During 2019 The Metaphor Project will emphasize outreach via our social media pages and blogging platforms on Twitter, our Metaphor Project Facebook page and on my pages at The Daily Kos and OpEdNews, as well as on this website. In 2019 we’re also reviving our Metaphor Project Salons, starting in February. In these, we consider together what kind of American Political Framing might work for current issues. In 2019 we’ll develop directions for people to hold their own American Framing salons, wherever they are. And stay tuned for my January 2019 blog on the brand new framing opportunities the election makes possible.
A 2018 Review: During 2018’s difficult political conditions, we kept our Twitter and Metaphor Project Facebook pages active with suggestions for framing issues as they arose. Some of the most popular of these included “Endless War Inc. pays the NRA,” “Earth Deficit” as a framing suggestion for the Global Footprint Project’s Overshoot Day campaign, and ideas for frames to use in communicating about #MeToo, #Kavananaugh on rule of law, McKibben on climate issues, nukes and nuke treaties, and the migrant caravan. The tweet permanently pinned at the top of my Twitter page, advising American Framing when contacting our representatives, has received more than 3064 views to date. It includes an #Indivisible hashtag.
In 2018 we also published well-received blogs on a wide range of topics. Some examples include encouraging all to follow those who #StepUp to counter GOP mischief, how to use the phrases # SharedSecurityWorks & #PreemptiveWarFails, an update on “Framing Our Climate March Messages to Persuade,” “Framing it American Now, Summer 2018,” and “GOTV Plus: Revisiting How to Frame It American Now” in the fall. All of these were publicized on social media and are still current on our site.
You too can help the cause of better progressive framing by spreading awareness about what the Metaphor Project offers. And our book, Move Our Message: How to Get America’s Ear is still available (check out this website for venues). It would make a good gift any time of the year, now that our political situation has more wiggle room!
In closing, we deeply appreciate your following our work in the 21 years the Metaphor Project has been active to date. We look forward to serving you and the rest of the progressive community with timely and relevant American Political Framing suggestions and training in 2019!
Best wishes for the coming year,
Susan C. Strong
Executive Director
The Metaphor Project
https://metaphorproject.org/.
metaphorproject@earthlink.net
