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When it comes to combatting misinformation surrounding science, rather than trying to persuade, focusing on clear, explanatory communication can bring more productive mindsets about science into the foreground. Explaining how science works—such as using metaphors to describe complex issues—can change people's understanding and attitudes. #OnFrameFriday

How can effective framing help us advocate for children in immigrant families? Check out the latest episode of the Academic Pediatrics podcast, where FrameWoks senior advisor Julie Sweetland explains. LISTEN TO FULL EPISODE HERE: https://lnkd.in/dd7EiTJx?

The Hairpin team, alongside our FrameWorks Institute partners, were honored to work with and learn from some incredible Conrad N. Hilton Foundation grantees in New Orleans! Together, we talked about framing and messaging why we must help plug young people into the supports and resources they need (#OpportunityYouth). Thank you for spending the day getting creative with us! (Reconcile New Orleans (Café Reconcile), A Better Balance, Beloved Community, Center for Employment Opportunities, Delgado Community College, Invest in Louisiana, Lede New Orleans, New Orleans Career Center, New Orleans Youth Alliance, Youth Empowerment Project (YEP), Operation Restoration and more!)

Join us on Thursday, December 5th at 1pm ET for a webinar hosted by Dr. Julie Sweetland and moderated by Dr. Sheri Johnson that will help explain why purveyors of public health myths and misrepresentations have gained traction in American culture—and which tested framing strategies can effectively push back. For public health researchers, practitioners, and advocates, it’s hard to know how to react to this moment. Skepticism of science is front and center, and many health policy ideas being discussed seem to be rooted in fear, not facts. Those of us who support public health have important, urgent work to do in crafting effective responses. ?The discussion will explore: -the public mindsets that leave people vulnerable to misinformation about fluoride, vaccination, food additives, and more; -communications traps that leave voices for public health more vulnerable to politicized attacks and erosion of trust; and -the most important framing strategies for dampening disinformation, reducing polarization, rebuilding trust, and elevating science. REGISTER HERE: https://lnkd.in/exZDft62

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Join us tomorrow at 2 PM ET with Julie Sweetland and Interact for Health for a free webinar to discuss effective framing of health justice and related topics! REGISTER HERE: https://lnkd.in/eRe3nDqM

?? November 19, 3–4:30 p.m. ET Join Campaign for Grade-Level Reading for an essential #LearningTuesdays conversation on building systems & environments that help every child thrive. This session will explore the Collective Caregiving Frame, developed by FrameWorks Institute & Leading for Kids to help reshape & redefine caregiving as a shared societal commitment rather than an individual responsibility. Jessica Moyer and David Alexander will be joined by commentators Sweta Shah, PhD of The Brookings Institution and Kerrie Urosevich PhD from Hawai'i Early Childhood Action Strategy, w/ Ernestine Walls Benedict from ZERO TO THREE moderating. Learn about concrete strategies & tools through real world examples and research-backed insights. Don’t miss this chance to be part of a growing movement to redefine what it means to care for kids. Register today to learn how you can contribute to building a society where every child has the resources and support they need to thrive. We look forward to seeing you there!? Register now! https://ow.ly/MkVI50Q4MTP #CollectiveCaregiving #KidsThrive

A note from our CEO, Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor, as we all continue to grapple with the results of the election: Dear partners, Like many of you, I’ve spent the past week and a half trying to make sense of the election and figuring out how I can support those who will be most affected. At FrameWorks, we've also been trying to make sense of the state of American culture and what it will take to change the mindsets that got us here. Things are hard right now and there's no way around it. The results of last week’s election have immediate consequences for advocates, researchers, activists, organizers, public servants, social issue communicators, and all people working to make the world more just. From public health, to immigration, to democracy, to racial and gender justice, to climate change, the danger is real and the climb out is steep. We’re grappling with what to say and do in this moment. I don't have the answers, but I do know two things. FrameWorks will: ? 1. Support partners with framing and narrative strategies to help keep bad things from happening right now. 2. Keep our attention trained on the deep and long-term culture change work that I feel more certain than ever is necessary for putting all our decisions—electoral and otherwise—on fundamentally different footing. The work of changing narratives and culture is decades-long kind of work; it’s not won or lost with the four-year election cycle. We are ready to roll up our sleeves and support the work you’ll be doing in the months and years ahead. In partnership, Nat

Across social issues, our researchers have found that individual-level explanations of causes and solutions are the “default setting” for Americans. For example when it comes to climate solutions, Americans already get a fairly steady diet of “news-you-can-use” messages about how to personally pursue a more climate-friendly lifestyle, and they have plenty of practice in thinking about solving problems at the individual level. (For example: “reduce, reuse, recycle!”) What’s missing is what can be done collectively, systemically, and at a scale large enough to meet the challenge before us. Make sure to focus communications on examples of collective and civic solutions and spend as little time as possible talking about personal consumption choices. Whether we’re talking about climate change, education, or racial justice, let’s focus on institutional changes, not just individual ones. #OnFrameFriday #FramingTips #FridayFacts #FrameWorks

The 2023-2024 State of American Culture Report is here! This year, the United States has seen a rising cost of living, denial or restriction of reproductive health care in 22 states, and an especially fraught political landscape, all of which shape our cultural consciousness. As we continue to work on the Culture Change Project, the shifts and patterns we’ve seen over the past year offer important clues as to what is going on in American culture—and how we might make a difference through effective framing and strategy. Read the full update HERE: https://bit.ly/40u2gFA