Opposing War in the Internet Age
By STEPHANIE AKIN, RYAN DAVIS and CYRUS SANATI
This is a story about two New York University undergraduates and how they use the Internet to organize and participate in protests against the Iraq war.
On the face of it, their activism looks similar to what generations have done before—organizing protests, sending out letters, chanting political slogans on the street. But these two students, Bumhe Han and Samantha Goldman, are using a new tool to spread their message: The Internet. Their success will have a lasting impact on how social movements work.
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View a video clip documenting an anti-war protest in New York that was organized in part by postings on Facebook, the social networking Web site.
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