Beyond Prime Time Activism

Charlotte Ryan teaches at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and codirects the Media Research Action Project (MRAP; www.mrap.info). She and Karen have worked together since 1990 in campaigns with the Coalition for Basic Human Needs (CBHN), the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence (RICADV; www.ricadv.org), and RICH (www.rihomeless.org).Rhode-Island-based Karen Jeffreys is a lifelong social justice organizer who specializes in communication and movement building. She has collaborated with groups organizing around social services, housing and homelessness, domestic violence, media, and racial justice. She offers regular community strategy workshops for state and national social justice activists.

• List of FiguresList of TablesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPART I Models1 Why It Takes a Social Movement to Raise an Issue2 Public Communication Models3 Communication Activism for Social ChangePART II Practices4 Learning Communities as Movement Safe Spaces5 From Organizing Strategy to Communication Strategy6 Framing StoriesPART III Sustaining Communication Activism7 Continuous Inquiry: Learning From Experience8 Learning Through Research Collaboration9 Sustaining Communication Activism: Lessons and Unresolved ChallengesEpilogueAppendix A: Communication Assessment ToolAppendix B: Strategic Communication Planning WorksheetAppendix C: Message Development WorksheetIndex