-: Hi everyone and welcome to module five.
We are already at our second to last lecture.
Today, we are talking
about petitioning and intervening for change.
I wanna highlight
that we are going a little bit offbeat this week,
and the lecture is going to be representative of topics
that are not discussed in our textbook.
The reason I did this
is because I feel talking about non-violent forms of protest
are incredibly important
and relevant to public health advocacy work
and building on the work
of previous public health activists and advocates.
This week is one of my favorite assignments,
which is the op-ed piece.
Before you dive into the op-ed piece,
please know that if you are interested
in getting your name out there and publishing an op-ed,
especially on an advocacy topic you're passionate about,
please email me.
I am happy to help any student who's interested
in getting their assignment this week published.
So this week, we have four key learning objectives,
so upon completion of this module,
you should be able to define the difference
between violent and non-violent forms of protest,
outline the steps
to creating an effective petition for change.
You'll be able to analyze the efficacy
of previous public health related protests
and non-violent resistance,
as well as apply the steps of creating a petition
to real-life petitioning letters.
This week, we do not have a quiz.
This is because I am also releasing the assignment steps
and instructions for the final assignment,
which is the mock campaign writeup.
Please feel free to use this week to either get started,
draft something up,
or email me with any questions or clarity
as you move towards the assignment.
I do not want anyone to feel rushed next week
with completing this assignment,
so please heed my warning of using this week
and the time that you are going to use for the quiz
and apply that to the final assignment.
As always, I am here for you via email,
and if you need to schedule an appointment,
I can be available,
and I'm also available on Yellowdig.
Lastly, I did make a collaborative document for this week
for all of you to anonymously or not anonymously
send in any questions you have related to the assignment
onto a collaborative document.
I did this so we can all learn from each other
and perhaps get a different question perspective
from another viewpoint.
As always, I'm here for you and enjoy.