I Love a Good Protest

While many activists insist that its damaging to a cause to "live in the 60s" (aka carry signs and organize marches), I still think there's a lot to be said for the hippie, old school way of going about things.

Recently, the Living Wage group here at the University of Georgia held a protest in which they marched across campus in a bid to draw attention to the low wages paid to non-faculty employees at the university. Ignoring the university's restrictions on free speech, they left the Tate Student Center (one of two free speech zones on campus) to march to President Adams' office. The Red and Black student newspaper, for once, has some pretty solid coverage, complete with video.

A Statement of Purpose

I plan to use this blog to 1) promote my own skills as a journalist and photojournalist, and 2) discuss important stories, trends, and changes within the journalism community as a whole. I hope to especially focus on progressive issues and writing.  As a member of the dissident press (check out my magazine's webpage at www.standupuga.org), I feel it is vastly important to give a voice to those not represented in main stream media and society. 

For an interesting time waster, check out the story of Ida B. Wells. She's and impressive historical figure for women, African Americans, and the progressive press as a whole. I can't believe it took three years of study in one of the nation's top journalism programs for me to hear about her groundbreaking work.