What if you had to be on a flight or rushing to the hospital on the highway, then all of a sudden you were at a complete stop because of protestors? That’s what happened to thousands of Atlanta drivers on Wednesday, October 22nd when protestors took to the 75/85 Downtown Connector in response to the August 9th fatal shooting in Ferguson, MO.
Mary Hooks, field organizer for Southerners On New Ground and other grassroots organizers, planned the protest as part of a national week of resistance to mass incarceration and police brutality.
If you want to see what Social Media had to say, check out the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter or #FergusonOctober on Twitter. It seems people supported and criticized it at the same time.
Here’s a quick clip from a driver that happened to be up and close near the protestors:
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Read more at the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
BMWK: What are you thoughts? Was it an effective way to protest?
Lately, people have been lacking substantial vision and goals when it comes to protest and I guess this is a byproduct of the effects of a culture dependent upon social media. The protesters may have garnered many “views”, but there was no real call to action or social effect besides annoyance. Rush hour traffic is usually a headache or space to clear one’s mind. It’s not really an effective place for chanting.