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These slides give an intro to the Umbrella Movement, which happened in 2014, and how protestors leveraged social media to amplify the gatherings
Final Presentation!
Celebrating 50th Anniversary at OMCA
(one of the exhibits at the Oakland Museum)
The Oakland Museum is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Black Panther Party! A lot of people might have misunderstandings or a lack of understanding of the Black Panther Party. Here are some facts I found interesting:
1. The party established patrols to monitor police activities to protect black men and women from police brutality.
The BPP started something that might need to continue, given that the problem of Black people being treated violently is still happening nowadays. BBack then, armed Black Panther members would monitor the interactions of police and black men and women, “to make sure that there was no brutality”.
2. The FBI tried to get rid of BPP
FBI feared BPP so they created COINTELBRO to target black nationalists groups. BPP members were harassed everyday. The fundamental reason of why the FBI tried to destroy BPP might be crucial to solving problems between the police and black people, even to this day.
3. Most of the Panthers were actually women.
Even better, men and women switched roles -- women held guns and men made breakfast for children for one of their most successful programs Free Breakfast For Children.
If you have time, definitely check it out on one of the Friday Nights at OMCA! Nothing better than having a beer and fried chicken in your hand while watching their special event!
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My Europa Trip
I decided to check out YBCA since I got free tickets from a professor at Haas. Before visiting, I checked out the YBCA website to see what exhibitions they have and saw the Tom Sachs Space Program exhibition. Still not fully understanding what the exhibition was about, I found this video:
The video was about Tom Sachs and his crew doing an ice test for Europa. So I thought the exhibition was about replicating past space explorations. I was wrong.
(Me starting my Europa journey)
What amazes me is the level of details in all of the art, the sculptures, at the exhibition. It turns out that this is Sachs’ second space project; the first one was in 2012 when Sachs and his crew had a “space project” to Mars.
Below is one of the arts put together by Sachs and his crew using some common tools and day-to-day objects. After reading an article on the motivation and background of the artist, I think the message behind this exhibition is that these objects represent humanity as a group. When we intrude other planets, we have to make sure to not ruin everything that the other planets have because that would mean ruining their daily lives. This would also explain why Sachs chose Mars and then Europa as the destinations. NASA has a mission to send human beings to Mars to live and there is scientific research on whether there are living creatures on Europa because of the liquid ocean under the surface.
I think the interpretation can definitely vary, as Sachs mentioned himself. Well, it’s time to check YBCA out and see what you think, before the exhibition ends in January!
Co-creators vs. Receivers
This past week our class had some great presentations that left some questions to all of us.
The following is a video made by the campaign It’s On Us.
I loved the video as I am a huge fan of Olivia Pope Kerry Washington. But as a classmate pointed it out, not many college students have really heard of it. I personally have never heard of this campaign. But why? The website is extremely well-designed and the campaign has some attention-grabbing supporters and celebrity endorsement.
On the opposite end, there is Black Lives Matter, which started with a hashtag #BlackLivesMatter and has gained significant attraction across North America. Black Lives Matter has over 200k likes on Facebook while It’s on us has slightly over 45k. There are definitely a lot of reasons why there is such a big difference between the two movements. I think that one is the difference between the roots of these movements. Black Lives Matter was started by a Black person demanding for change; It’s on us was a campaign started by the government to combat sexual assault. In one case, the public is the proactive end; in the later case, the public is on the receiving end.
If I were to make an analogy between social movements and business innovation, I would say that the market for It’s On Us was not ready by the time it came out, while BLM had a mature market and it was successful (in terms of attention) because customers are co-creators of the movement.
What do you all think?
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Let’s make #GlobalGoals our #Goals
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According to the UN, “Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, whatever our nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, language, or any other status. We are all equally entitled to our human rights without discrimination. These rights are all interrelated, interdependent and indivisible.” There are 16 topics that are the most concerned on the Human Rights Watch Website. If you click on one of them, you will be linked to a dedicated page for that topic where you can find a brief intro, videos and news related to this right. The page is actually very informative and very well-designed, with lots of graphic so you will not be bored going through it and facts are still very shocking! I just wanted to put the definition and the different human rights here because you cannot fight for human rights without knowing the definition and reach of these rights.
