LIVE SPEECH AUDIO: Using Digital Media to Save Lives
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Release Date: 05/14/2018
RADIO INTERVIEW: Jacob Nels on Sidewalk Counseling - Part 2
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Jacob Nels joins host Marylee Shrider on Voices for Life, a production of Right to Life of Kern County, to discuss his sidewalk counseling ministry and the resources that Equal Rights Institute provides to increase your effectiveness outside of abortion facilities. In this episode, Jacob provides insight into fostering dialogues with abortion-minded women, including conversation starters, body language, clothing, signage, and graphic images.
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RADIO INTERVIEW: Jacob Nels on Sidewalk Counseling - Part 1
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Jacob Nels joins host Marylee Shrider on Voices for Life, a production of Right to Life of Kern County, to discuss his sidewalk counseling ministry and the resources that Equal Rights Institute provides to increase your effectiveness outside of abortion facilities. In this episode, Jacob provides tips and tools for engaging with alternative protestors as well as conversation starters for talking to abortion-minded women.
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ERI Update - Speaking, Video Production, & More (May 2021)
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Josh sits outside the ERI office to share our May 2021 update on what has been going on behind the scenes at ERI, including a recent speaking trip featuring two new seminars and an expansion to the Equipped for Life Course.
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ERI Update - Our Top 3 Goals for 2020
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After hiking Crabtree Falls Josh shares what has been going on behind the scenes at ERI, including finding Rachel's replacement and his three big goals for the rest of 2020.
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LIVE SPEECH AUDIO: Q and A in Ireland
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In February 2020 Josh Brahm was invited to speak at multiple pro-life events in Ireland. This is from a Q&A session after one of those events.
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LIVE SPEECH AUDIO: What the Pro-Life Movement in Ireland Needs to Know in 2020
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In February 2020 Josh Brahm was invited to speak at multiple pro-life events in Ireland. This is the edited audio from a speech he gave made particularly for their pro-life movement based on what is going on right now in their country, but includes helpful advice for movements in other countries as well.
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ERI Update - January 2020 from Ireland!
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Josh Brahm took a walk along the cliffs of Ireland to share with you what the ERI staff are up to lately. We've intercut the footage with a lot of beautiful pictures and videos Josh took around Ireland, so if you want to watch instead of just listen, check it out on our YouTube channel!
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ERI Update - November 2019
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Josh Brahm recently sat in our new studio to give you an update on what's been going on behind the scenes at Equal Rights Institute. There are a lot of visuals in this video, so it's best watched instead of listened to on the podcast, but both are available.
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Learn from Mississippi's Mistakes: How to Prevent Buffer-Zone Laws
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On October 1st, 2019 the city of Jackson, MI passed a buffer-zone law prohibiting free speech near healthcare facilities, which includes the last remaining abortion facility in the state of Mississippi. By looking at the events leading up to this ordinance being passed, pro-life advocates can learn to make better strategic decisions to prevent buffer-zone laws from being passed in their city.
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How Should Pro-Life Advocates Talk about That "13 Reasons Why" Abortion Episode?
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Josh Brahm and Rachel Crawford discuss the abortion episode in the third season of "13 Reasons Why," how it misrepresents the pro-life movement, and what pro-life people ought to say when they hear people bring it up.
info_outlineAt the 2018 Students for Life of America Conference, Timothy Brahm gave a never-before-heard speech on social media dialogue. After the presentation, Tim answered some questions from the audience along with Josh Tijerina from Halcyon, another social media presenter at the conference who presented before Tim did. Below are listed some of the different points that he makes in the speech, in case you would like to jump around:
Problems with Conversations on Social Media:
- 2:27: When people are in fight mode, they can’t hear you. It is not just about the arguments.
- 3:43: Social media conversations are extra challenging because they are public, not private
- 4:33: Social media breeds hypersensitivity to our own brand management.
- 6:07: The structure of comment threads work against you.
- 7:12: The “like” system influences how causal observers perceive your writing through an unfair filter.
- 8:15: People on social media are almost immune from normal social pressures.
- 10:07: Recent political hostility has conditioned people to be angry online.
- 11:03: Social media is structured as an engine for constant outrage.
16 Tips for Social Media Dialogue:
- 16:08: Move your conversation to private message, Skype, or in person as soon as possible.
- 17:06: Make minimal persuasion goals.
- 18:00: Be aware of the lack of nonverbal communication.
- 18:34: Post things with your pro-choice friends in mind.
- 19:22: Try hard to assume the best about people.
- 19:34: Take a step back if you’re feeling defensive.
- 19:57: Point out every piece of common ground.
- 20:14: Try to only use neutral language.
- 20:31: Ask lots of clarification questions, make few statements and arguments. Try to wait to do so until the conversation is one-on-one.
- 20:48: Choose a friendly looking profile picture.
- 21:17: Don’t name-drop philosophers or logical fallacies.
- 21:36: Don’t feed the trolls.
- 22:08: Use links very sparingly.
- 22:28: Only cite neutral sources. Do not link to pro-life websites.
- 22:36: Point out when they teach you something.
- 23:18: Sow intentional, positive seeds with people who you hope to dialogue with someday.
Q and A with Tim Brahm and the other presenter who spoke before him, Josh Tijerina:
- 25:25: “When is the appropriate time to use snark in dialogues?”
- 26:39: “In regards to your point about liking pro-choice friend’s comments when you think they are being charitable or gracious in dialogue, do you think that could be misinterpreted or come off as strange to your pro-life friends?”
- 28:01: “Have you done any studies on the effectiveness of graphic abortion images on social media?”
- 30:01: “In tip number four, you suggest we post on social media with our pro-choice friends in mind. I am a Christian and this influences my pro-life view, so sometimes I post Christian things or bible verses. What do you think about this?”
Related Links:
Listen to the ERI team tell stories from the SFLA 2018 Conference:
http://bit.ly/2F0hRQy
Timothy Brahm: On Virtue Signaling:
http://bit.ly/2FuIrSz
Timothy Brahm: Don’t Be Too Nice:
http://bit.ly/2vPMDX4
Josh Brahm: Don’t Name Logical Fallacies:
http://bit.ly/2ikWwed
ERI Website:
https://EqualRightsInstitute.com
ERI Blog:
https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com
ERI Course:
https://EquippedCourse.com