Using Twitter to Combat Stereotypes - An Example from the Netherlands

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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)

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Twitter to combat stereotypes

an example from the Netherlands

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Street Pastorate in Amsterdam

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From idea to a project in four cities

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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%

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Did you recommend others to follow?

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It is personal

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Meet homeless in

other ways?

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Did it change your

view on homeless?

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Combatting stereotypes

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Effect on organisers

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What about the tweeting homeless?

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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

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