SOCIOL 1A06 Lecture Notes - Power Balance, Big Business, Police Brutality
12 May 2013
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January 2011: series of protest in egypt, grew in numbers. 4/1/2013 10:47:00 am: lead to downfall of political regime in egypt lead by mubarak. Unprecedented political unrest by civilians in shortlisted countries. Largest the country had seen in decades. The protests: reflected a critique of the political structure of the egyptian government, rejection of the president, economic issues. High cost of food: human rights issues. Use of social media: used by protestors: Flickr: used to organize their protests, used to expose police/military brutality. This exposure put pressure on egyptian elite to respond to the protestors, the use of this media was instrumental in making the leaders pay attention. Argued: the use of social media strengthened the position of the protestors. Protests groups were part of the anti-globalization movement. Massacre took place in 1989 spring. Started as students protesting and grew larger and larger. Government forces came in, opened fire and killed the protestors.
