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Butterfly

2000

This documentary, which first aired on public television in 2000, chronicles environmental activist Julia "Butterfly" Hill's 738-day tree-sit in the ancient redwood tree she named Luna.

79 min

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#HashtagActivism: Networks of Race and Gender Justice

How marginalized groups use Twitter to advance counter-narratives, preempt political spin, and build diverse networks of dissent.

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Sarah J. Jackson, Moya Bailey, Brooke Foucault Welles
2024
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Grassroots Activists Must Consider the Personal Costs of Digital Campaigns

Widespread use of social media has made it easier to mobilize collective action, yet citizen activists struggle to navigate these digital tools and increasingly report feeling burned out.

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Delia Dumitrica, Mylynn Felt
2020
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Memes to Movements: How the World’s Most Viral Media Is Changing Social Protest and Power

A global exploration of internet memes as agents of pop culture, politics, protest, and propaganda on- and offline, and how they will save or destroy us all. Memes are the street art of the social web.

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An Xiao Mina
2024
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