Social networks have been key to giving strength to this movement and preventing the voices of the protesters from being silenced or distorted. It can be easy for many people to avoid the issue of fighting racism and get on with their activities, but that changes thanks to Blackout Tuesday .
A post shared by Giulia Urbano Tosi (@giuliaurbanotosi) on Jun 2, 2020 at 11:15am PDT Through this motto, many groups, singers and entertainment figures have joined with the hashtag #Theshowmustbeapused, pointing out that their activity in social networks to promote their work will stop for this day, this silence has an important reason, as its objective The main objective is to provide more space for the dissemination of important information on the fight and awareness of racism . In this way, the labels and artists commit themselves not to generate distractors and motivate people to pay attention to the voices that are raised today. Likewise, music platforms have shared playlists that, among different ideas, include spaces of silence, promote African-American artists or include reflection songs to make the importance of the movement visible . https://www.instagram.com/p/CA8VLqjplgA/?utm_source=ig_embed On social networks such as Instagram, Blackout Tuesday has been present with completely black images and the use of the hashtag, but beyond making a new post, it is a message and a commitment to ‘turn off’ the posts about daily life and focus on the matter of interest expressed in ‘Black lives matter’.
HOW CAN I HELP AND JOIN?
Take this opportunity to sign shared petitions as part of this movement and, if possible, also share them for others to do. If you cannot donate, you can contribute through other means, since within Spotify and YouTube you will find alternatives for creators who will be donating the proceeds of their content to this movement. Find out about what is happening, reflect and talk with others so they can find out too. Remember that it is not a matter of making a blackout to keep silent, but of listening to what is really important at the moment and giving strength to a movement. Here we leave you an alternative to contribute without leaving home, you will not need to spend a single weight:
