Modern protest music breeds performative inaction
Posting covers of politically edgy songs on social media is not productive activism.
Tag Archive for: activism
LA County jails will never get better if we don’t intervene now
One of the cruelest jail systems in the nation is right under our noses, but why hasn't it improved after a 50-year legal battle?
Triple Bottom Line: Performance or progress? The case for climate activism
Youth climate activists found success in amplifying their voices via social media, but it’s important to use the platforms to inspire tangible action in real life.
Triple Bottom Line: Feminism is still relevant and the environmental movement needs it
Intersectional activism and gender equality are key in achieving climate justice.
Instagram slideshows are a poor substitute for real activism
Instagram “activism” and social justice slideshows indulge people in “lazy liberalism” and the desire to project social justice values rather than act on them, trivializing important issues.
The ‘student activism’ brand can be harmful
The practice of resume-building through capitalizing on self-proclaimed “activism” is immoral.