Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise | Social Media and Social Justice

Are there more incidents of violence against black people by the police, or are we just more aware of it because of digital media? Explore this question and more in Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise, Nov. 15 & 22.

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From: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Related topics : digital media and social justice

Laughter Without Borders/Rire Sans Frontiers

Social Justice, Photo & Digital Media/Pro Team students from Sutherland Secondary in North Van participated in a Vancouver Biennale BIG IDEAS project. Here is the result of our cross-cultural creation, inspired by our trip to Nepal and our interaction/reaction to the A-Maz-Ing Laughter sculpture.

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From: SutherlandSecondary

Related topics : digital media and social justice

Carl Miller, Research Director, Centre for the Analysis of Social Media, Demos

Carl Miller, Research Director at the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media, Demos speaks about how social media is changing the way society works and the emerging threats to public safety in a digital age.

The Police Foundation's annual conference 'Policing and justice for a digital age'. For more information visit http://www.police-foundation.org.uk

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From: The Police Foundation

Related topics : social media analysis / research social media / social media conference / social media social

Social Justice Awards Reception

Presiding:

David Honig, President, MMTC

Welcome

Kristal High, Editor in Chief, Politic365

Introduction Of New MMTC Officers:

Hon. Julia Johnson, Chair

Hon. Deborah Taylor Tate, Vice Chair Ronald Johnson, Treasurer

Maurita Coley, Vice President and COO

Awardees:

Champion Of Digital Equality Award:

Discussants:

Tanya Lombard

Digital Media Pioneer For Social Justice Awards:

Dennis Leoni

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From: mmtconline

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Recording of Webinar: Edutainment and digital media to challenge social norms in the MENA region

As part of our Inspiring Series of Webinars, this webinar looked at the issue of using digital media and edutainment to challenge social norms and to advance Gender Justice & Women's Rights, with an emphasis on initiatives and campaigns in the Middle East and North Africa Region.

This session, which was organised in partnership with Womanity Foundation, had the following three speakers:

* Asmaa Guedira from the Womanity Foundation.

* Dr. Sara Mourad from the Media Studies and Gender & Women's...

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From: Oxfam in the Middle East

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Censoring Internet in China (FYS PROJECT)

A project I did for my Digital Media and Social Justice class.

WHERE I GOT THE STATISTICS

1.

"Thousands of employees work for the government"

http://china.hrw.org/press/review/summary_of_china_rights_developments

2. "To censor words like 'Democracy, Freedom, Justice'

http://reference.yourdictionary.com/resources/list-of-words-censored-by-search-engines-in-the-people-s-republic-of-china.html

3.

"30 days within gaining internet access, having to register with local...

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From: Cassandra Hall

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MPH Alumni works on Podcast for Peace in Nicaragua

Alumni Alison McCullough talks about Podcast for Peace, a program that facilitates creative and intellectual expression through digital media to empower youth leaders and promote social justice through collaborative community engagement and how her MPH helped form the foundation for her current work.

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From: PHGSU

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KOURAJ: "We Are With You"

Ernest is a leader of KOURAJ (http://www.kouraj.org), a Haitian grassroots organization conducting a national communications campaign to fight homophobia and stigmatization of the LGBTQ community. It is working in collaboration with a network of local and international actors to impact legislation, reform police treatment of the community, and force the application of human rights to the LGBTQ community.

ChangeStream Media (http://www.changestreammedia.org) is a Seattle-based nonprofit...

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From: ChangeStream Media

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Starting a Movement through Social Media | Evelyn Atieno | TEDxUMD

Ever wonder how #Blacklivesmatter become as big as it is now? It was all through social media. I started my magazine — Affinity Magazine— at 16 due to the lack of authentic teen voices in journalism on topics such as social justice and politics. Since then I have generated over 2 million views, over 400 teen writers, verified status on Twitter and over 39,000 followers. I have been featured on MTV's 2016 list of social media warriors and Business Insider's most impressive high school...

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From: TEDx Talks

Related topics : social media justice warriors / social media list / business using social media

Digital Media Project

This is a project for my English 1000 class on a social justice issue

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From: Katie Taylor

Related topics : media social justice issues