With so many different topics and so many countries in the world, it is probably useless for just one country to do everything. But how can we all solve these Human Rights problem together? In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals, which would mean an improvement on poverty, women’s rights, health, climate change, etc. by 2030. In order to do this, EVERYONE on the planet has to contribute to the campaign, not necessarily by donating, but by taking action. Gallach said, “Being famous is absolutely necessary to ensure that [the Goals] are implemented.” To be on the same page as the younger generation, the Global Goals campaign uses a lot of social media to communicate with their followers and expand their reach. Along the social media and strong visuals, they partnered with Project Everyone to really try to get everyone together.
This campaign acknowledges that it would not work unless it is active on social media. It encourages people to use the hashtag #GlobalGoals, share the videos and graphics from the website. I think the difference between this campaign is that the graphics they use are very clean and clear. The use of color is also very good, grabbing my attention. They even have an app to remind people of the world’s to-do list.
We really need everyone to be in it together for this one. Have you #GlobalGoals yet?
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Good Cause, Mixed Opinions, Hundreds of Arrests #BlackLivesMatter
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I believe every one has heard of the movement Black Lives Matter or #BlackLivesMatter but what still fascinates me is the diversity of people supporting the movement. The picture above is a great example of this.
I found this topic under herstory on the blacklivesmatter.com website. The 36% of people who have heard of the movement but don’t understand its goals at all might have thought Black Lives Matter is about the extrajudicial killings of Black People by police, while Black Lives Matter goes way farther. It actually attempts to change the Black liberation movement to include queer and trans people, disabled people, women, and ALL Black lives.
If you’re not Black, #BlackLivesMatter doesn’t mean your life isn’t important. #BlackLivesMatter remains in solidarity with all oppressed people. It anchors the women’s movement, the Chicano liberation movement, queer movements, and many more. Then, perhaps a more appropriate hashtag would be #AllLivesMatter.
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Here is the breakdown of people who support & oppose the movement. More interestingly, according to a Monmouth University poll, half of the black voters actually do not think the movement has improved race relations; 21% of Black voters actually think the movement has made things worse.
One reason could be the violence caused by the BLM protests. Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick said, “I do blame people on social media, with their hatred toward police. I do blame former Black Lives Matter protests ― last night was peaceful, but others have not been… this has to stop.” Here are some things that protestors have done:
Shutting down an interstate and major thoroughfare in MiamiVandalizing police station with red paint and spray-painted streets in OaklandLighting bonfire on a freeway
It is difficult for people to sympathize with BLM when they protest by thorwing rocks at police, spurring arrests, and demand to be released by them.
I think Black Lives Matter definitely started with a good cause, but the approach? Maybe it could be better. Protestors have to find a way to make their voices heard without causing violence.
The Uber-Angry Uber Drivers and Issues with the Sharing Economy
Not sure if this is fortunate, but Uber and Lyft have become one of the most used apps on my phone. I think it is insane that this generation is starting to use “uber” as a verb. Yes, you’ve probably said it too — “I’ll uber there later”. It might be a matter of time until the word uber gets in the dictionary.
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However, 73% of Americans actually don’t know the phrase that Uber falls under: “Sharing economy” has become the collective term for all these on-demand apps and platforms and has become a very important part of our lives.
While we enjoy the benefits of the “Sharing economy”, when I talked to some Uber drivers, a lot of them are not happy with how Uber treats them. There is a petition to the Head of Uber UK, Jo Bertram, on the GMB platform to stop Uber from further driving down workers’ rights. The petition claims that Uber does not provide basic employment rights for employees; and if you are a “self-employed” contractor, you can’t really refuse jobs or sub-contract work to others. The petition has gained a lot of support from both drivers and customers.
In fact, if you search #UberStrike on Twitter, you will see that a lot of Uber drivers are protesting the lack of employees rights and Uber’s ability to do whatever they want and lower fares whenever they want. NY, UK, Kenya, you name it.
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19 UK Uber drivers have won their cases in court against Uber with the backing of their union GMB, but Uber is planning to appeal the decision.
