Projects with Clear Long-Term Goals

These projects have long-term goals for change. Long-term goals tend to be things like: end racism; end homophobia; make the sun stand still in the sky. A campaign with a long-term goal also needs to have some kind of theory of change.
‘Earth Day Sing Out’ supports climate activism, local musicians
Practitioner:
Davis Independent Music Initiative
Date:
Apr 22 2020

The community is invited to join with local climate activists in the “Earth Day Sing Out” from noon to 1 p.m. and 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.

The event is designed to call for an economic stimulus to help prevent future climate crisis.

In music video, seminarian at Belen Jesuit Prep uses rap to tackle coronavirus, global concerns
Practitioner:
Brother Michael Martinez
Date:
Apr 6 2020

WEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A seminarian and faculty member at a South Florida school is taking a creative approach to engaging with students about challenging issues during this time of uncertainty, including the coronavirus pandemic. He made a rap video.

Firefly Project: How to Send Feminine Hygiene Products to Female Health Care Workers When They are Fighting against Coronavirus
Practitioner:
BIE别的女孩, 孙百卉
Date:
Feb 17 2020

One of the donators, Sun Baihui, wrote her in-person experience when she participated in the project, which is translated from Chinese and abridged from the original text.

Preface

On February 7, Weibo blogger @ Liang Yu Stacey released a message on Weibo calling for attention to the shortage of feminine hygiene products for female medical staff, and "overnight comfort absorbency," began to enter the public eye.

#HateIsAVirus
Practitioner:
Activists against COVID-19-related hate crimes
Date:
Apr 6 2020

Activists fighting coronavirus-driven hate crimes are rallying on social media to turn masks into a symbol, rather than a target in racist attacks

Jeff Elder Apr 6, 2020, 2:03 PM

Activists against COVID-19-related hate crimes are leading a social media campaign using images of people in masks to fight back against attacks on Asian-Americans, which Congress and the FBI say are increasing.

This artist’s red shoes stand in for all the women lost to violence
Practitioner:
Elina Chauvet
Date:
Jan 11 2020

Elina Chauvet’s red shoes are worldly. They’ve been in Milan, Italy, and Grand Rapids, Michigan. Not just one pair, but hundreds — red boots, red heels, red toddler shoes. They’re not there to see the sights, but to take up space. Especially when the women or girls who would have worn them no longer take up any space, except in the lives of their loved ones.

Mass Protests to Online Activism: How Coronavirus is Changing the Ways Activists Fight
Practitioner:
Youth Activists, Fridays for Future strikers, Climate Strike Online
Date:
Mar 13 2020

Fridays for Future strikers around the world shared their demands for bold climate action online Friday as many youth activists heeded public health experts' recommendations in the face of the coronavirus pandemic by eschewing public protests in favor of digital demonstrations.

The online displays followed the call earlier this week from school strike for climate pioneer Greta Thunberg to #ClimateStrikeOnline.

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