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Digital Citizenship: The Good, The Bad, & The Role of the Internet

January 18, 2019 By Tyler Goodwin

In the early history of democracies, political voting was inherently simple: it was the communication of approval or disapproval of policies, platforms, and so on. Dissention was normal, but the partisan politics we are familiar with today were almost nonexistent. Issues that one politician had with another’s proposal were addressed in a direct, timely manner. […]

Filed Under: Activism, Civil and Political Rights, government, Human Rights Issues, Human Rights of Special Groups, North America Tagged With: democracy, Digital citizen, government, internet, policy, social media

The Spiritual Power of Nonviolence: A Modern Meditation on King’s Conviction

January 15, 2018 By Nicholas Sherwood

*** In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, we will repost the blogs from August in which writers looked at his legacy and words to see if the words he spoke and life he lived find application in society today.  Spiritual power is real.  When confronted with the imminent threat of violence during […]

Filed Under: Activism, Human Rights of Special Groups, Minority Rights, North America Tagged With: martin luther king jr, nonviolence, power, resistance, social change, social justice, social media, spirituality

Human Rights in the Age of Online Activism

December 7, 2016 By Marlee Townsend

Online activists are often termed as “social justice warriors” by those who doubt their impact. Self-identified “trolls” cast ridicule on these individuals, beliving social media activism is useless. How merited are these claims, and how useful is online activism? Social media users have transformed online platforms from casual social atmospheres to an environment of learning. The […]

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