Aspies For Freedom

Wanted to start a discussion thread about the new Activism Forum so that I and others might get some clarification as to what kinds of discussion belongs there.

The activism forum seems very necessary as not all of those motivated for a cause are motivated to discuss other things in this forum.

Still, there's a reason why I put this thread in exactly this section - because I'm not sure if Community Projects like creating offline groups, maybe to a greater extent like an organization, belong to Activism Forum or not.

What topics belong there?

I guess organized discouragement of cure-directed funding belongs there, but what about fight against misinformation regarding biomedical interventions and improvement of the job market for autistics?

Projects that could use support I guess.

I think a possible problem is that this new forum would get little attention if it weren't anything on the frontpage - to show a list of the latest posts in Activism Forum might be an idea

We can publish new posts on the front page just like the news section

I am confused. How do I get to where I can post in there?

My thought is that any proposed activity can go either here or in the activism section. The difference is that things posted in the activism forum should be focused on a result, and can only be discussed by people dedicated to getting things done.

For example, if you post something about forming offline groups here, it might end up with something happening, but as social posts are also allowed it could also end up turning into a discussion on antique teapots. In the activism forum, if threads turn into chat threads, they'll be moved to the public forum.

The aim is to get rid of a lot of the "I agree that's bad, isn't it horrible?", "My uncle Dave did that, he's a chiropractor now, what do you think of chiropractors?", "I noticed you like hamsters, I've got a hamster!" kind of posts, and have a place to work with a task-focused approach.

What ARE you talking about Zakkie?

http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/showthre...530&page=3

Oh, okay. Now I understand. Was confused before.

All that stuff aside, there's always a place for deep fried mars bars... *grins*

Sign up - as far as I understand it, it's for anyone that wants to get something relating to autistic people actually happening, regardless of whether or not it relates to traditional activism...

In other words, Activism = Actively doing something, rather than just talking.

That is precisely the idea

Would talking include discussing the right message for an action that is yet to be organized?

I think that the idea is that discussion is allowed as long as it moves a particular action towards a goal(as opposed to 10-page-long threads of "that's so horrible!someone should do something!")

Also...OMG? Can it be??????? AN EDIT BUTTON!!!!!!
THANK YOU GARETH!!!

I'd be interested in joining once I've got some personal troubles sorted out - exams, tribunal etc. Right now I've got too much going on in my life to commit, and I'm suprised I haven't got bald patches from pulling my hair out.

Can you tell of ideas there?

I usually do it at Aspergian ideas.

Bingo

Only in that section, but yeah