Anon. (2017, February 6). Amnesty: At least 13,000 Hanged in Syrian Prison Since 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2017, from https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/02/07/world/middleeast/ap-ml-syria-mass-hangings.html
This article reports the murders of at least 13,000 people that were hanged in Syrian prison since 2011. The article shows inhumane comparisons of the death totals from hanging nonviolent prisoners to the war casualties in Aleppo since 2011. This information helps support the vernacular shift of dehumanizing people in order to treat them inhumanely as seen in the term to describe the place where hangings took place: the slaughterhouse.
Chinni, D. (2011, June 29). The Socio-Economic Significance of Food Deserts. Retrieved February 05, 2017, from http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/the-socio-economic-significance-of-food-deserts/
There are traceable health statistics that correlate with availability of fresh produce. The article looks at a study that examined the obesity rate, percentage diabetes, and the percentage food desert of the United States. This study contributes to my bibliography in documenting the health effects of food deserts in the context of the physiological process of the body digesting food and how that affects thought.
Conroy, D. M., & Allen, W. (2010). Who do you think you are? An examination of how systems thinking can help social marketing support new identities and more sustainable living patterns. Australasian Marketing Joural, 18(3), august, 195-197. Retrieved February 5, 2017, from www.sciencedirect.com
Appealing to an individual’s self-interested materialistic values is less effective than appealing to an individual’s self-image when promoting individual growth and change. Analysis of the stages of change continuum as adapted from DiClemente and Prochaska suggests appealing to intrinsic benefits supports the growth transition model better than appealing to materialistic benefit, limiting iatrogenic effects and reducing potential anxiety. This study shows the effectiveness of appealing to a moral framework and supporting the change of an individual’s identity in a systems thinking approach to promoting environmental sustainability.
Espino, J. (2017, February 13). New storms could imperil Oroville where 200,000 were evacuated. Retrieved February 13, 2017, from http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/02/13/oroville-california-endangered-dam-spillway/97841076/
Over 200,000 have been evacuated from Oroville, California because the dam is not safe. State water experts do not know why the emergency spillway has eroded and there are two large storms coming this weekend. This helps my project because the article demonstrates the unsustainable nature of dams and the potential for destruction.
Gamboa, S. (2017, January 27). Mexico Senator: Stop Collaborating With The U.S., Buying Its Corn. Retrieved January 29, 2017, from http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/mexico-senator-stop-collaborating-u-s-buying-its-corn-n713056
A Mexican Senator said to stop collaborating with the U.S. and to stop buying their corn because the people of Mexico are threatened by President Trump’s offensive stance on building a wall and want action. Mexican President Pena Nieto was scheduled to meet with Trump on Tuesday, but the meeting was canceled as Trump continued to insist that Mexico pay for a border wall, along with suggestions of a 20% border tax. The resistance of the history behind American corn comes to light by defying a key commodity and potentially could appeal to Mexican culture for a corn roots movement by resisting American corn growing it at home supports my observation between texts of how corn can be used as a tool to bring together communities in relation to the commodified alternative to show it is a biopolitical tool.
Hensch, M. (2017, February 28). George W. Bush: ‘I don’t like the racism’ Retrieved March 09, 2017, from http://thehill.com/homenews/news/george-bush-breaks-silence-donald-trump-racism
Jin, B., & Lee, S. (November 2013). Enhancing community capacity: Roles of perceived bonding and bridging social capital and public relations in communication building. Public Relations Review, 39(4), 290-292. Retrieved February 4, 2017, from http://www.sciencedirect.com.evergreen.idm.oclc.org/science/article/pii/S0363811113001227
A systems approach to demonstrating how corporate public relations professionals could enhance community capacity by unifying coworkers with the community to increase their perceived potential to have their problems discussed and solved. The results from their test showed a dependency on community capacity in order for rural members to communicate with employees. This study was useful because it found empirical evidence to explain how social capital serves through both process and outcomes to enhance community capacity through public relations practice.
Litfin, K. (2014). Ecovillages: lessons for sustainable community. Cambridge, UK: Polity.
The book demonstrates the necessity of social cohesion in promoting social cohesion. The author demonstrates the interconnectivity of consciousness, community, ecology, and economy and emphasizes the importance of social sustainability through examining environmental harm as a symptom of social dysfunction. This text helps demonstrate that environmental sustainability cannot be obtained without being socially sustainable.
Owen, T. (2017, January 23). The Women’s March turnout is at 3.2 million and counting. Retrieved January 23, 2017, from https://news.vice.com/story/womens-march-turnout-is-at-3-2-million-and-counting
“Women, gender nonconformists and men took to streets across the country, one day after Donald Trump was inaugurated the 45th president of the United States, in support of women’s rights, LGBT rights, immigrant rights, civil rights, and many other things they feel are threatened by the incoming administration.” Different calculations from crowd estimation experts were presented to show, even with modest predictions, that the Women’s March was historically large. The text was useful for my project because it shows the vast number of attendees and describes the purpose of the march.