Thread by @mrhick01

#ADOS Family,

When surveying the ADOS chapters, the political education, the growing number of video & audio podcasts...we are building a media presence & possessing an increasing ability to establish *our own narrative.*

WE are doing this, together.

Now let me extend that. I continue to have & engage in conversations, all around.

There was a Medium piece that I published two days ago as a counter to Jessica Ann Mitchell Aiwuyor, but it's time to consider additional, deeper issues.

Let's explore. #ADOS (1/x)

I provided the community something to read & refute, a criticism of the charges that Ms. Aiwuyor has accused the ADOS movement of, & we know that they're all ridiculous.

We have to get beyond *that* however. (2/x)

How are these attacks USED against the movement, & thinking beyond the mean things that a person or group says here or there, let us start thinking about HOW SUCH CRITICISMS negatively impact our perception...and how do we as a body counter it? (3/)

Let's consider all of the recent public challenges on various media around #ADOS.

@CzarinaHarris shared with the family some of the battles we are having with the ADOS entry on Wikipedia; (4/x)

There is the Aiwuyor narrative, & beyond her as an individual, I need the family & the leaders, facilitators & founders to consider what the *impacts* of the negative framing & narrative mean as we construct strategies on how to counter them. (+) (5/x)

We have to understand how our antagonists who reject our lineage argument use these false narratives against us, for example, we need to be more intentional about the metadata we embed in our web media, so that positive ADOS output is on top when doing web searches; (6/x)

We have to think about how media crafted against #ADOS are used by other, larger, "mainstream" outlets as a "go-to" reference...and how to flip that to get others to come to OUR EMERGENT ADOS MEDIA OUTLETS to get a better understanding about our political project. (7/x)

Ultimately, much of these conversations need to take place OFF OF SOCIAL MEDIA, because this demands strategy & tactical thinking.

Think of the Aiwuyor "Understanding ADOS..." piece, the followups & the copyright mess of the NY lawyer as a continuum. (+) (8/x)

This is where we have to be #ADOSAgile & iterate. Level up. Study up to build our expertise, & leverage our crisis management & ADOS-tech folk to respond & address these real challenges.

The battle on this front must begin. Get ready, be ready. #ADOS (9/STOP)