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Protesting in Professional Attire, October 27th: A Follow-Up |
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Serious Change Claims Another Success
On October 27th, Serious Change supporters attended antiwar protests in six cities:
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Orlando
Seattle
And Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Dressed in professional attire, 23 strong across the country, we proved the effectiveness of our tactics once again.
Serious Change started as an idea. It grew from four supporters to twenty-three in two months. This time around, we succeeded in both of our objectives: attracting media attention and growing the movement.
MEDIA
Serious Change contributes to the antiwar movement by reclaiming the symbols of power and using them to present the antiwar message in a different way. As before, media interest showed us that our approach was working:
Even before the protests, WGOW (102.3 FM) Radio in Tennessee invited Serious Change's Jason Rosenbaum on the air for an interview. Jason discussed the movement's aims and answered questions from callers, including representatives of ANSWER Coalition.
In New York, Serious Change co-founder Josh Nelson was interviewed by the New Jersey Star-Ledger. Other journalists approached our New York group as well, so more coverage may be forthcoming.
Finally, Serious Change continued to receive coverage in the blogosphere in posts such as this one.
GROWTH
Serious Change also contributes to the antiwar movement by strengthening the connection between online organizing and street activism. We were pleased and encouraged to see the movement spread not only through our individual social networks, but also through the connections we made with activists in distant parts of America, solely through the internet. Some say internet activists only criticize and never act; this weekend, Serious Change proved them wrong. The internet facilitated our organizing efforts, taking the movement to the national stage only six weeks after its founding.
Finally, articles like these complete the cycle: writing about street actions generates buzz online. With support from the antiwar community online, our next action will be even bigger.
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Serious Change thanks everyone who supported us and we commend all those who joined together to protest the American occupation of Iraq. Encouraged by the response we got on October 27th, we are eager to continue organizing.
Our movement's successes are made possible by ordinary citizens. With your support, we will continue to grow. We encourage anyone interested in Serious Change to sign up for our email list, visit our website, and check back regularly for updates on our upcoming antiwar actions.
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