SAMOTURE - or This is What an Activist Looks Like

[emanix]

I'd love for everyone to read this and answer me a couple of questions afterwards:

What are your stereotypes, when you think of what an activist looks like?

Are you SAMOTURE?

Comments

[skibbley]

and
I think
it is OK to think, to dream, to plot without having to make every idea concrete.

[emanix]

Oh absolutely - what I object to is the idea that it's always somebody else who should do the work.

There are probably a few ideas I have that *shouldn't* be made concrete, for that matter (coating the world in candyfloss being one of them :) )

Dreaming is wonderful, it just shouldn't be the only thing that ever happens.

[mriq]

Sadly these days it seems that activists are hoody wearing rioters who have their face covered with a scarf or a balaclava. And throwing rocks at police and breaking everything in sight.

[emanix]

Meh, you're right, that's also a part of the negative stereotype. I'd call that low-level terrorism rather than activism, though. There's an important difference!

[mriq]

True, true. But sadly the media seems to focus on the negatives this day and age. But also I think some of the activists are to blame for this too. For not distancing themselves clearly enough from these violent hooligans/terrorists.

[emanix]

Thus my challenging the stereotypes of what an activist is! :)
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[emanix]

You really are one of my Heroes, you know that? But then again, so am I. ;-D

The very essence of SAMOTURE!

And that is indeed a wonderful quote.

*hugs*

[softfruit]

I have a long list of suggestions along those lines... actually, you'll find them if you check your BiCon special issue of BCN...!

[emanix]

I have it around somewhere - I may edit and credit when I next trip over it! :)

[softfruit]

I think it may be on the BCN site somewhere. But keep it under your hat til Sunday cos we're running that workshop again on Saturday! ;)

[emanix]

Sure, and ooh, I'm not up to date as usual - what's on where? I so need a PA.

[numberland]

I think I do a fair bit however I currently can't be the buck stop too much because I'm just not reliably well among other things. I don't think there is anything wrong with saying "I think this is a good idea but I can't run it" but it's important for people really think about what they can do. I can do almost anything remotely and to some degree in Cambridge, since we have a Poly and Bi meet I'm mainly involved in LBGT, generally being open and having *lots* of conversations and also maintaining a couple of websites. I'd like to do more after my course has finished but until then my plate is full to overflowing.