In this weeks classed we discussed various terms and ways social media is important for activism. We discussed ways how using social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, and blogs can be used as tools for activism. We discussed in groups how Facebook can be used for contacting and communicating with high level government officials in the local community. It is a great place to spread and send messages to them. We also discussed how Facebook is also great for finding other people who share similar ideas of activism through groups. Twitter is a great medium to spread word and awareness about certain issues. You can create hashtags that can be shared among large groups of people and possibly go trending. Instagram is a great way to show evenidance and physical images of the work being done. Sense it is all about images you can post powerful phots that can be shred with large groups of people to inspire others. Youtube is great for making videos and giving a closer look that integral can’t really provide. Blogs finally, have the benefit of being able to organize and educate individuals who want to make a change about something.
Also during the week I went to a Day of Dialogue event. The Day of Dialogue was meant to build upon conversations about diversity, equity and inclusion that have already begun throughout the campus community by providing practical, participatory, and action-oriented sessions. I attended was the Language/Vocabulary concurrent event. It was run by Stephanie Tryce and Chris Heasley. It was a really great learning experience for me and I felt like a learned a lot.
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