The merits of slacktivism

It’s become the key word these days: one treated with derision and a patronizing air, oh those slacktivists, the ones who tweet #BringBackOurGirls and think that somehow they’ve saved a student all on their very own. We see them as hypocrites: the people who are all talk and no substance. However, for someone such as…

Explaining #BringBackOurGirls

On April 15, more than 300 were kidnapped from their schools that were located in Chibok, Nigeria. This horrid crime has accelerated through social media around the world. It was carried out by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram carried. You have probably heard of the #BringBackOurGirls campaign over the past couple days. Why did…