Activism: The policy or action of vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change. That is what activism is. Many things go into activism such as social media, vocal power, purpose, evidence & opinion, and finally knowledge on the topic. At the moment I am going to talk about the social media portion. Before you ask why I named this essay “Silent” Activism, let me tell you. Activism is nowhere near silent. In order to be a real activist you have to be loud for your cause. What I mean by “silent” activism is that social media is quiet. When you use social media you are behind a screen. You’re not actually talking to someone personally, yet you can make a big difference with followers, news, businesses, etc. Many activists have used this technique, and have become big from it. That is why you have to include social media into your activism.
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She uses social media by posting pictures of dogs for people to adopt them. In the article it says, "so I advertised him on TradeMe and he got a lot of interest and he went to a lovely home in Auckland." She also has a Facebook with many of her loyal, satisfied adopters. This has allowed her to rehome over 60 dogs.
Another example is when Emily-Anne Rigal founded WeStopHate. Emily-Anne was bullied which made her found WeStopHate so other kids would not have to go through what she does. Normally only 1 in 10 victims talk to a trusted adult about it. Now on her website she has a button called the bully button which kids now press to report the bullying and gives them advice on how to talk to an adult about it.
Craig Kielburger took social media as an advantage to gain popularity. He created WE Charity which is a online fund to give communities money so kids can go to school and not work. He used Facebook to allow people to hear about his cause and donate. All of his donations took him far and it was all because of social
She uses social media by posting pictures of dogs for people to adopt them. In the article it says, "so I advertised him on TradeMe and he got a lot of interest and he went to a lovely home in Auckland." She also has a Facebook with many of her loyal, satisfied adopters. This has allowed her to rehome over 60 dogs.
Another example is when Emily-Anne Rigal founded WeStopHate. Emily-Anne was bullied which made her found WeStopHate so other kids would not have to go through what she does. Normally only 1 in 10 victims talk to a trusted adult about it. Now on her website she has a button called the bully button which kids now press to report the bullying and gives them advice on how to talk to an adult about it.
Craig Kielburger took social media as an advantage to gain popularity. He created WE Charity which is a online fund to give communities money so kids can go to school and not work. He used Facebook to allow people to hear about his cause and donate. All of his donations took him far and it was all because of social