Memes, praxis, the raid and the strike

Elizabeth takes Karen on a journey from Area 51 to the climate strike, and considers the role memes and social media play in mobilization. Do a good praxis, everyone.

Show Notes

Here are links to the things we mentioned:

• Storm Area 51 on Know Your Meme
• Naruto runner video
• What is a Kyle?
• What is a Karen?
• The Lies Behind Area 51
• #ThingsIFoundInArea51
• What is praxis?
• Alice Isn’t Dead
• Our episode on shady recruitment to MLMs and the like
• Exposing Instagram Scams
• Greta Thunberg
• 11 Young Climate Justice Activists You Need To Pay Attention To
• Edmonton Global Strike for Climate Action
• Young Alberta activists join global climate strikes
• Should we lower the voting age?
• YouTube video about “climate grief”
• Bothsidesism, aka false balance
• Michael Liebreich
• Elizabeth’s favourite protest signs

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• AuthorPods and LitFest — Come see Karen interview Jana Pruden and Justin Ling on Oct. 5 at Metro Cinema at the True Crime Showdown (use APNROCKS19 to get $5 off) 
• ATB — Learn more about ATB X and Taproot Edmonton’s participation

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What is That's a Thing?!?

A sometimes belated, already outdated guide to your teens, tweens and everything under 20. In each episode, Elizabeth, a teenager, explains a thing to Karen, her mother. And Karen tells Elizabeth how that thing relates to something she knows. Maybe.