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Occupy Wall Street
A left-winged movement against economic inequality. They used social media like Facebook and Twitter to organize movements and stream videos. -
Black Lives Matter
The movement began with the shooting and killing of Trayvon Martin in Feb 2012 by officer George Zimmerman. Further demonstrations began after other instances of police brutality and killings of Michael Brown and Eric Garner. A Facebook post set off the online campaign and then the hastag #blacklivesmatter on twitter continued to carry the protests and campaign. -
Venezuelan Protests
Thousands of protests began because of shortage of basic needs, inflation, and urban violence. -
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
People (many times celebrities) posted videos of them dumping buckets of ice water on themselves and pledging to donate to ALS foundation. It went viral for the summer and raised $115 Million dollars for the foundation. -
#metoo
Starting with sexual assault allocations against Harvey Weinstein, many women came out with their own stories of being sexually assaulted. Alyssa Milano pushed the hashtag on twitter.
