Tag: Social

Organizing 101: Leveraging Social Media for Digital Organizing

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This blog is part of a larger series called ‘Organizing 101: Outrage to Organizing.’ Digital organizing doesn’t replace traditional organizing—it amplifies and extends it, and social media is one of the most powerful digital tools we have. It’s where movements can grow to exponential heights on a global scale. Social media can break down barriers, reach new audiences, and educate audiences on others’ lives. In this blog, we’ll show you how to use your voice with equity, how to create an engagement strategy, how to persuade with storytelling, and how…

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Organizing 101: Your Platform is Power: How to Use Social Media to Amplify Voices

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This blog is part of a longer series called ‘Organizing 101: Outrage to Organizing.’ Social media and activism are intertwined today. It’s important to know how to get your message and mission to the masses, and social media is one of the most efficient ways to do that. Think of social media as an extension of organizing: it’s where stories, actions, and relationships can make a big impact and spread your message and cause on a global scale. In this blog, we’ll learn how to choose which platforms to use,…

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New Social Security commissioner faces pointed questions about staffing, privacy

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WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of job cuts, leadership turnover and other turmoil at the Social Security Administration, the agency’s newly minted commissioner faced pointed questions from lawmakers about the future of the agency and its ability to pay Americans their benefits and protect their privacy. Frank Bisignano, who was sworn in last month as President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency, told lawmakers he intends to improve accuracy in payments and raise morale at the agency, which has already lost 7,000 workers since billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of…

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MoveOn: Shameful Senate Vote Will Cut Medicaid and Social Security to Enrich Billionaires

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WASHINGTON – In response to the Republican-led Senate and a handful of Democrats voting to advance a bill that will slash Medicaid to pay for billionaire tax cuts, MoveOn Civic Action Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne released the following statement: “Clearing the way for Donald Trump and Elon Musk to gut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid is unacceptable. It’s past time for Democrats to fight and stop acting like it’s business as usual. MoveOn members will be demanding answers from their elected officials about why they are letting the richest…

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