This is the process that a lot of new sharing platforms are going through. Airbnb is another one that is under a lot of scrutiny but with completely different issues. Because these platforms are so new, there is not enough existing bylaws to properly regulate these companies. It will take a long time to find common-ground for a lot of these cases. And this will keep happening because companies are constantly innovating and more of these platforms emerges. However, workers’ rights should not be compromised by innovation.
So what’s next? Let’s uber to court to see how Uber fights these increasing cases to remain as a dominant player in the ride-sharing economy.
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Here is a video of the Global Lives Project (featuring professor Harris) that explains the purpose and starting point of the project. Started in San Francisco, the project has now expanded to many different countries. I think the project is very interesting because it showcases stories from different parts of the world, which is often times difficult to get to in person.
The above is the video that is most viewed in the channel. It features a Japanese lady, Rumi Nagashima, who grew up in a suburb in the outskirts of Tokyo and attended an all-girls university away from her family. In 2005, an accident caused her to have to travel in a wheelchair. Growing up, she was actively involved in Girl Scouts activities so this accident was certainly difficult for her. However, she remained strong and independent after the accident and dream to be able to walk again without assistance. She also started working at Fujitsu as a system engineer after graduating from college. (More detailed story in the caption of the video)
The Global Lives Project explores “the diversity of human experience through the medium of video, and encourage discussion, reflection, and inquiry about the wide variety of cultures, ethnicities, languages, and religions on this planet.” This video of Rumi, for me, not only showed displayed culture, ethnicities, languages, but also a message to other disabled people and non-disabled people. The “new approaches to education and media arts can shape a more inclusive world”, according to this Huffington Post article, and I think the video has definitely done that by gaining audience’s empathy and encouraging them to be inclusive to everyone, regardless of physical abilities.
For the disabled people, it is a video of encouragement to show that although it might be more difficult than usual, life could function normally even in a wheelchair; for the non-disabled people, it is a video showing how no one should discriminate disabled people or think that they are any different. One thing that is not captured in the subtitle but I think is worth mentioning is when Rumi kept pushing herself in the wheelchair when commuting from city to city, she kept telling herself, “it’ll be okay, it’ll be okay.” It is ashamed that the youtube subtitles didn’t capture it because I think it shows that being disabled is not easy, but no one should give up because of that. Rumi has gone through a lot more than a lot of us, but has stayed stronger than a lot of us -- I think that itself is a very strong message that Rumi functions just like everyone else, and no one should treat her differently.
On another note, the NY Film Fest recently tweeted this:
Definitely excited about the film that Global Lives is about to bring to the world: Lives in Transit. I definitely want to see what kinds of videos and stories will be showcased and how they show the similarities and differences of people at the same time. I think Twitter would be a great way to promote this film: it’s all about the ratios and the likes and the followers! If Global Lives can leverage this platform like @malalafund does, the project would be much more impactful. Another way is to get #GlobalLivesMatter trending on the internet. A hashtag goes a long way.
She is Malala and she is #strongerthan
When I was 14, I received education as most 14 year-olds in the United States are accustomed to and take for granted. I was not aware that some people have to fight to go to school in some parts of the world.
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Malala grew up in Swat Valley and loved going to school. She wrote about how Tabliban tried to stop education and stop girls from going to school. In 2009, things got worse — music and tv were banned, Malala’s school was forced to shut down, Malala was getting death threats. After seeing Malala’s increasing popularity and how she got awarded a peace price, Talibans decided to kill her.
On a school bus ride home, she was shot from the side of her left head and she got into a fatal condition. She eventually recovered, but the shooting gained worldwide attention and a new social movement started.
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As a brave woman she has always been, Malala stood up and became a spokesperson for various issues including women and children’s rights, education rights, gender inequality. And social media has helped her along the way to her nobel prize in 2014. Her @MalalaFund account has over 9000 tweets and has reached almost 500k followers; Her #strongerthan campaign asked others to use the hashtag and share strength for the Nigerian girls who were abducted by another terrorist group. With this initiative, Malala wanted to reach the globe, not just Africa.
