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Digital & Technology
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Pro-gun activists using Facebook groups to push anti-quarantine protests
Read more: Pro-gun activists using Facebook groups to push anti-quarantine protestsA trio of far-right, pro-gun provocateurs is behind some of the largest Facebook groups calling for anti-quarantine protests around the country, offering the latest illustration that some seemingly organic demonstrations are being engineered by a network of conservative activists. The…
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High school senior running social media campaign for sexual assault awareness month
Read more: High school senior running social media campaign for sexual assault awareness monthTOLEDO, Ohio — April is National Sexual Assault Awareness month. Everyone is being asked to stay at home during the coronavirus outbreak, but for victims of sexual and domestic violence, it can be dangerous. Notre Dame Academy senior Emilyn Lagger…
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Jane Fonda joined TikTok and announced the launch of virtual Fire Drill Friday climate rallies
Read more: Jane Fonda joined TikTok and announced the launch of virtual Fire Drill Friday climate ralliesThis is not a drill: Jane Fonda has officially joined TikTok. On Thursday night, the 82-year-old actress and activist posted her first video to the app TikTok and announced that she would be reviving her legendary home workouts to help…
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Lifeline for Domestic Violence Survivors Isolating with Abusers During Stay at Home Orders
Read more: Lifeline for Domestic Violence Survivors Isolating with Abusers During Stay at Home OrdersThe message we keep hearing over and over again from government and health officials is that it’s imperative to practice social distancing during the COVID-19 crisis: To benefit public health, we have to stay at home. But what if your…
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‘Earth Day Sing Out’ supports climate activism, local musicians
Read more: ‘Earth Day Sing Out’ supports climate activism, local musiciansThe community is invited to join with local climate activists in the “Earth Day Sing Out” from noon to 1 p.m. and 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The event is…
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Huntsville Fighting Covid
Read more: Huntsville Fighting CovidDestin from the Youtube channel Smarter Every Day has started the “Hunstville Fighting Covid” website in order to mobilize and teach those who have 3D printers how to print Personal Protective Equipment to aid medical professionals fighting the COVID-19 epidemic.…
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#HateIsAVirus
Read more: #HateIsAVirusActivists fighting coronavirus-driven hate crimes are rallying on social media to turn masks into a symbol, rather than a target in racist attacks Jeff Elder Apr 6, 2020, 2:03 PM Activists against COVID-19-related hate crimes are leading a social media…
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Mass Protests to Online Activism: How Coronavirus is Changing the Ways Activists Fight
Read more: Mass Protests to Online Activism: How Coronavirus is Changing the Ways Activists FightFridays for Future strikers around the world shared their demands for bold climate action online Friday as many youth activists heeded public health experts’ recommendations in the face of the coronavirus pandemic by eschewing public protests in favor of digital…
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Fighting Viral Hate With a Hashtag
Read more: Fighting Viral Hate With a HashtagGrandmas diving for seafood while immigrants wrestle with identity. Scrambling for self-worth in the face of suicide. Rock music in the face of fear. A noir murder mystery. Musings on death. This lineup of Asian Pacific Islander (API) theatre works—including…
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The Sexist of the Year
Read more: The Sexist of the YearThis week’s Swede of the Week is Tomas Gunnarsson, whose quest to find Sweden’s “Sexist of the Year” has found a viral following across the country. He says Swedes who buy into the ‘most equal country in the world’ label…