Chianna Smitley

MSW Student at Ohio University

[Chianna Smitley @chi_smitley]

@raleigh_corey @Imeojeda I definitely agree with the accessibility aspect and that allows for information to get out there. I have learned more because of it.

[Chianna Smitley @chi_smitley]

@raleigh_corey @Imeojeda It can still be helpful for sure but what if nothing changes even though you’re spreading the word? We can talk as much as we want and share as much as we want but what happens when things don’t change? Action will need to be taken. #MacroSW #SW5602

[Chianna Smitley @chi_smitley]

@Imeojeda A4: Online/keyboard activism definitely helps get the word out but can make a false sense of impact especially if what they are advocating for via social media isn’t changing in the real world. The real world is what has to be what changes to make a true impact #MacroSW #SW5602

[Imelda Ojeda @Imeojeda]

One of my favorite resources I share with my SW students are the Nine Questions for Advocacy Planning. https://t.co/yILAulRc6N #MacroSW

[Chianna Smitley @chi_smitley]

@Imeojeda A3: A good call to action would be creating a group and holding events in support of the advocacy campaign, create ads, actively speak on it and encourage people to join the campaign. #MacroSW #SW5602

[Chianna Smitley @chi_smitley]

@MiaFeola7 @Imeojeda Accessibility is very important. A lot of rural communities, for example, do not have the ability to join movements because of social media. #MacroSW #SW5602

[Chianna Smitley @chi_smitley]

@Imeojeda A2: The top two ways to motivate would be sharing real people’s stories and speak out about injustices with stats or other information to back your movement. #MacroSW #SW5602

[Chianna Smitley @chi_smitley]

@Audrey15540940 @Imeojeda Definitely feel passionate about child welfare but not because of social media. Mostly because I deal with a lot of children in the system or with issues in the home that go unnoticed and investigate even when being a mandated reporter #MacroSW #SW5602

[Chianna Smitley @chi_smitley]

@Imeojeda A1: I do not typically become interested in the movements because of social media as it’s not something I use a lot. I’m becoming more interested in learning about the social media aspect to Social Work. #MacroSW #SW5602

[Imelda Ojeda @Imeojeda]

Tonight's topic is: Advocacy and Social Media: From Keyboard to Action. Over the last few years, we have seen a rapid growth of social/ grassroots movements that have flourished thanks to a strong social media platform. Some examples: #BlackLivesMatter #WomensMarch #MacroSW

[Chianna Smitley @chi_smitley]

@Imeojeda I am Chianna a MSW student at Ohio University. #MacroSW #SW5602

[Chianna Smitley @chi_smitley]

A Refugee’s Journey: A Conversation with Abdul Nor Iftin Confirmation. Was very eye opening into how much trauma refugees go through and how hard it is to find a safe place to go #SW5602

[Chianna Smitley @chi_smitley]

He worries that the US may become Somolia because of anger that has erupted such as the people storming the Capitol. #SW5602

[Chianna Smitley @chi_smitley]

A Refugee’s Journey: A Conversation with Abdul Nor Iftin Confirmation. The author of the memoir of being American. His story of escaping Somalia to Kenya and eventually to The US #SW5602

[Chianna Smitley @chi_smitley]

A Refugee’s Journey says that when he was in Africa color of skins was not recognized or identified one way or another. He feels he could never be a full American. He even has the fundamental rights taken from him. #SW5602

[Chianna Smitley @chi_smitley]

They had no one to save them and hoped God would. The reality was that a mother had to choose to run or show them. He witnessed his dad with a gun pointed at him by 15yo boy. They spent a lot of years running/hiding #SW5602