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WalkWoke: an iOS app for your student activists (and a media literacy opp)

Posters were selected for their powerful and empathetic artwork drawn by real artists of the Resistance and are fine-tuned for optimal impact. WalkWoke encourages additional creators to submit their own artwork for consideration for inclusion.
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- Religious Freedom
- Reproductive Rights
- Labor Rights
- Beauty of the Earth
- Violence
- Criminal Justice
- Poverty
- Disability Rights
- Be the Change
- Healthcare
- Climate Change
- Body Image & Confidence
- Corruption
- EducationLGBTQ
- Let Kids be Kids
- Freedom of Speech
- Diversity & Equality
- Vote
- Domestic Violence
- Gun Violence
- Animal Cruelty
- Women’s Rights
- Children’s Rights
- Immigrants’ Rights & Freedom
- Environmental Justice
- Science
- Net Neutrality



Of course, posters are designed to have power. They are designed to persuade. They are powerful, carefully constructed media messages.
Consider encouraging students to create posters that represent their viewpoints in combination with historic studies of visual persuasion and media literacy.
You may be interested in:
- NARA’s The Powers of Persuasion
- ReadWriteThink’s Argument, Persuasion, or Propaganda? Analyzing World War II Posters
- Ithaca College’s Posters and Election Propaganda
- Canva: 50 Powerful Examples of Visual Propaganda and the Meanings Behind Them
Filed under: activism, images, posters, technology
About Joyce Valenza
Joyce is an Assistant Professor of Teaching at Rutgers University School of Information and Communication, a technology writer, speaker, blogger and learner. Follow her on Twitter: @joycevalenza
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