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world-changing
powerof the
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Alexis Ohanian @kn0thing
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MeetSabriya
28yrs oldScientistHula-hoop expert
She’s onFacebook
She tweets
She even reads reddit
There are millions just like her
She’s a potentialactivist
Activism consists of intentional action to bring about social, political, economic, or environmental change. This action is in
support of, or opposition to, one side of an often controversial argument.
(source: Wikipedia)
The (free) web
is a tool for
activism
the most effectivedistribution platform
for data the world has ever seen
Mister Splashy
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Activism?
slAcktivism
August 28, 1963
August 28, 1963
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August 28, 1963
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August 28, 1963
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Activists
Slacktivists?
The mainstream
We’ll always need activists
We’ll always need activistsWe’ll always need slacktivists
We’ll always need activistsWe’ll always need slacktivists
Change happens when a newidea becomes mainstream.
Questions?(please say hello!)
Alexis Ohanian@kn0thing
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