Episode 2: Occupy Goes Viral
About this episode
The episode discusses the growth of an encampment led by anarchist organizers and the impact of social media on protests.
The encampment grows as anarchist organizers introduce radical new ways of making decisions and taking action. Armed with livestreams, smartphones, and social media, participants invite the world to watch—and join. Then, a shocking encounter with police is captured on camera, transforming a local protest into a national story overnight. Want to dive deeper? Listen to these episodes of Future Hindsight: For a primer on how the media repeats talking points from the police, listen to Alec Karakatsanis on Copaganda : https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/resist-copaganda-alec-karakatsanis?rq=karakatsa Listen to this conversation about capturing injustice on camera with Jackie Zammuto at Witness: https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/episode/jackie-zammuto?rq=police To learn about the impact of social media on how Americans interact with politics, tune in to this episode with Alice Marwick: https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/episode/building-power-online-alice-marwick?rq=movement Subscribe to our Patreon for early access to episodes: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ Follow Mila on X…
People in this episode
Host: Mila Atmos
Topics covered
- protest
- social media
- anarchism
- police encounters
- livestreaming
- decision making
Keywords
- Occupy
- viral
- protest
- anarchist
- livestream
- police
- social media
- decision making
- activism
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Organizations: Future Hindsight, Patreon, Instagram, Occ
More episodes of Future Hindsight
- Episode 1: The Invitation
- Introducing Occupy! An Unfinished Uprising
- Democracy's Unfinished Promise: Alex Hertel-Fernandez
- Right-Wing Women Are Mobilized: Katie Gaddini
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