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Soyoun Park replied to the topic Week 9 photo share in the forum Organic Social Movements (Winter 2019) 5 years, 1 month ago
“Water protectors, not protesters” is the most memorable phrase of week 9. This reminds me of the previous topics that we have been talking about, and this is related to what I want to talk about in my final project. So I started to think about the phrase and decided to find a picture related to it. When we think the movement is led by the…[Read more]
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Soyoun Park replied to the topic Week 8 photo share in the forum Organic Social Movements (Winter 2019) 5 years, 1 month ago
When #MeToo movement was successfully spreading out all over the world, giving courage to the women to stand up for themselves, Time’s Up Movement raised as well. When Harvey Weinstein’s sexual abuse was revealed, a lot of females in Hollywood, including popular actresses, participated in this movement. Eventually at the 75th Golden Globe Awards,…[Read more]
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Soyoun Park replied to the topic Week 7 photo share in the forum Organic Social Movements (Winter 2019) 5 years, 2 months ago
On October 2nd, 2016, a person with in a gorilla costume ran on fields during Chicago Bears vs. Lions game. Interestingly, he wrote “All Lives Matter” on the front of his shirt and “Put the Guns Down” on the back. That day, right before the man started to run around, some of the players protested during the national anthem, expressing their…[Read more]
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Soyoun Park replied to the topic Week 6 photo share in the forum Organic Social Movements (Winter 2019) 5 years, 2 months ago
This week, we talked how college students fought for their rights and we were able to look back on how ethnic studies curriculum is set for the new generation. Thinking back, racism at school is inevitable and questionable. Even when I was a senior in high school, I heard some white kids saying, “I wish I was African American. Then it would have…[Read more]
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Soyoun Park replied to the topic Week 5 photo share in the forum Organic Social Movements (Winter 2019) 5 years, 2 months ago
Hip Hop was started in early 1900s yet it has been a significant method for the artists to express their beliefs and identities to the citizens. Hip Hop showed some different aspects of many African Americans while it also supported themselves through music. Although long time of History changed music trend of Hip Hop, its essential character of…[Read more]
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Soyoun Park replied to the topic Week 4 photo share in the forum Organic Social Movements (Winter 2019) 5 years, 2 months ago
Probably the black power salute is a common picture that comes out as a result when we search for black panther party. Especially, the picture of Tommie Smith, center, and John Carlos at Olympic in Mexico City in 1968 is very popular. It’s a well known picture yet its message is so strong. Although the Star Spangled Banner is playing, the…[Read more]
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Soyoun Park replied to the topic Week 3 photo share in the forum Organic Social Movements (Winter 2019) 5 years, 3 months ago
On Friday, January 25th, We learned a lot about James Baldwin’s social movement style and his life. One of the remarkable part of his life is his talents in multiple areas. He was a novelist, activist, preacher and a musician. Just like many Christians, he enjoyed singing hymns, praising the Lord. However, Baldwin’s passion toward music was…[Read more]
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Soyoun Park replied to the topic Week 2 photo share in the forum Organic Social Movements (Winter 2019) 5 years, 3 months ago
I would like to share Malcolm X’s quote of media. We haven’t specifically spent time to relate how the media in this era was significant to the movement. However, the video of Malcolm X’s speech on Friday’s lecture inspired me to think how the media could have influenced the movement. I was expecting some advantages of it such as easy to advertise…[Read more]
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Soyoun Park joined the group Organic Social Movements (Winter 2019) 5 years, 3 months ago