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My Life Is Not Your Porn
South Korea became enveloped in a nonconsensual pornography epidemic during the past 10 years. Hidden cameras were found frequently at public restrooms, changing areas, and even in homes. The movement culminated during 2015 when hidden cameras were found in a prestigious art school. Women took to the streets to demand accountability for being filmed without their consent. The "MeToo" hashtag was used along with footage of protests on social media to help the movement gain traction. -
This Is 2016
Michael Lou, a New York Times Editor, shared his experience with a women shouting at him to, "go back to China" while he was walking outside. He shared this experience over Twitter and tagged it #thisis2016. The hashtag soon flooded social media as Asian Americans shared their experiences with racial injustice and demanded change. -
How I Will Change
In response to the #metoo movement in 2017, Benjamin Law Tweeted his commitment to changing the way women are treated with the tag #howIwillchange, which quickly became its own movement alongside that of #metoo that motivated men to change their harmful behavior towards women. -
Lady Liberty
Alaa Salah, a student in Sudan, stood on a car during a protest against long-time dictator Omar Al-Bashir. A social media post showing the photo instantly went viral, adding increasing momentum to the movement. Bashir was stripped from power only a month later. -
Polish Stonewall
When Polish citizens protesting for LGBTQ+ rights were detained and brutally injured by police aggression. In recognition of the Stonewall Uprising of 1969 in New York, social media became flooded with #polishstonewall to draw attention to the discrimination happening there.
