I understand the movement, and I would like to support TheIrate8. But where do you think the line will be drawn as far as asking for prez Ono's support vs. straight up disrespecting the president of our institution? I feel like WE could have a more respectful approach to administration
Many have suggested we find alternative and respectful methods of approaching administration. However, the people making these suggestions do not see behind the scenes. For years, we have made numerous humble approaches to administration. We have been ignored, passed over, and just given the "okie-doke". It was time for an alternative strategy, but putting pressure on the University from a PR perspective. It is easy to be overlooked or ignored when only a few people in a small board room can hold you accountable. However, it is harder to ignore a situation when hundreds of people are watching and waiting.
As you can see from President Ono's recent posts on Instagram, and his communication with us (which you cannot see), we are supported by him. The line was drawn pretty crisply. We showed strength, we showed unity, we showed our passion, but we did not exhibit disrespect. President Ono was not called out of his name, is character was not attacked, nor his family, his position, his livelihood, or his appearance. That would have been disrespectful if we had done any of those things. We simply called for attention. However, this time we did not whisper, we shouted. As you can see from our video we circulated the following day, we love President Ono and this University. If you visit our website www.theirate8.com you will see in the video our response to the question: “Do you hate President Ono?” and "Do you hate UC". We do not hate either, and we do not aim to attack either, only promote growth. Dr. Ono's social media was chosen to direct our aims at because most other big decision makers at UC are not on social media and would not be affected or likely even know if a social media movement was happening. However, Dr. Ono is tapped into social media and could relay the message.
As you can see from President Ono's recent posts on Instagram, and his communication with us (which you cannot see), we are supported by him. The line was drawn pretty crisply. We showed strength, we showed unity, we showed our passion, but we did not exhibit disrespect. President Ono was not called out of his name, is character was not attacked, nor his family, his position, his livelihood, or his appearance. That would have been disrespectful if we had done any of those things. We simply called for attention. However, this time we did not whisper, we shouted. As you can see from our video we circulated the following day, we love President Ono and this University. If you visit our website www.theirate8.com you will see in the video our response to the question: “Do you hate President Ono?” and "Do you hate UC". We do not hate either, and we do not aim to attack either, only promote growth. Dr. Ono's social media was chosen to direct our aims at because most other big decision makers at UC are not on social media and would not be affected or likely even know if a social media movement was happening. However, Dr. Ono is tapped into social media and could relay the message.