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We get more followers in times of crisis’: As pandemic limits in-person action, activism goes digital
Title (Dublin Core)
We get more followers in times of crisis’: As pandemic limits in-person action, activism goes digital
Description (Dublin Core)
PHOENIX – Civil rights marches. Anti-war protests. Rallies against gun violence.
Public demonstrations historically have involved the “mass mobilization of bodies,” according to Tiera Rainey, program director for the Tucson Second Chance Community Bail Fund and an organizer with Black Lives Matter Tucson.
But when the novel coronavirus struck, prompting warnings against crowds and close contact, Arizona’s new reality of social distancing forced organizers to rethink that framework.
Public demonstrations historically have involved the “mass mobilization of bodies,” according to Tiera Rainey, program director for the Tucson Second Chance Community Bail Fund and an organizer with Black Lives Matter Tucson.
But when the novel coronavirus struck, prompting warnings against crowds and close contact, Arizona’s new reality of social distancing forced organizers to rethink that framework.
By Jessica Myers and Vandana Ravikumar/Luce Foundation: Southwest Stories Fellowship
Date (Dublin Core)
September 21, 2020
Creator (Dublin Core)
Jessica Myers
Vandana Ravikumar
Contributor (Dublin Core)
Erin Craft
Event Identifier (Dublin Core)
Cronkite-LuceFellowship
Partner (Dublin Core)
Arizona State University
Type (Dublin Core)
link
Link (Bibliographic Ontology)
Publisher (Dublin Core)
Cronkite News
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Protest
English
Social Issues
English
Community & Community Organizations
English
Technology
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
activism
advocacy
internet
funding
social change
virtual
Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)
lucegrant
Collection (Dublin Core)
Luce Grant
Linked Data (Dublin Core)
Exhibit (Dublin Core)
Southwest Stories>Schools, Services & Small Businesses
Southwest Stories>Jessica Myers
Southwest Stories>Vandana Ravikumar
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
10/01/2020
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
10/01/2020
10/21/2020
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