Kip Chapman’s The Resistance is 90 minutes of glorious chaos, providing poignant commentary on climate activism with the energy of a children’s birthday party.
Slacktivism – it’s such a fabulous new word, right? But unfortunately, what it describes is not so wonderful. Token activism, more colloquially known as slacktivism, is the emerging practice of people reposting images or articles in solidarity with the activist causes of the day, whilst enjoying their latest Starbucks coffee in a plastic-covered cup. It hardly screams ‘Greta Thunberg-esque’ environmental sacrifices does it?
This isn’t to say I’m pointing the finger, far from it – I must admit I’ve used a plastic straw in my time despite trying to be a self-righteous Geography student. However, token activism does point to an element of contradiction between what we advocate for online and how these actions really play out in the flesh. It prompts us to ask ourselves: are our #solidarity posts on social media really helping the situation? Can reposting activist literature on our Instagram stories enact long-lasting change?
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