Civic Action

The above photo is a good way to convey important messages... if this was 1970. Now, we have a plethora of technology, social media sites, social networking and other ways to convey an important message not only to our community or people who happen to be walking by, but to the world. Yes, signs and protests illustrating an important message have always been widely used and I still think it is vital and imperative in order to form change and still must be used - but there are more ways to show the world.

For example, if I am at a protest, I can take a video of it, interview people, and take pictures all on my cell phone, upload it to Facebook with a caption, and within 5 minutes people who are not with me can see what I am doing, what cause I feel passionately for, and hopefully join me.

It is great that we have these forms of communication, and it can only get better. Even though we still keep certain action alive that were used in the 60's and 70's for change, we now have other forms to conveying a message faster, better, and to more people.