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DESCRIPTION:In the course of achieving the goals leading to a better world, peace and 
 justice advocates would do well by learning to communicate their ideas to 
 everyday people. They already know the issues and world problems and can 
 articulate them in a number of ways; it's the folks who don't know the 
 issues who need to hear about them. The problem is how to reach such people 
 in a way that will cause them to stop and think about the problems that 
 affect them every day...and even possibly take action 
 themselves.\n\nAuthor, academic and activist Susan Strong in 1997 founded 
 the Metaphor Project, dedicated to finding ways for progressives to reach 
 out to a variety of people in mainstream America. The idea is to take their 
 messages and frame them "as part of the ideal American story", as the 
 Metaphor Project puts it in its web site.\n\nAs the project's Executive 
 Director, Susan conducts workshops on what she calls "How to Speak 
 American", which span a wide breadth of progressive themes. She will give 
 such a presentation on "How to Speak American about Peace and Justice." 
 Tailoring her talk to Peace Action's goals, Susan will discuss important 
 points in reaching out to people not necessarily in our corner (though not 
 necessarily out of it either), and invite participation with an exercise in 
 messaging.\n\nSusan is well-qualified to address a meeting of Peace Action, 
 having been on the national board as a California representative of what 
 was then the Nuclear Freeze Campaign before it merged with SANE and became 
 SANE/Freeze - and later Peace Action. She was also the chair of what was 
 then called Northern California Nuclear Freeze.\n\nSusan is the author of 
 the book "Move Our Message: How to Get America's Ear", which will be on 
 sale at the event. She has also written for various alternative and local 
 mainstream news outlets.\n\nDon't miss this important event that looks at 
 making a real difference in communication with people. The venue is 
 wheelchair accessible.\n 
 http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/11/07/18725293.php
SUMMARY:A talk and workshop on 'How to Speak American' About Peace and Justice
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo\n300 E. Santa Inez\nSan Mateo, CA 
 94401\n\nhttp://www.uusanmateo.org/
URL:http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/11/07/18725293.php
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