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solarbird
@solarbird@solarbird.net  ·  activity timestamp 6 months ago

HEY EVERYONE DOING PROTESTS LISTEN UP

One addendum to the last post:

We need to do our own reporting. We need to talk about these protests. To everyone. You need to post about them, at least to say you did them, that you were there.

The media’s not reporting it, so WE HAVE TO REPORT IT INSTEAD.

Which is one reason why I’m writing all this up. WE have to spread the news, because THEY will NOT.

Seriously, the fash podcasting littleman I talked about last post? He was literally the ONLY media to show up. No other media was there.

So once again, we have to be that media. For real.

#politics #uspol #uspolitics #wapol

Me, feeling buff back from the gym before the pandenic.
Me, feeling buff back from the gym before the pandenic.
Me, feeling buff back from the gym before the pandenic.
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nev
@nev@bananachips.club replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 months ago
@solarbird Addendum: for bonus points, do Real Reporter shit like estimating attendance numbers, getting a statement from organizers, getting a quote or two from people on the ground (obviously, withholding names or using a pseudonym is OK in this situation).

Photography is not necessarily a good idea but blurred photos at a distance can give an idea of crowd size without identifying people. Or photos of signs, taken with people's permission.

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Diane
@alienghic@timeloop.cafe replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 months ago
@solarbird

Just want to mention there was a whole network of independent media websites sharing information about the anti-capitalist protests against the WTO in Seattle back in 1999.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indymedia

It was a good idea back then and it's a good idea now.

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