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New on SSIR: Are we addicted to Slacktivism?

Amy Sample Ward

—– If you’ve been on facebook at all in December this year, you may have seen something happening to all your friends – their pictures changing to their favorite cartoon characters! What struck me about this original message was the lack of connection to a cause. This is when I really started paying attention.

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Slacktivism: Can Cartoons Raise Awareness or Just Make Us Feel Good?

NetWits

Whether it started on accident, was part of a specific campaign, or originated in Greece , this meme seemed to really have legs! While there is a Facebook page setup to promote the campaign , it doesn’t appear to have organized from a particular nonprofit or cause. Slacktivism: To Make Ourselves Feel Good or To Help Others?

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

Are you passionate about conservation and environmental causes? She took an active role in the independence movement aimed at relinquishing Ottoman rule over Greec e, investing her own fortune into securing arms, ships, and otherwise equipping the soldiers under her command. askformore. Rachel Carson. Laskarina Bouboulina.

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