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A homeless man in San Francisco’s Transbay Terminal contemplates which bus will take him from suffering to paradise, 10/23/09.
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Progressive compadre Supervisors David Campos and Ross Mirkarimi during a weekly Board of Supervisors meeting, 11/3/09.
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Supervisor Carmen Chu has a little fun with Supervisor Sean Elsbernd during a weekly Board of Supervisors meeting, 11/3/09.
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Out of a total 451,988 registered voters in San Francisco, only 91,970 voters cast ballots (20.4%) in the November 2009 election.
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Three of several oil on canvas panels by portrait painter Sean Cheetham (Los Angeles) currently on exhibit at Lincart, San Francisco.
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WHAT IS CARROTMOB?
Carrotmob is a method of activism that leverages consumer power to make the most socially-responsible business practices also the most profitable choices. Businesses compete with one another to see who can do the most good, and then a big mob of consumers buys products in order to reward whichever business made the strongest commitment to improve the world. It’s the opposite of a boycott.
It’s easier to understand if you look at an example. In the first ever Carrotmob event, a liquor store agreed to invest in upgrades that made their store more energy-efficient. In exchange, hundreds of Carrotmobbers showed up at once to support the winning liquor store. To the right is a video of that campaign, and the mayhem that ensued…
So…that video might be a little heavy on the dancing, but it explains the concept rather well. Now, choose a category below and we’ll tell you why the people in that category tend to love Carrotmob….
If you want to organize your own Carrotmob, email us at info@carrotmob.org. Also find us on Twitter and Facebook.
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