How a webcam livestream of Trump's name coming off the Kennedy Center activated over 100,000 people
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Max Levy
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Independent digital strategist Max Levy writes about how a scrappy grassroots group of protesters used a simple webcam pointed at the Kennedy Center to livestream the removal of Donald Trump's name from the building — a creative, low-cost tactic that activated more than 100,000 people online. The piece explores how the left can use innovative, joyful, and visually compelling protest tactics to break through in today's attention economy, using this specific case study as a powerful example of low-budget, high-impact activism.
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· 3 pulledWe pointed a webcam at a wall — and activated more than 100,000 people
In my work with progressive campaigns, organizations, and causes, I'm always on the lookout for innovative ways the left can reach people in today's attention economy
a scrappy group of protesters harnessed the joy of Trump's name coming off the Kennedy Center
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