Yasmin Roberts and Natalie Marsh, WORLD IS WATCHING, 2018, multimedia. Courtesy of Gina Lamb, Visiting Associate Professor of Media Studies. https://www.makesomenoise.online/world-is-watching.html

WORLD IS WATCHING – MANIFESTO

THE LIVES OF INNOCENT BLACK CIVILIANS ARE TARGETED BY THE RACIALLY BIASED POLICE FORCE WHO USE UNJUSTIFIED LETHAL FORCE. WITH THE RISE OF SOCIAL MEDIA, THE VIDEO RECORDING OF THIS DAILY INJUSTICE HAS BE HIGHLY DOCUMENTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA, HOWEVER, EVEN WITH THE INCREASED VISIBILITY, THE STATISTICS OF POLICE BRUTALITY HAVE NOT CHANGED. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO USE THIS AWARENESS TO CREATE A PLATFORM FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT MYOPIC AMOUNT OF POLICE BRUTALITY, UNDERSTAND THE POTENTIAL POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND VIDEO, AND DEMAND CHANGE FROM OUR POLICE FORCE WHO ARE EXPECTED TO UPHOLD OUR HUMAN RIGHTS AND PROTECT EVERYONE.

Yasmin Roberts and Natalie Marsh, WORLD IS WATCHING, 2018, multimedia. Courtesy of Gina Lamb, Visiting Associate Professor of Media Studies. https://www.makesomenoise.online/world-is-watching.html