Framing #2

Find a few (3-4) examples of frames from groups that you feel do a particularly good job of framing, at least related to how they speak to you.  Discuss why they work.


The "Make it Better" movement which has evolved from the "It Gets Better" movement is one that I think illustrates really well done framing.  In fact, if "Make it better" didn't already exist, I probably would have used "It Gets Better" in my "Framing #1" post.  The message of "It gets better" is... static and for many people it could be perceived as completely not comforting, but rather passive and with a lack of seriousness.  The "Make it Better" movement promotes action and ownership for one's experience, and that is something that no one can take away and I whole-heartedly support action over waiting... for anything. 


Because I went to the DC Walk to End Modern Slavery this past weekend, my interest and past experience working/volunteering in the field of human and sex trafficking has been brought back to life.  I really appreciated the focus of domestic trafficking at this walk, because I have recently decided to no longer pursue an "international" career (even though I'm an International Studies concentration) and rather focus on domestic gender issues- women and girls' rehabilitation and education for self-sufficiency. Anyways, I also really like how the overall movement against human trafficking speaks to how trafficking does not only occur for sexual purposes- which is what is mostly heard of; but rather to a broader spectrum of slavery- especially labor.  My fiancee and I would like to collaborate at some point in the future with her work in the fair-trade, organic coffee industry and were just reading an article on one of her past employer's actions to push fair-trade because of the incredibly lower amounts of trafficked laborers in this situation. 


The pro-choice movement definitely makes sense for me, because agency, especially with one's body is vital to ending gender discrimination.  The argument that women need options that are safe and legal is so important- because even if these things are not in place- women will get abortions, however they will be exponentially more harmful with more consequences.  I saw this video of this man who was walking into a clinic to get an abortion because their unborn child was diagnosed with a condition that has a 0% survival chance, and when they got there, there were protesters screaming, etc. There was an update video of the man going to talk with the people who were protesting. Have a look for yourself: http://goodmenproject.com/2010/10/23/confronting-life/
PS: I especially like the line "Oh, You want to stand out in public, but don't want to make public statements?!"