Year 1 – Theme 1 – Lesson 2

1. Year 1 – Theme 1 – Lesson 2 H C JEWITT

2. Lesson 1 – Pressure Groups • Learning Objective – To Be Able To Research About Pressure Groups and Understand The Difference Between Direct and Indirect Action

3. Next Lesson • We review your research and look at examples and discuss and summarise your findings • Review an example of Direct Action and In Direct Action

4. Lesson 2 – Pressure Groups • Learning Objective – To Be Able To Review and discus Your Research also discus successful and unsuccessful case study’s in the UK at the minute and look at what ‘groups’ there targeting and how the campaigns are run.

5. Starter • Learning Objective – Consolidate your research by reviewing and discussion. • Title – ‘Tactics Used By Campaigners, Direct and Indirect Methods and examples’ (Theme 1 – Unit 1 – Point 1/3 – Notes)

6. Direct action occurs when a group of people take an action which is intended to reveal an existing problem, highlight an alternative, or demonstrate a possible solution to a social issue. • Examples of direct action can include strikes, workplace occupations, sit-ins, tax resistance, graffiti, sabotage, hacktivism, property destruction, blockades, and other forms of community resistance

7. Indirect Action – asking someone else (often someone in a position of power) to make the change you wish to see in the world. • Examples – writing a letter, lobbying, signing a petition

8. Examples You Found • Review your case studies you found and discus the key factors

9. Examples (Case Study Examples) • Direct • Students over Tuition Fees • http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11729214 • Indirect • Petition on the badger cull signed by 100,000 people • See Article (Hand Out)

10. A Recent Campaign – Badger Cull • Has It Been Successful or Not ?

11. Gloucestershire councillors vote to stop badger cull • 28 September 2012 | By Olivia Midgley • COUNCILLORS in Gloucestershire have voted to stop the badger cull going ahead on any of the local authority’s land. • Members of the Forest of Dean district council voted in favour of a motion to prevent slaughtering the animals at a packed meeting last night (Thursday).

12. New Farming Minister insists badger cull will go ahead • 25 September 2012 | By Alistair Driver • FARMING Minister David Heath has insisted the Government remains 100 per committed to implementing pilot badger culls in England this autumn, despite growing public opposition to the policy. • On Monday a petition urging the Government to ‘Stop the cull’ reached 100,000 signatures, a milestone that means the issue can now be considered for debate in the House of Commons.

13. NFU confident badger cull will start this autumn • 21 September 2012 | By Alistair Driver • THE NFU has said it is confident the outstanding issues remaining on the Gloucestershire badger control licence application will be resolved in time for culling to commence this autumn. • Natural England issued a provisional licence for badger control in the West Gloucestershire pilot cull area on Tuesday.

14. What Groups are there Targeting

15. ................................ • Government • Businesses • Media • Public Opinion Some Examples • School Uniform Policy • Local youth centre • Animal Testing “Page 17 in print of the textbook”

16. What Factors impact on a successful campaign ?

17. Examples • Finance • Membership • Role of the Media • Nature of the cause • Statues and Methods Used

18. Next Lesson (3) • Look at Case Studies Required • The Role of ‘Pressure Groups’ and the ‘media’ locally and nationally • Review an example and have a discus about your views with ‘Evidence’ to support them. • How can information be used in public debate and policy formation.