Author:Wayne Hsiung

Published on:October 3, 2013

Measuring Progress in Activism

From DxE's open meeting this past weekend.

"What does measurement have to do with the animal rights movement? What should activists measure, and why? When is measurement useful? When is it misleading? How can activists weigh the costs and benefits of spending some of their time, energy, and resources on measurement?"

PDF of the presentation can be found here.

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