The previous two posts I have published here take into account two key themes that will be explored further in this post. The first post looked into how the same social activist movements don’t always have the same effect or impact, depending on where they were featured in the world. …
The Special Anti-Robbery squad is a police unit in Nigeria that has existed since 1992 to keep down robbery, kidnapping and farm theft rates. Yet the approaches SARS have used (rape/torture/death) have led to a lot of backlashes, from both the media and activists. Having a position of power or …
Back in 2017 the American actress Alyssa Milano tweeted ‘if you’ve ever been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’ as a reply to this tweet’. Source: Twitter This tweet became the top trending tweet and reached in 85+ countries around the world. This particular incident was triggered because it …
What role does storytelling play in activism? How does impactful activism change the narrative? Human Rights Film Festival Berlin took place on 16-25 September 2021 under the theme “The Art of Change”. Its programme included forty documentaries from around the world on prevalent topics such as climate change crisis, gender …
Activists are ramping up efforts to shine a light on China’s human rights abuses ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games and they’re using art (plus hahstags) to get their message across. The #NoBeijing2022 campaign is calling on governments and sponsors to boycott the Beijing 2022 Olympics (due to take …