#digitalprotest

[ericthelemming]

Instead of protesting outside City Hall here in #Linköping I am taking part via #ClimateStrikeOnline for the greater good of society. And so can you, please feel free to join us! This is my 28th week online. Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil... Latin America is on fire! Check out @fff.digital for more! #LatinAmericaIsOnFire #DigitalProtest #DigitalStrike #FridaysForFuture #ClimateJusticeIsSocialJustice #ClimateStrike #klimatstrejk‬ #BackaGreta #klimat #climate https://www.instagram.com/p/CGIENjlp-dD/?igshid=862qbi6fkxsm

[nh013-blog]

Moreover, a simple statement of fact—for example, that there were eight million Ferguson tweets— tells us very little. How many were critical of the police? How many were critical of the protestors? How many were posted by journalists (both professional and amateur)? Be-yond knowing that people tweeted, we know little about what those tweets meant to their authors and their imag-ined publics. We do not know, for example, how many of the eight million tweets were aimed at a national audience

- “#Ferguson: Digital protest, hashtag ethnography, and the racial politics of social media in the US,” Bonilla and Rosa

[acrawf12-blog]

Many wore T-shirts pro-claiming “I am Mike Brown” and held signs calling for the need to “Indict America.” These demonstrations led social media users to claim that “#Ferguson is everywhere,” emphasizing the connection between online and offline forms of protest.

Bonilla and Rosa, #Ferguson

[mclrke-blog]

Ferguson, Bonilla and Rosa

(e.g., “People are talking about #Ferguson all over the world. Here’s a interview I did for a newspaper in Italy,” along with a link to an Instagram photo of a newspaper story) This section of the text shows the global impact of the situation (police brutality in the U.S.) and power of #Ferguson.

[caitlyncarlisle]

🚫 #ideas, only #art ⚪️ |#data #artseries #Baldessari #valueofideas #creativemindset #ArtasExperience #origins #journey #transformstion #digitalprotest #ethicalredevelopment #freeindividuality #reflections x #filters #perspectives #artislife #pioneers #renegades

[terimarieochy15-blog]

For, Although Twitter activism is said to be fleeting by nature, it is also inherently aggressive.

Bonilla, Y., & Rosa,J. (2015). #Ferguson: Digital protest, hashtag ethnography, and the racial politics of social media in the United States. American Ethnologist, 42(1), 4-17. doi:10.1111/amet.12112

[ugh-no-thanks]

Wish I could be anywhere but Australia to help or even to protest against all of this shit going on, the best I can do is donate and use my blog to raise awareness and help suppoort all those who suffer. To everyone who is in a similar position, please try to do the same and don't forget to donate to honest causes, because even a little will help. My blog will now only contain posts related to such issues, in order to try to help the best I can. #DigitalProtest