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Cartoon: "Click here to save the world" (source: Gwangju Blog)

Social media as a tool for the movement, not as the movement

April 22, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

On the Amnesty International USA blog, Natalie Butz discusses the value of online/social media activism to their campaigns: Online actions aren’t promoting “slacktivism,” particularly when they complement and are reinforced by the power of Amnesty’s grassroots campaigning. They are just one of the tools we can use to help us in our fight for human rights. The promotion of causes through social media is often held to scrutiny because, beyond the click of a mouse, it is difficult to see […]

Categories: Reflections • Tags: Activism, Amnesty International, Be Proud Movement, Grassroots, Natalie Butz, Slacktivism

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Is it enough to “Be proud”?

December 5, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Nina Chanpreet Kaur provides an in depth contextual critique of the Kony 2012-like “Be Proud” media campaign, launched recently at the Sikh International Film Festival in New York by entrepreneur millionaire Gurbaksh Chahal in response to the mass murder of Sikhs in Oak Creek, Wisconsin: Truly empowering people and eliminating hate comes with massive, localized, collaborative efforts aligned with existing national efforts that are measurable, focused on skill and community building, and impact the day to day lives of communities. […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Hate Crimes, TV/Movies • Tags: Be Proud Movement, Gurbaksh Chahal, hate crime, Kony 2012, Mass media, Nina Chanpreet Kaur, Oak Creek, Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, Wisconsin

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