“Enthusiasts for social media would no doubt have us believe that King’s task in Birmingham would have been made infinitely easier had he been able to communicate with his followers through Facebook, and contented himself with tweets from a Birmingham jail. ”

Strong Ties

• Personal “real-world”

• Maintaining few connections

• High risks

• Traditional Civil Rights Organizing

Loose Ties

• Impersonal/ virtual

• Maintaining many connections

• Low risk

• New Media Organizing

Movements begin with the telling of untold stories…

Kensington High School Graduate, Parent

Tasha Palacio

Q&A

Sharon Rice, Director of Community Relations of Generocity.orgsharon@generocity.org@SharonNRice, @phillyEPIP, @GenerocityBryan Mercer, Co-Executive Director of Media Mobilizing Projectbryan@mediamobilizing.org@mediamobilizing