slacktivism project
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But how effective is this social activism?
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Social Activism does very little to have lasting effects…
… and often raises questions of who initiated the campaigns, and who’s listening
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Breast cancer marketing has been taken on by many companies, often promising donations to research with purchases of certain products
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Governments, too can use our desire to be involved against us
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Egyptian protesters used social media to their advantage, and shocked the government by its power
But other governments were quick to learn
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But, “the Syrian government lifted a ban on Facebook and YouTube—nominally as a "concession" to opposition groups—but this was almost certainly done in order to more easily monitor public dissent.”
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#BringBackOurGirls has driven media attention as of late, and with it, calls to action by the US government
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From this trend, “Americans [have asked] why these girls were taken and why they can’t be found without having any of the information which would answer those questions.”
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… when “sometimes the answer to the question, ‘What can we do?’ is ‘Nothing.’”
It has raised awareness of a complex issue, which doesn’t have a simple history or solution, leaving them trying to act without information…
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Even still, people feel there is power behind the “like”
Hillary Clinton has said of the internet and social media that “[The US government] want[s] to put these tools in the hands of people who will use them to advance democracy and human rights,"
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“It doesn’t require that you confront socially entrenched norms and practices. In fact, it’s the kind of commitment that will bring only social acknowledgment and praise.”
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Slacktivism continues to play a large role in activism today, but the effects are often very mixed
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References
• Slide 5 - http://www.newsweek.com/what-color-your-bra-facebooks-pointless-underwear-protest-222786
• Slide 8 - http://www.prwatch.org/node/7403
• Slides 10,11 -http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052748704657704576150653606688990?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052748704657704576150653606688990.html
• Slides 15,16 - http://www.alternet.org/world/how-not-bring-back-our-girls?page=0%2C0
• Slide 17 -http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/01/02/freedomgov?wp_login_redirect=0
• Slides 18, 19 -http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/10/04/101004fa_fact_gladwell?currentPage=all