“So I say that I am stronger than fear. I am stronger than violence. I am stronger than terrorism. I am stronger than every kind of thing that stops me from getting education.” - Malala
(an example of how Malala used her #StrongerThan campaign)
Here are the letters from school children to Malala Yousafzai from Maryland. Clearly, Malala’s messages are spread all over the world.
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The Silicon Valley New Buzzword: Rent Control? Oh, I Meant the Lack of Rent Control.
Google, Apple, Facebook, Cisco, Netflix, Oracle...Sounds like a land of dreams right?
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Well, while we enjoy the benefits of the new technologies, you might not want to go near Silicon Valley unless you work at one of these giants. Even then, you might still want to think twice before moving there.
According to the Guardian, Trion Properties, one of the many Private Property firms that are eyeing the high salary of software engineers, is trying to flip a property in Redwood City. 180 Buckingham Avenue is a perfect, perfect location for the PE firm to do so because it is within 20 miles of Apple, Google, and Facebook. Wow. I mean, if I were to flip properties, I would pick that building too -- especially when the rent was below market value -- just think of the Internal Rate of Return...it’s like magic, but not really.
Imagine if you lived in the building and one day the landlord showed up and told you that you had exactly 2 months to move away: what should can you do? For this particular property, a lot of residents are low-income Latino families, where are they gonna move to? Note: these evictions are allowed under the California law, so the only things you could do is 1) get out 2) delay the date so you can find some other places to live. Remember, Trion Properties is only one of the many firms that are flipping properties, so the other properties that were previously affordable will no longer be affordable after the remodeling. So, these low-income families are basically kicked out of Silicon Valley.
Here is how it feels to be trapped in this and what is happening behind the scene:
But hey, if you are young and carefree but still want to live in the Silicon Valley, the boxouse might be something you want to look at. Who knows, maybe these boxes will pop the next housing bubble.
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Occupy Wall Street? Should it be Occupy D.C. instead?
We speak in the language of the unheard. Being poor is not a crime. - "The Winstons" by Andrea Ciannavei
This video is one that gained traction during the movement that gained over 80,000 views. The protestor was saying that America should end the Fed and the banking system because people suffer from inflation but not wage increases; banks are taking people’s money and multiplying the amount by investing it somewhere else and get bailed out when things go wrong. Through these videos, and social platforms such as Adbusters Magazine, Global Exchange, activists spoke to the concerns of the Americans because companies and banks get bailed out but citizens don’t get bailed out when the system goes wrong. But who is it to blame?
A lot of people blame corporatism but I think it is difficult to pinpoint why exactly corporates should bare the blame. Protestors say that corporates are greedy — but isn’t everyone? This video shows a Wall Street executive speaking with the protestors and is an interesting twist to purely the protestor side. When America decided to run on Capitalism, it decided to let the market run under the invisible hand with minimal government interaction. But why did the government bail out the banks in 2008? and why do they subsidize student loans, which eventually still gets pocketed by academic institutions (which, in my opinion, is becoming more and more like businesses)? I think the loans in fact indirectly boosted the rise in tuition because these institutions know that the governments are providing subsidies so students can pay more. So instead of allowing institutions to pocket more money, perhaps the government can cap the tuition (just a suggestion).
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Is the government to be blamed then? They are definitely NOT outstanding in being effective with their money and maximizing value but I think they have done their part to alleviate disastrous outcome. Indeed, hundreds of jobs would have been lost when the banks failed, and the economy could have gone into a worse state.
If I go on, it would just turn into an argument between capitalism and socialism. However, I do think that the revolving door (people jumping back and forth between being regulators and being lobbyist) has to be stopped. The government should not be dominated by former, or current, corporate leaders — under this current system, the special interests 100% benefit corporates because firms pocket all the profits but not suffer from all the losses. To play capitalism in a fairer manner, the government has to kick out those business people in Congress.
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Transforming from traditional unions to online campaign platform — Is Coworker.org enough?
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Can you imagine having to cover up body art at work? According to an article on factcoexist.com , Until not long ago, Starbucks had a policy that made employees cover up tattoos at work. And no one was able to fought this rule until last year, after Kristie Williams started complaining an online platform called Coworker.org .
