Turtle Island Favorite 

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Date: 

Apr 22 2022

Location: 

Gainesvlle, florida

The inspiration for the creation was the Common Snapping Turtle. A big shout-out to local member, Kristin Rubin and local college students, Sarah Lockhart and Alanis Gonzalez, for their assistance in the construction of the artwork.

The display of Turtle Island at the 5th Ave Arts Festival was a great success. It inspired attendees to stop by our booth and sign postcards to Publix demanding they stop using single-use plastic bags. We collected over 80 postcards!

Posted by pilamye on Jul 16 2022

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Effectiveness

How does this project help?

Activates (people)Energizes and organizes people into action. Can include emotion work
Amplifies (issue or campaign)Brings public and political attention to an issue or campaign.  Can include prefigurative action, making the invisible visible.
Provides (a useful service)Provides a useful social service.

Timeframe For change

This project seems to be part of a campaign with a clear short-term goal. Short-term goals tend to be things like: create or repeal a law; get a President impeached; make the city administration repair a sidewalk. A campaign with a short-term goal needs a clear theory of change, complete with targets that can be cajoled or pressured into effecting the goal.
Draw attention to our campaign to get signatures on postcards requesting Publix Supermarkets to stop using single-use plastic bags

Notes

The artwork was a conversation starter and many more people were attracted to our booth as Turtle Island drew them in