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Social media shifts the ‘revolution’
Social media has gained rapid popularity as an instrumental activist tool in recent years with memorable results.
Class explores activism and social media
Professor of Education John Bartelt and Associate Professor of Public Administration Matthew Witt have teamed up this semester to lead an interdisciplinary seminar on activism.
Occupy L.A.’s carnival of the bizarre
On Nov. 23 I ventured into the city with a few friends. As I walked down Spring Street we noticed the now infamous Occupy L.A. camp on the south side of City Hall and decided to pay a visit.
Protests escalate to a breaking point
The Occupy movements have taken hold in nearly every part of the country over the course of the past few months as hundreds of thousands have joined together to protest the practices of Wall Street and the current distribution of wealth.
Hearing from the other 99
The leaderless protest group “Occupy Wall Street” has entered its third week of demonstrations. The protests, which began on Sept. 17, have for the most part been peaceful, drawing in crowds of thousands to New York City’s Zuccotti Park.
