-beasloudasthepeoplewhowouldopposeyou.
NoonewantstobeagainstScience
• Pickatopicyoucareaboutandfocusonit• SignupforAAScongressionalvisitdaysandothercongressionalvisitopportuni,es
• Invitestafferstovisityourcampusandlabs,developprofessionalrela,onshipswiththemifpossible.
• ContactyourofficeofGovernmentRela,onsandseehowyoucanworkwiththemforbeEerresults
• Personalstoriesaremorepersuasivethanfactsalone!
Runforoffice!
• Everypersoninthisroomshouldconsiderrunningforpublicoffice.
• Thereareabunchofgroupsthatexisttohelpyou!