Christmas lights
Transcript: S.M.A.S.H.D. Stage One: Goals: Find information on how the Christmas lights negatively affect our community Articulate research that will support our claim and movement Resources: Send out invitations Recruit Fellow citizens (locals) Make meet ups to bring out propositions forward and get our movement out there Volunteers Surveys Create a team Social Media Budget Recruiters Management Stage Two: Goals: Make the public aware The (positive)outcome of our cause Putting out all of our supportive and found evidence Resources Statistics Surveys Online surveys Flyers Small Rallies Speeches Stage Three: Challenges: Getting the community to understand the changes occurring Bringing numerical and statistical awareness to all Resources: Research team Bar graph Pi charts Newspapers Article Documentation Existing victims and confessions/ personal Statements Stage Four: Goals: Direct attention to current issue that might occur during the time frame of Christmas and after like…. Christmas fires Electrical spending Increase in pollution Pose as powerful Have enough supporters Resources: Make a Facebook pages, Snapchat, Instagram, and twitter, and MySpace to connect with the virtual community Make a hash tag and allow it to go viral Post pictures of events and Stage Six: Challenges: Letting the people keep up with the issue this far down the road Keeping the issue alive Losing followers/supporters Resources: Fundraiser Find an area to turn into headquarters Higher staff Establish a permanence in the community by Making a websites annual meeting advertisements Stage Seven: Goals: Get reforms supporting our issue Have recognition Get our followers and staff to acknowledge the success Challenges: Having the activist accept success Having the power holder accept defeat Getting a long term community established “A 2008 study for the U.S. Department of Energy found festive holiday lights consume 6.63 billion kilowatt hours of electricity every year.” "This isn't just a waste of energy, further taxing the environment. It's also contributing to a growing problem in the U.S.: light pollution." -Christmas Lights Are Ruining Your Health and the Environment by Naomi Shavin "The peak months for home fires that cause casualties are December through February" - ESFI "On average, 260 home fires begin with Christmas trees each year, resulting in 12 deaths, 24 injuries and $18.3 million in property damage" - ESFI Why You Should Join Us? Sources: http://www.globeatnight.org/light-pollution.php http://www.darkskiesawareness.org/faq-what-is-lp.php https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/annapolis-mansion-fire-report-to-be-released-wednesday-morning/2015/08/04/e55eb858-3ad4-11e5-8e98-115a3cf7d7ae_story.html S.M.A.S.H.D. Why did we begin this movement? It's lit fam Action Plan A part of our plan is to limit the timeframe in which people can have their decorations, lights, and trees out. This unfortunate Incident occured on January 20th, which is more than 10 days after out intended timeframe. If our legislature had been put into law earlier, this family would not have died. How Dangerous are the decorations? Mo' lights Mo' problems http://viewpure.com/t_eHBqVYa8A?ref=bkmk As we see from the video, the tree is extremely flammable, and once the fire starts, it will be impossible to stop. It is so fast that some children may not be able to evacuate in time, which may lead to a death. How Could You Have Prevented This? It is in your best interest. We can work together to combat these dangerous decorations. Not only can they set a home aflame in seconds, but Holiday lights can also put you at risk of very negative effects from light pollution. Not to mention, with too many Holiday lights around, you won't be able to see the stars. The Synergistic Movement Against Surfeit Home Decorations On January 20th 2015, a Christmas tree surrounded by lights and decorations set aflame. This burned down a 16,000 square foot home valued at $9 million. Not only that, it killed 6 people, the couple that owned the home, and 4 grandchildren. Statistics