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.
Jingle dress dancers honour George Floyd at site where he was killed
Practitioner:
Indigenous jingle dress dancers
Date:
Jun 2 2020

Indigenous people in Minneapolis supporting Black Lives Matter cite similar struggles

Jingle dress dancers held a ceremony at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis on Monday, the place where George Floyd was killed by police last week.

K-Pop Fans Flood Dallas PD's App to Help Protect BLM Protesters
Practitioner:
Kpop fans
Date:
Jun 1 2020

Early Sunday morning, the Dallas Police Department's Twitter account tweeted for followers to download its iWatch Dallas app and share videos "of illegal activity from the protests." The police are looking to arrest lawbreakers at weekend demonstrations decrying police violence against black people. The benefit of the app, according to the tweet, was the ability for informants to stay anonymous.

The Dance Union
Practitioner:
Melanie Greene, J. Bouey
Date:
Jun 1 2020

Through their podcast, The Dance Union, Melanie Greene and J. Bouey have been confronting racism in the dance world, and highlighting the experiences of Black artists, since 2018. Their episodes cover a variety of topics and issues, ranging from mental health and sexual harassment to advocating for fair pay.

Dance for George
Practitioner:
Sheen Jamaal, Alison Bedell
Date:
Jun 7 2020

When dancer Sheen Jamaal saw a video of protestors doing the Cupid Shuffle in New Jersey, inspiration struck to do something similar in New York. He immediately called his friend and collaborator Allison “Buttons” Bedell, and the seed for the Dance For George protest was planted.

Brown Ballerinas for Change
Practitioner:
Kennedy George, Ava Holloway
Date:
Mar 29 2020

During the Black Lives Matter protests in Richmond, VA, the two fourteen-year-olds posed in a powerful photo in front of Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s statue. Ava had originally arranged an appointment with photographer Marcus Ingram, but as she and Kennedy posed in front of the graffiti-covered monument with their fists firmly jutted in the air, several photographers began snapping pictures.

A Krumper danced in front of the police for BLM
Practitioner:
Jo’Artis Ratti
Date:
May 31 2020

Jo’Artis Ratti is sure he looked intimidating to the police officers who were suddenly confronted by his agitated dancing at a California protest Sunday.

“I’m 210 pounds,” said Ratti, 35. “I have tattoos on my neck. I don’t have a passive energy; I’m very enthusiastic. And I know this looks unfamiliar.”

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