using twitter to combat stereotypes - an example from the netherlands
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Presentation given by Luc Tanja during the "Communicating homelessness without stigma" seminar at the FEANTSA 2014 Policy Conference, "Confronting homelessness in the EU: Seeking out the next generation of best practices", 24-25 October 2014, Bergamo (Italy)TRANSCRIPT
Twitter to combat stereotypes
an example from the Netherlands
Street Pastorate in Amsterdam
From idea to a project in four cities
It’s a Twitter project
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Twitter 65% Facebook 11% Other (social)Media 17%
Friends 20% Other 15%
Twitter 65%
Facebook 11%
Other (social)
Media 17% Friends
20% Other 15%
Did you recommend others to follow?
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Yes 72% No 28%Yes 72% No 28%
It is personal
Meet homeless in
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Yes 35% No 65% Yes 87% No 13%Yes 35% No 65% Yes 87% No 13%
Did it change your
view on homeless?
Combatting stereotypes
Effect on organisers
What about the tweeting homeless?
What do I recommend?
• Don’t wait: Start !
• It’s about storytelling
• Help people to find their voice
• Look for diverse voices
• @Straatvogels
• Facebook.com/Straatvogels
• Luc Tanja
• @LucTanja
