People have gathered on the streets in New York City’s financial quarter in the name of the Occupy Wall Street Movement to protest against economic inequality. Many have been spurred by hash tags, and twitter feeds, and they are there to show that they resist and want change. A scene that probably comes to mind for many when thinking about digital activist movements. In general digital activism is involving Continue reading “Digital Activism that Peacefully Seeks to Engage – The Case of Sarantaporo in Northern Greece”
Digital Activism that Peacefully Seeks to Engage – The Case of Sarantaporo in Northern Greece
Digital activism is often associated with protests and resistance against society’s inequalities, but there is also a form of activism that is more peaceful in its nature that seeks to make a change by direct collaboration. One example of digital activism that peacefully has sought to engage citizens to collaborate action is the Sarantaporo Project in Greece, an initiative by a small group of people that has managed to bring free Internet access to thousands of people by tackling the digital divide.