Her Campus at Denison
Technology and Activism
Protest culture has always been a major part of the American political realm. From the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s to the rise in climate change campaigns, it’s...
Her Campus at NCSU
HOW TO IDENIFY, AND AVOID, ‘TRENDY’ ACTVISM
Activism is a movement that does not take place solely in the streets anymore. It is unavoidable, seeping through each person’s social media feed in the form of an...
Her Campus at UWindsor
“If You’re Not Posting About This Issue You’re on the Side of the Oppressor”: Social Media and Performative Activism
This is gonna be a rant, y’all, so buckle up your seat belts ’cause you’re in for a ride. In short, a lot of horrible sh*t has been happening...
Her Campus at Wilfrid Laurier
Slacktivism: Are You A Part of It?
Slacktivism : what is it? It’s “the practice of supporting a political or social cause by means such as social media or online petitions,...
Her Campus at Washington
Black History Month: Let’s Stop With the Performative Activism
It’s Black History Month, and it’s the first one after a surge of BLM protests over the summer in 2020 that resulted from the murders of...
Her Campus at Washington
Repost Activism and Why it Needs to Stop
Maybe think twice about reposting that same image as everyone else.
Her Campus at U Toronto
Taking the Active Out of Activism: The Rise of Slacktivism in A Social Justice Era
I'm an activist if I tweet hashtags regularly right?
Why We Should Be Mindful of ‘Slacktivism’
We’re all privy to sharing some political humour or social empathy with our Facebook friends - likes and shares equal people power, right?...
Are you a slacktivist?
Are you a slacktivist? Most don’t even know what that word means, but many of us have encountered them on our Twitter timelines, Facebook...
Let’s Talk About Slactivism
Starting with a quick definition to make sure we are all on the same page, slacktivism is a catchy portmanteau for participating in a cause...