6. Social Activism does very
little to have lasting effects…
… and often raises questions of
who initiated the campaigns, and
who’s listening
By Serenity (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
7. By Josh Hallett from Winter Haven, FL, USA (New York Stock Exchange Boardroom - New York) [CC-BY-SA-2.0
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
8. Breast cancer marketing has
been taken on by many
companies, often promising
donations to research with
purchases of certain products
By Airman 1st Class Ashley Reed [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
9. Governments, too can use our
desire to be involved against us
By Robert Viñas (Presidential Communications Operations Office, Office of the President) [Public domain], via
Wikimedia Commons
10. Egyptian protesters used social
media to their advantage, and
shocked the government by its
power
But other governments were quick to learn
By Essam Sharaf (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL
(http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons
11. But, “the Syrian government lifted a ban on Facebook and
YouTube—nominally as a "concession" to opposition
groups—but this was almost certainly done in order to
more easily monitor public dissent.”
By Voice of America News: Henry Ridgwell on Turkish border, "Refugees Flee Aleppo; Hot, Barren Turkish Camps
Await". [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
12. By Hustvedt (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-
sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
14. #BringBackOurGirls has driven
media attention as of late, and
with it, calls to action by the US
government
By Michelle Obama, Office of the First Lady [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
15. From this trend, “Americans
[have asked] why these girls
were taken and why they
can’t be found without
having any of the
information which would
answer those questions.”
By Medina Dauda (VOA) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
16. … when “sometimes the answer to
the question, ‘What can we do?’ is
‘Nothing.’”
It has raised awareness of a complex issue, which
doesn’t have a simple history or solution, leaving
them trying to act without information…
By hdptcar from Bangui, Central African Republic (Rebel in northern CAR 02) [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-
sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
17. Even still, people feel there is
power behind the “like”
Hillary Clinton has said of the internet and social
media that “[The US government] want[s] to put
these tools in the hands of people who will use them
to advance democracy and human rights,"
By Veni Markovski from New York, USA (Hillary speaking to supporters, New York) [CC-BY-2.0
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
18. By Steve Kaiser from Seattle, US (WTO protests 10 Uploaded by nesnad) [CC-BY-SA-2.0
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
19. “It doesn’t require that you
confront socially entrenched
norms and practices. In fact,
it’s the kind of commitment
that will bring only social
acknowledgment and praise.”
By Tulane Public Relations (Flickr: DSC_2739) [CC-BY-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via
Wikimedia Commons
20. Slacktivism continues to play a
large role in activism today, but
the effects are often very mixed
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