Some companies don’t exactly care about employees’ voice until things get on media. Starbucks is a classic example. Cofounders of Coworker.org had to feature body art on Instagram and gather baristas to talk to reporters to get the policy exposed to the world. I do think it is a little sad that companies need that push to deal with real problems faced by people who work for them. This incentive is obvious because a bad news on media can easily cause a company’s stock price to plunge; ultimately, shareholders’ value would decrease, which is the last thing a company wants.
Given this mindset of companies, Coworker.org is a good way for employees to gain media’s attention. Since the platform was built, there have been numerous campaigns, including Wework employees demanding lawful wages, Uber drivers demanding automatic tipping on the app, and so on. It covers different categories that need awareness — dress code, health & safety, parental leave, you name it.
Personally, I think these campaigns need to work with traditional media to start a fire (not literally) and get the board’s attention so that the company will fix the problem. I think just getting campaign support is insufficient because when dealing with private companies, sometimes they honestly don’t care about employees until something is big enough to hurt profits. This is because the ultimate goal of a private company is not to serve the greater good, but to maximize shareholders’ profits. However, if Coworker.org partnered with a news company or media company, the campaign will reach people who still use traditional media (probably most board members of companies), on top of people who use the online platform.
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How Auntie Became an Irreplaceable Part of My Family. And My Life.
All occupations should be treated equally. I have seen families where domestic workers are treated very unfairly, but there are also families where they are treated fairly. The perception of domestic workers have to change for workers to comfortably work in other people’s homes.
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For 14 years of my life, auntie Bennie took care of my brother and I. She would cook for us, wake us up, calm my brother and I down when we got into physical fights. Yes, although I always ended up to be the one who loses, I thought I had a chance every time. Ok, back to the story. So my point is, my auntie was like my second mom. She watched me growing up, going to my first day of elementary school, middle school, and listened to me playing the piano. When she retired and returned home, our family tried to find other workers to replace her. We tried one after the other, but we just couldn’t find the right fit — no one knew our family as much as auntie did. So now we gave up and just stopped looking for another domestic worker. Over the years, auntie has become such an irreplaceable part of our family. I still remember hanging out in her room when she irons our clothes, hanging out in the kitchen and learning how to cook from her when she prepares our meals. I learned more life lessons from her than from anyone else. And I miss her. my family visited her homeland a couple years back and invited her family to a nearby island for a vacation. That was the first time I met her family in person, despite I felt like I knew them personally because she would always talk about them.
Then, I realized how important her job was in supporting her family. Her income from working overseas was the main source of money that pays for her husband’s medical bills, her son’s tuition, her daughter’s spending, and lots of miscellaneous spending. I don’t know if she sees it this way too but I think her family depended on us as much as my family depended on hers.
Always knowing the importance of domestic workers in a family like mine, I am really glad that a bill was finally passed to protect the lives of domestic workers. I know that my story is one of the few where the family works well with the domestic worker, but there are thousands of stories that are the opposite because auntie would always tell me stories of her friends’ families.
My auntie recently got Facebook so we chat once in a while. She posts comments on my pictures and everything else. And although some of them are a little weird because she would comment how she thought I looked beautiful and how she misses me, which is not common to post as a comment in North America, I smile every time I see those comments because I know she still loves me and misses me.
Ok, that was a long story. If you are too lazy to read all that, just remember this point: all occupations are equal. Domestic workers should not be treated unfairly because of the nature of the work or because of legacy judgements. If both employers and domestic workers are on the same page, both can maximize happiness by simply caring about each other.
The idea of this post came from “Domestic Workers Bill of Rights: A Feminist Approach for a New Economy,” by Poo, Ai-Jen. Check out her post!
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White Privilege — is it overdone? Or is it actually White Discrimination?
In America, I often hear jokes saying the reason to everything is “white-privilege”. It might be funny at first glance, but is it really? I cannot speak to the feelings of being accused of having “white privilege” because I am not White, and because some of my friends do not care being called that, but I can surely imagine how uncomfortable it could make one feel.
