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Green Revolution in Iran
This revolution was in reaction to the Iranian presidential election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2009. In this revolution, protestors fought back saying "Where is my vote?" Social media was used to organize the protests, and to capture moments of rile like when Neda Agha-Soltan, a "philosophy student who was a bystander to the protests" was shot in the chest (Sheldon, p. 65, 2015). The murder was captured via video and uploaded to YouTube. -
Egypt's "Facebook Revolution"
Khaled Said was "a young Egyptian man whom police beat to death...[after] posting video footage of police corruption [online]" (Ali & Fahmy, 2013). Wael Ghonim, who was a Google executive for the Middle East and North Africa (Sheldon, p. 66, 2015) created a Facebook page called "We are all Kahled Said" (which gained hundreds of thousands of followers) in protest and awareness of the reality of the martyrs and protestors in the Egyptian Government. -
Kony 2012
Kony 2012 was a short documentary and "online vigilant campaign which aims to arrest the Ugandan guerrilla group leader and head of the Lord’s Resistance Army Joseph Kony before the end of 2012" (http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/kony-2012). From the Invisible Children website, it says that the campaign aims to "save lives and end violence in central Africa" (https://invisiblechildren.com/kony-2012/). The film was created and promoted through social media to join force in protest. -
Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter is an organization that protests racism against black people. It was started by "three radical Black organizers—Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi...in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer, George Zimmerman" (https://blacklivesmatter.com/about/herstory/). The organization rallies together in times of conflict (often times if there is unnecessary police brutality toward black people), and organizes protests via Facebook events. -
Women's March Against Trump
After President Trump's inauguration, women around the world gathered in protest to his new presidency and acclaimed misogyny. In a Forbes article called "The Women's March After Trump's Inauguration Is A Perfect Example Of Social Entrepreneurship" Nish Acharya shared that the march used "social media and community organizations across the country...and began a heavy push on social media to reach women (and men) across the United States" (Acharya).
