Apr
2021
advocacy ideas and ethics article
For my advocacy project, the first topic I was thinking is personal sustainability, more specifically aimed towards college students. I was planning on making an infographic on some of the best ways to reduce your carbon footprint, especially with electricity use. My other idea was just to play off my issue brief and advocate for the reduction of coal use for electricity (in pa to make it more local). That idea could be aimed toward policymakers and/or big businesses.
I read the Portrait of Abuse article. When I was first looking through the photos, especially towards the end as Shane becomes violent, it is a bit odd knowing that the photographer is standing right there witnessing everything and knowing that she can’t really do anything. As she wrote in the excerpt at the bottom of the article, although it was better that she didn’t intervene, it was probably a difficult decision to stay out of it. Even though it is jarring and frankly devastating to see, I do think that the article is ethical. Both Maggie and Shane did agree to the documentation, even though they obviously didn’t know what would come of it. The topic of domestic violence is a heavy one, but I think these photos play an important role in advocating for women’s support. Just because it is difficult to comprehend and hard to see doesn’t necessarily mean it’s not ethical.
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Maryn McConkey
April 8, 2021 at 5:25 pm (4 years ago)I like the idea of personal sustainability aimed towards college students as we are the ones who will soon be entering the world with the ability to make a change, and what better place to start than with ourselves. I also liked how you defined ethical, and the idea that things that are uncomfortable to discuss are not necessarily unethical, and they must be talked about to be fixed.
Arthur Laban
April 8, 2021 at 6:28 pm (4 years ago)I think it is really cool to frame your issue as a thing that each college student can change personally in their own lives. I think that is a really great way to push for change. I also like the way you talked about how ethical the article was and what it meant. That is definitely where my mind went first.
Arthur Laban
April 8, 2021 at 6:29 pm (4 years ago)I think it is really cool to frame your issue as a thing that each college student can change personally in their own lives. I think that is a really great way to push for change. I also like the way you talked about how ethical the article was and what it meant. That is definitely where my mind went first. f
mjm8703
April 9, 2021 at 12:24 am (4 years ago)I think this is a great idea, and your audience is a perfect target. College students tend to be extremely wasteful and perform everyday bad habits that are not ecofriendly. Advocating for more ecofriendly behaviors from college students is a great plan.