Burst the bubbles
Large mobilization and real change comes when online activism links people of different groups, ages and ideologies together.
Category: Activism
#MeToo: Can a viral hashtag end sexual harassment and abuse?
On Sunday afternoon, American actress Alyssa Milano tweeted an idea which sparked a viral hashtag movement against sexual assault and …
Makeup, fashion – and activism
Beauty bloggers have an extensive platform of influence, and in Norway some of them choose to address major social issues.
NFL-TRUMP FEUD ON ANTHEM, DIGITAL MEDIA, AND A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
In the United States, players in the National Football League (NFL) have been protesting against racial discrimination and …
#StopAdani: Online organising, offline action
Last Saturday 7 October, over 16,000 people came together across 45 iconic Australian locations to send a clear message to …
THE DIGITAL NEW MEDIA AS A DOUBLE – EDGED SWORD
In the first week of September 2017, it was reported by an online news medium Sahara Reporter …
How YouTube videos are helping human rights researchers
The ubiquity of mobile phones and the more extended access to the Internet is facilitating sharing videos or images that can serve as evidence of violations of human rights.
No Somos Delitos & the world’s first virtual protest
On April 10, 2015, thousands of holographic projections marched in front of the Spanish Parliament building in the world’s first …
#niunamenos: a combination of offline and online feminist activism
#NiUnaMenos Argentinian feminist campaign started two years ago to protest against the increase and impunity of femicides and demanding political commitment…
DIGITAL NEW MEDIA: NOT ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOLD
Before relocating to the West few years back I had at one instance accidentally being opportune to be in …