What about hashtags? #origins #activism
#MeToo. #BlackLivesMatter. #Kony2012. #BringBackOurGirls. #ArabSpring. #TakeaKnee. #Climatestrike. #JeSuisCharlie. #HeForShe.
Can you name all the protests related to these #s? You’re not the only one. Nowadays it seems that every protest has its own hashtag. Just like the protests I described in my previous two posts, #VelvetRevolution and #ябандерівець. But where did these #s come from? And have they changed how we protest? #letsdiscover