Title: Social Media as Activism and Social Justice | Maryville Online
Headings: A Guide to Activism in the Digital Age
A Guide to Activism in the Digital Age
How Social Media and Activism Work Together
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
Arab Spring
Black Lives Matter
#LoveWins
#MeToo
Occupy Wall Street
How Social Media Can Promote Social Justice
Coordinating Community Responses
Platforming Lived Experiences
Promoting and Planning Events
Sharing Pictures and Videos
Signal Boosting
Utilize the College Population
Best Social Media Strategies for Nonprofits
Fundraising
Partnering with Influencers
Promoting Events
Sharing Stories
Spreading Awareness

Content: Platforming Lived Experiences
Many social justice causes work to build equity for minorities and underrepresented individuals and groups within society. The stories and struggles of minorities often aren’t well known or publicized, but social media can provide a platform to amplify and share them with potentially millions of people across the globe. This exposure helps share lived experiences about racial violence, sexual harassment, and other forms of oppression directly from the underrepresented. Promoting and Planning Events
As seen with Occupy Wall Street, the Arab Spring, and the Black Lives Matter movement, social media can create public awareness around issues in the name of social justice. The ability to reach a larger audience by sharing information empowers communities to organize in the real world around a cause. Political activist group MoveOn plans and organizes swift responses to real-world proceedings in “Rapid-Response Events.” MoveOn hosts immediately availa