Armchair Activism: The Role of Social Media during Social Unrest
Viral social media campaigns can encourage armchair activism. While not ideal, not all is bad. Muhammad Jazli Adam asks us to recognise that there are some positives.
Viral social media campaigns can encourage armchair activism. While not ideal, not all is bad. Muhammad Jazli Adam asks us to recognise that there are some positives.
There is a distinction between riots and protest. Protests are an expression of free speech in a democratic society. However, riots resemble a more violent approach to alter the status quo, said Ng Sze Fung when analysing if we should support #BLM.
Critics of #BLM argues that non-minorities should not voice their support online, lest they drown the authentic stories. Without action such as donating, posting amounts to little. Kieran argues why this is flawed.
In light of recent news surrounding #BLM, CEKU, in collaboration with ICUMS have decided to use this momentum to critically analyse the racial issues in Malaysia and pen down our thoughts.
To return home, or to stay put? Covid-19 forced many students to face this major dilemma. In this opinion piece to Astro Awani, Haris Danial and Hakim Manan, addresses this issue.
The Class of 2020 particularly is at risk of graduating into a recession. A brewing economic storm will tightened hiring, raising the risk of unemployment fresh out of graduation.
Malaysia charted the biggest rise in the RSF 2020 Freedom of Press Index, leaping 22 spots to 101 on the index. But there are red flags showing we risk falling back to old patterns.
Volunteerism plays a large role in fostering unity amongst the Malaysian youth. Alex Wee, a volunteer with the Charisma Movement, shares why we can find unity through volunteerism.
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected us all in some way. While some of us are devastated about not being able to go out to makan or lepak, others are not as fortunate. The global pandemic has left the socially disadvantaged bearing the brunt of the pandemic, aggravating the disparities in living standards.
These are testing times indeed, with the COVID-19 outbreak causing Malaysia to enforce a Movement Control Order (MCO) to restrict contact between members of society. While we must trust our government to do its job in flattening the infection curve, we must also trust our own community members to act responsibly.
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