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MIDTERMS: VISUAL ESSAY COURSE CODE: D02 COURSE TITLE: Civic Media Prepared by: Anthony Salatto Submitted to: Professor Mukhongo Introduction I chose to walk around Manayunk to observer different types of street art in the community. There are many different murals located around this part of Philadelphia that are all uniquely different and have there ownContinue reading “Midterm”

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeahYeah, yeah, yeah, go, go awayYeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeahYeah, yeah, yeah, go, go awayYeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeahYeah, yeah, yeah, go, go awayYeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeahYeah, yeah, yeah, go, go awayWe just wanna partyParty just for youWe just want the moneyMoney just for youI know you wanna party (yeah)PartyContinue reading “Week 8”

In this week of class we discussed and looked at young women activists. It was quite inspiring to hear the many stories of young women who made huge impacts for important causes they are fighting for. Emma reports on labor issues for an independent, public access television show in Vancouver. Nenetzin stands in the centerContinue reading “Week 7 Blog”

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 governmentContinue reading “Week 6 Blog Post”

During this week in class we looked at the power and affect street art can have on poor communities. First we looked at street installations in Baltimore to battle the city’s problem with vacant building. The art installations purpose was to put pressure on the land lords and raise awareness abandoned building have for aContinue reading “Week 5 Blog Post”

This is my example of culture jamming to raise awareness that Apple is funding paramilitary groups in Colombia. Violent paramilitary groups have infiltrated every level of the supply chain, extorting prospectors, gold traders and some of the country’s top mining officials.

During this week in class we discussed about to major social issues and their awareness campaigns. We read and watched the Invisible Children’s awareness campaign against KONY and than compared that to The Spring – Charity Water. One was great example of how to use viral awareness for good the other was a great exampleContinue reading “Week 3 Blog Post”

During this week of class we discussed the many different types of social theories. Understanding these theories are crucial to the overall learning in Civivc media as we can use the theories and apply them to really world scenarios. Structural conduciveness, structural strain, the growth of generalized belief, precipitating factors, the mobilization of participants forContinue reading “Week 2 Blog Post”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”