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Slacktivism is the New Apathy

Posted on Monday, January 25th 2010
Tags: activism, activists, community, donations, facebook, haiti, lethargy, service, slacker, social, student
Slacktivism is the New Apathy
by Irma Voigt Staff Writer Slacktivism reached an all time in high in January 2010, according to a report released by the National Center for Non-Service Research. Not to be confused with actual activism, slacktivism is the notion that people make a difference through passive means without actually contributing anything of substance to a cause. [...]

Student Activists Outraged at Stalled Health Care Debate; Interferes with Important Celebrity News

Posted on Wednesday, December 2nd 2009
Tags: activism, activists, congress, debate, health care, protest, reform, student
Student Activists Outraged at Stalled Health Care Debate; Interferes with Important Celebrity News
A student protest in Washington, DC, led by college activist group Students Making EnerGetic Meaningful Action (SMEGMA), attracted over 500 undergraduates from colleges around the nation yesterday. Students carried signs such as “Speed Up Health Care Reform!” and “Health Care Now!” “Congress is moving way too slowly, and we’re sick of it,” said Cynthia Kors, [...]

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