Student flash mobs in Thailand Favorite 

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Date: 

Sep 20 2020

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Thailand

"Thai artists and art students are on the frontline of their country’s swelling pro-democracy movement, calling for reforms of Thailand’s military-backed government, and breaking both taboo and national law to criticise the nation’s monarchy. The near-daily flash mobs numbering in the thousands, mostly of middle school students waving white ribbons and holding up a three-finger salute from the film The Hunger Games, reached a crescendo on 19 and 20 September, when upwards of 100,000 people of all ages turned out on the anniversary of the 2006 military coup deposing the populist prime minister Thaksin Shinawatr"-Lisa Movius

External sources: 

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/analysis/tudent-flash-mobs-thailand
Posted by mer551 on Mar 17 2021

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Effectiveness

How does this project help?

Activates (people)Energizes and organizes people into action. Can include emotion work
Amplifies (issue or campaign)Brings public and political attention to an issue or campaign.  Can include prefigurative action, making the invisible visible.
Strengthens (community)Strengthens, builds and celebrates community through ritual and/or symbol.

Timeframe For change

This project seems to be part of a campaign with a clear long-term goal. Long-term goals tend to be things like: end racism; end homophobia; make the sun stand still in the sky. A campaign with a long-term goal also needs to have some kind of theory of change.
I believe this is a long term goal, because they are demanding a long term change. It also motivates other young people in Thailand to continue to fight for the change they want.

Notes

I think streets protests are very impactful and create a lot of awareness. It encourages others to do the same.