Hopewell Valley Student Podcasting Network 

Show Name:  Do You CARE?

Episode #3: Activism Before vs. After the Pandemic

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In this episode of Do You CARE  the Podcast we discuss: performative activism on social media, resurgence of various social justice movements, and how we can be all be better activists.

Today’s Hosts

• Elliot Block
• Addie Sullivan
• Emily Eschleman 
• Xavier Jimenez OR Regina Franco-Valverde

Segment 1: Digitalization of Advocacy and Why it Occurred 

• Pandemic impact (general) 
• Do you advocate via social media and if so how often?
• Protests during summer 2020
• Social media activism - BLM posts
• Black screen - positives/negatives
• Did you post a black screen? If yes, why? If not, did you post something else?
• Definition of performative activism
• Elliot, went to protest in person
• Addie and Emily, did not go, but explain why or circumstances and if they had the desire to go
• Why is social media important for the people who couldn’t go to in person events

Segment 2: How Can You Be a Better Activist? 

• What are the kinds of things that we should be posting on social media
• Important links, upcoming events
• Slacktivism?
• Posting whatever you see, posting the bare minimum (content)
• Intent of the post and how you can’t tell if it’s well intended
• Is social media activism required
• Peer pressure?
• Does not posting strip away your allyship?

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