activism
Grassroots campaigns have proven instrumental in bringing about political, social or environmental change; you've got to start somewhere-might as well start here.
No Half Measure's
As 2020 began the people of America were bombarded with the collective might of everything that had been suppressed. The government did not have any plan of action when it came to a pandemic. People were afraid and suffering which led to a spike in issues that had been easy to ignore up until then. Police brutality, racism, corruption, and able-ism all played a part in the current turmoil. If it wasn’t for social media there is a chance that there wouldn’t be any conversation, much like in the past, but that is what makes this the revolution that will change the future.
By Respectfully Sandra6 years ago in The Swamp
The Fear To Protest
Putting my feelings to words lately has been the most the daunting task these past three weeks. Finding the words to express apathy, numbness, anger, and sadness over the murders of Amaud Arbery who was hunted down shot and killed while doing something most of us do everyday, jogging. Breanna Taylor who was shot eight times in her own home by police who didn’t even have the correct address and the straw that broke the camel’s back the cold blooded murder of George Floyd.
By Shanda Gantt6 years ago in The Swamp
"To be silent is to side with the oppressor"
On the 25th of May 2020, George Floyd was murdered by Derek Chauvin who was a Minneapolis police officer at the time. Chauvin has since been fired from his occupation and has officially been charged with third degree murder and manslaughter. Since the horrific events that occurred on the 25th, millions of people have come together to raise awareness of the continuation of police brutality and racial injustice towards black people in America. The Black Lives Matter movement has been prevalent on the streets of Minneapolis, many other cities in America, as well as on social media. Floyd's death has caused anger, grief, and general uproar to rise up from America, as well as other countries such as England.
By Liesha Mapiye6 years ago in The Swamp
Dear George Floyd,
George Floyd, I’m breathing fire, the air my body is taking in right now. Carbon dioxide, nitrogen, oxygen, that flows into my lungs, coaxed inside from the downward vacuum pull of my diaphragm. The flubbing of my heart, continuing to pound, giving me Life, feeding my grieving body. I am not particularly worthy of this air; it belongs, as all atoms do, to the World, to the Things, to Us, to everything of, with, and by the World. And yet, a World in which Human Worth, Black male human worth, has to be fought for. A social World, fucked up: violating, killing, raping, murdering, harming non-(White, male, cis-gendered, heteronormative, citizen, wealthy) bodies from which it elementally consists.
By MINDSOCKET6 years ago in The Swamp
Lana Del Rey and White Clumsiness. Top Story - May 2020.
I will start by saying that I absolutely love Lana. Discovering her discography in high school truly felt like an enlightenment, and her album Ultraviolence is, to this day, one of my favorite albums of all time. However, miss Lana dropped the ball a few days ago, severely. In an attempt to confront her critics and haters, she, in the eyes of many people, shaded a handful of female artists who are either Black, part Black, part of an ethnic minority or… Ariana Grande. While I don’t think her intention was to be racially insensitive, there were several missteps in her rant, and we will take a look at them in this piece.
By Allie Pauld6 years ago in The Swamp
Activism vs Governance
If you've seen the movie "Up in the Air", George Clooney and Anna Kendrick have contrasting approaches to delivering the same message. In fact Anna's approach was supposedly a modern trend, in tune with the cost saving measures that every company incorporates, but the repercussions were severe. On the same breath, think about the message of the effects of Global Warming on the environment. The message is well known, but the way the activists vouch for it versus how governments implement them, vastly differ. An activist is selfish about their cause, people in governance need to care about all aspects. An activist is vocal, steadfast and gives it their all, but they do it solely for the cause that is near and dear to them. While in governance, you need to care about everyone, including those who didn't vote for you, then agree on a compromise that would work out to be the best. With Greta's picture profiled, you can argue isn't the environment for everyone? Hold on to that thought, I will definitely come back to it.
By John Francis 6 years ago in The Swamp
Be Prepared to Protest because We Have to Speak Up For The Earth
America is a lot of things but it is also the place where if you do not like a law or if something is happening that you do not agree with then you can change it. This is an amazing thing when the government or business overstep and hurt American people.
By Sarah Beattie6 years ago in The Swamp
A Perspective on Climate Change
Climate change, where to begin? A topic that is constantly making front pages, always being debated and seemingly - still - changing for the worse. The political climate has followed suit in changing for the worse too, as many of the younger generations are starting to question - what the hell are governments doing?
By Jake Haldane6 years ago in The Swamp
Election 2020
With the world rapidly changing as the United States continues to fall behind so many of us wonder how long can government continue to fail the American public? The US has the means at it's disposal to rectify the inhuman conditions of millions of Americans and yet our elected officials fiddle as the United States burns to the ground.
By Dr. Williams6 years ago in The Swamp
What can the UK learn from COVID19? Part 2.
This article is a continuation from Part One, if you haven't already read Part One, you can find it here. When analysing a situation, typically the effects are split up into three categories: social, economic and environmental; with all three categories merging into the others one way or another. The objective of these articles is to go into some detail in each of the categories and assess what we can learn from the coronavirus pandemic. So, what more can we learn?
By Jack A. Sibley6 years ago in The Swamp
