“Death at the hands of police has not stopped. Since May 26, 2020 — the day after former officer Derek Chauvin killed Floyd — police have killed at least 223 Black people” These are the type of Images and videos that elicit collective actions . Social media made it possible for everyone to see, first-hand, what happened to George Floyd. The video was shared by someone whom, by normal standard, would not be considered influential— 17-year-old Darnella Frazier, and viewed millions of times across the world. The public did not need to see the incident through the lens and filters of mainstream media or high-profiled Hollywood celebrities. The video offered resounding proof to indict Derek Chauvin and three other police officers involved, resulting in Mr. Chauvin’s arrest and prosecution. This post was written as part of Scholarship discourse on media images, especially Social media images: with reference to Images and videos as an important source of information and news ...
George Floyd’s death in the hands of the Police is one too many. Unfortunately, situations like this continue unabated around the Globe, even in celebrated Democracies. Therefore, events like this are met with spontaneous reactions and sentiments from the public.
ReplyDeleteThis blog was created as part of Scholarship discourse on media images, especially Social media images: with reference to Images and videos as an important source of information and news coverage. Images are said to be great influencers, that elicit reactions for collective actions, just as the audio-visual images of George Floyd flooded the social media with greater impact.
Peaceful protests, awareness-raising, and grass-roots campaigns are all forms of political action. Minorities and members of oppressed communities engage in these acts to get their messages out and call attention to their struggles. These acts are what is called collective action. The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s in the United States is a great example of collective action.
Collective action is any form of organized social or political act carried about by a group of people in order to address their needs: it is mostly for collective good.