Internet activism

Advocacy is a public support for a suggestion for a particular reason or cause of action. It is a process of pleading or arguing in support of a cause, idea, or policy. It is a process of following a cause or proposal. Advocacy seeks to ensure that people, communities, particularly those who are most vulnerable have their voices heard on issues that are vital to them. In other words it defends such people and protects their privileges. “Advocacy means taking action to bring about the change one…

Protesting is a form of activism around the world. It can be a way to bring change into the world. Protesting is a worldwide act, and there are many different ways to do it. Just a few examples are boycotting, marches, sit-ins, petitions, strikes, riots, and rallies. Although some forms of protesting can be controversial, it is an American right to stand up for what you believe in. Protesting is an important thing in society because it raises visibility about the cause, it unites people under…

Is Protest Patriotic? When most people disagree with something big going on, they tend to keep it to themself. This was not the case for the protesters in the Vietnam War and in March for Our Lives. Much like the protesters in the Vietnam War, March for Our Lives campaigns are working on making America a better place. It is led by four young adults by the name of Emma Gonzalez, Jacklyn Corin, David Hogg, and Cameron Kasky. There are many ways to go about protesting, but protests are most…

Networks Political Process Model was developed as a critique of Resource Mobilization Theory, which tended to focus only on formal organisational networks. As Beinin and Vairel (2013) point out, since then several scholars have recognised the importance of informal networks. As they argue, informal factors shape social movements (10-11). As Baylouni (2013: 89) puts it, ‘[m]uch transformation occurs through both the dynamics of everyday life and member involvement in movement institutions that…

The emergence of the suburbs caused both cultural and political changes in the 1960s and 1970s. The suburbs represented prosperity, affluence, and security, while also creating a more society with more homogeneity. The development of interstate highways in the 1950s made suburbanization easier because it gave citizens the ability to commute to work from the suburbs (Suri, Lecture 20). The suburbs divided communities and separated individuals from the cities, creating a form of self-segregation,…

major financial contributors to political parties,” (364). Activism is action taken for a cause that goes beyond what is considered standard or routine. A political party activist is an individual who spends time promoting a political party, the party’s platform, and the party’s candidates. These people tend to hold more ideological political beliefs…

In recent years, musicians have routinely used their voices in efforts to support or protest politicians and their policies. Some artists choose to release public statements in support of or decrying political candidates, while others choose to support or decry candidates by penning or dedicating songs to them. Oftentimes, especially in this past Presidential election cycle, musicians have denied political candidates permission to use their music in campaigning efforts. Some of these artists may…

In the discussion of #activism, one controversial issue has been that awareness on social media can create changes. On the one hand, Seay argues that awareness does not create changes. On the other hand, Carr contends that social media can bring attention that would eventually cause changes. When we look at this discussion at a whole, it shows us that not everyone realized the changes that social media actually has. My own view is that it gives more opportunity for underprivileged groups to…

through activism is key to preventing such marginalization in the first place. In our world and current political climate, political activism ha never been more important; our country has transformed into a polarized reality that is constantly being influenced by politics, and to make a real, lasting change in the world, one must become involved. For a brighter future, where unity rather than division, equality rather than oppression, are daily occurrences rather than miracles, political…

Protest has long been a reaction by people when they feel as if something wrong is being done towards them or people they care about. In the article titled “It was like a fever” written by Francesca Polletta they talk about various protest through time but, one seems to stick out in particular and that is the sit-ins done by college students in Greensboro, North Carolina. In the article they talk about this one so heavily because they say it was unplanned and “it was like a fever everyone wanted…