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Performative Activism: Q&A

By: Yewon Lee

First, what even is performative activism? With the rise of mass social media and networking, activism and awareness can easily be spread through the internet.

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BLM: Read more about the BLM movement and activism.

Eva’s capstone project, described by Eva;

My page is about understanding the social inequalities of shaker heights. Holistically, shaker heights succeeds national standards in

average income, health insurance, and poverty percentage. However, this affluence does not apply to all of our community. IN my

project I use public 202 cencus data to find this divide. I also investigate the history of shaker heights to understand why this has

happened.

Project brief video;

Why explore inequalities of Shaker Heights?

Learn more here; links worth a look!