Socially Conscious NYC
From Never Again
SO NYC Survey: Tuesday, 18 July 2006
Number of respondents: 11
• What about yourself do you consider socially “conscious”?
“My ideas & my profession & my creativity.”
“Drive for human empowerment”
“What I choose to get involved in, as a career, and also as a consumer. Trying to stay aware of issues especially local actions with global impacts.”
“I’m very active in outdoor activities. Preserving land, parks, and public spaces are few…”
“social conflict photographer”
“yes”
“working at socially conscious organizations and political activism”
“Too much”
“I work with inner-city youth making “conscious” media”
“Difficult question to answer”
• What are the issues that you feel most strongly about?
“homelessness”
“school finance & immigration”
“gender based issues, health disparities in health care”
“too many to list”
“middle east (Israel/Palestine)”
“environment and public health”
“Palestine, ending the war(s), economic justice and development”
“human rights & environment”
“youth development”
“the betterment of the lives of children”
• Real world constraints aside, what is one thing you would change about the world? (be as broad or as specific as you like)
“public education systems”
“education for all”
“attitudes about inequality across groups (gender, race, whatever)”
“stop the violence”
“world peace”
“equity”
“a system that values people over profit”
“let me get back to you”
“almost everything”
“spread love”
• Would you attend another SO NYC event?
Yes: 11, No: 0
“definitely”
“uptown please”
• What kind of events would you like to see SO NYC organize?
“things youth can attend”
1: More happy hours: 9
“maybe”
1A: Themed: 2
"Halloween”
“youth”
1B:General Discussion: 6
2: Discussion dinners: 8
2A: Themed: 2
“conflict prevention”
2B: General discussion: 3
3: Fundraiser parties for non-profit organizations: 6
4: Movie screenings/Book readings and discussions: 7
