Internet activism

The objective of this report is to discuss social responsibility within fashion industry with key focus on the areas of ‘Craftivism’. The report will revolve around the non-profit label Awamaki Lab with founder Kennedy Leavens; who’s main aims include welfare of Quechua women weavers in Peru. With creating close links to feminism and women empowerment with the on going projects within the brand which will be a focal point as we proceed in the report. Craftivism as defined by Betsy Greer(2007), who

(187) Finally, the Beatles had also become politically active mainly due to John Lennon and his political activism. He took a part in the anti-war movement and became a Native and African-American rights proponent (popmatters). These issues had a huge influence on his music, and songs such as “Revolution”, “Imagine” or “Give Peace a Chance” have all political

“Police Brutality” is an atrocity that in today’s society is becoming more and more prevalent. There are many cases in which a cop shoots a suspect for no reason or uses excessive force when it is not necessary, but these are very few. It has many contributing factors such as, parents teaching their kids to disrespect and ignore the request of the police and others being convinced that cops are racist or just hateful towards the general populace. Some activists groups are against the police and are

Asia due to the socio-political background. Sunflower movement, a protest that took place in Taiwan earlier this year in March will be used as the case study for the topic. Due to the lack of academic resources about this new event, news article and internet resources will be my main approach of research for the movement. This essay will discuss the topic by discussing how social media can be used in protest, a brief introduction on the Sun Flower movement in Taiwan, the way social media had been used

This photograph, taken in 1967 in the heart of the Vietnam War Protests, depicts different ideologies about how problems can be solved. In the picture, which narrowly missed winning the Pulitzer Prize, a teen is seen poking carnations into the barrels of guns held by members of the US National Guard. This moment, captured by photographer Bernie Boston symbolizes the flower power movement. Flower power is a phrase that referred to the hippie notion of “make love not war”, and the idea that love and

Politics is a bloodsport, one big game of corruption, muckraking, prostitution, and defilement, which is played by the politicians, the media, and the seemingly innocent public that tends to forget that politicians are humans also, no better than the masses except for one thing, the ability to play the game. Primary Colors by Anonymous portrays this fraudulent game perfectly, exhibiting all of the dark aspects of a political campaign: from the vicious media in their pursuit of scandals, to the traitorousness

Nurses to Engage in Political Involvement There has been a pandemic apathy towards political activism among the nursing fraternity, despite the fact that politics to a greater extent affects the way these medical practitioners carry out their duty of providing care. Nurses have not seen any reason for political involvement citing that no direct relationship exists between nursing and political activism (Boswell, Canon and Miller 5). They claim that nursing is about application and service, demonstration

One of the most skillfully written compositions was done in a jail cell in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who was heading a national political movement for the recognizable equal treatment of colored people wrote a letter to his fellow clergy men while being imprisoned. In one article, he was able to address not only the clergy, but a wide, diverse audience, send his message across thoroughly, and affect millions of lives because of his purpose and the different personas

Next, the Black Panther Party provided a variety of social services and programs designed to meet the needs of the black community. Often times overlooked, these services have been virtually absent in the mainstream media’s coverage of the Panthers. Often times “the government’s myopic perception of the party as a glorified street gang, clouded substantial analysis of their social programs by outside observers” (Kirby). The Panthers were known to offer a “wide range of health and social services

movement was an organic resistance movement, then Charles M. Payne's “I've Got the Light of Freedom” should remove all doubt. The movement was created and maintained by an organizing tradition that stretched back to the early 1940s. It featured an activism of an earlier, socially invisible generation, including war veterans, ministers, civic-minded businessmen, and average laborers. Greenwood is the focus of Payne's story, and the peak years of movement activity there were 1962-1964, which was the