Does white privilege exist? I think the answer is yes and no. I think people can never get rid of racial differences, and in fact, they probably shouldn’t because all races should be embraced equally and no one should proactively change a race. So in that sense, yes, white people are always going to be white; yes, statistically speaking, white people are less likely to be arrested. At the same time though, I would argue that white discrimination exists. Say something that is slightly off or slightly insensible, and white people are accused of being racist. How often do you hear a black person being called racist? Rarely, but in fact, everyone could be racist. People of color could say something insensible about other races and get away with it because they are of color. I would call that “color privilege”.
“White People 101″ by Spencer Kornhaber dives into the documentary #WhitePeople, which is accused of “white-shaming”. The documentary isn’t about reverse racism, but about how some white people feel about “white privilege” — it gets pretty emotional because some white people actually ever experienced those kind of privileges. At the same time, it shares experiences such as a white person trying to be “ghetto” in front of some Black people, which is super hurtful to the Black people.
I think this is a good lesson to learn for both white people and people of color: White privilege might exist but it does not apply to every single white person; they should not be discriminated against just because they are white, just like how people of color should not be discriminated against because of their color. At the same time, we all need to be more aware of what comments we are making in front of our own race and in front of other races, but be aware that RACES DO EXIST and we can’t get rid of them.
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Algos everywhere: how should we protect ourselves?
Are you aware that webpages are tracking your browsing history? Did you know that social media platforms now sell user data to other companies to profit off users? In a society with so many new technologies, new algorithms, and new ideas, how can we minimize the grey zone of whether these algorithms are taking away from the rights of individuals? Mancini’s How do digital platforms shape our lives is a good wakeup call for all internet users.
It is definitely not uncommon to not know the answers to all the questions above. A lot of disclosures and important information on how data are used are embedded in the jargons of Terms of Service agreements, which no one really remembers apart from scrolling all the way to the bottom and clicking “I agree to the Terms”. There are several solutions to this unawareness but one that is really interesting is Smart Contract: the user and platform enter into a “smart contract”, which “rely on a blockchain able to execute through an automated trigger mechanism build into the contract. All opt-in/out decisions are specified and can include certain provisions in the event of a breach of contract” (Marcini) So when a company breaches a contract, the protection mechanism creates a record of the company’s actions, and then users are compensated for breaches. Wow, so better understanding of terms plus getting compensated? Sounds good to me — never thought that was a possibility.
Some possible government interventions are forming government bodies and enforcing algo governance agreements, adding independent multi-stakeholder body, and so on. However, I never thought that journalists would be able to help as accountability agents — public information services “are continuously monitored and scrutinized in terms of services they provide, how these might differ across users, therefore exposing potentially problematic information politics.” (Marcini) I think this is very effective in raising user awareness and in protecting individual rights when it comes to data protection and usage.
A mix of individual empowerment and governance is probably best for protecting users’ rights. Now, someone just needs to figure out an algo to figure out what this mix is so that the government and companies can start working on the change that needs to happen.
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Hello World
Hello everyone, I am AwkwardTurtle. I started this blog today to discuss issues related to different social movements, and how people involved in the movements use(d) social media to create impact. There are certainly a lot of movements that college students, like myself, are unaware of. At UC Berkeley, students are required to take an American Cultures course before they graduate. This requirement was fought for and was finally instituted in late 1980s. The fact that this AC requirement stemmed from a movement itself shows how this requirement serves to “uncover unknown aspects”, and I hope to share with everyone what unknown aspects I have uncovered. I will not only discuss issues from the past, but also issues that are happening at the moment because a lot of people have the misconception that all movements are in the past. Not all movements are history! I believe that looking at the past is certainly important but the present is equally as important since they both have shaped the society we are in right now.
I hope that got you at least a little hooked on this blog. Here is a link to the Youtube page by the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) that I thought would be a fun page to look through. From how to make wheatpaste for wall posters to how to document a police activity, YBCA got you covered if you get inspired to participate in a social movement one day. Experience change in the society by participating in a movement yourself! Alternatively, you can just choose to keep reading my blog :)
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