Later that year I watched #occupy activists spread populist messaging on here faster than I’d ever seen it move offline or through other media. And that fall, we fought desperately here to save #TroyDavis. Ultimately, Twitter changed the entire trajectory of my career.
You can read an excerpt of the forward to our book #HashtagActivism, written by the amazing @MoreAndAgain, today on @lithub. So appreciative of Genie for reflecting on #JusticeForTrayvon #TroyDavis & other efforts that drew many of us to online...
But what then is capital punishment but the most premeditated of murders ~ Albert Camus #EdwardEarlJohnson #TroyDavis #RodneyReed
Don't forget that @donkeysaddleorg's book re #TroyDavis & his family comes out next wk - bonus: She's a great writer: http://www.haymarketbooks.org/pb/I-Am-Troy-Davis
Maya Angelou: "This book, I Am Troy Davis, should be read and cherished." http://www.haymarketbooks.org/pb/I-Am-Troy-Davis #deathpenalty #TroyDavis
As #TroyDavis prepared to die, many of us promised to help his family carry his mission on - his nephew needs us now: emilylhauserinmyhead.wordpress.com/2013/07/24/troy-daviss-n...
RT @Richard_H I'm supporting De'Jaun, #TroyDavis' nephew, raising tuition fees for #Morehouse. Can you help too? http://bit.ly/15B9p1O
#TroyDavis "helped De'Jaun study for tests over the phone from death row." www.indiegogo.com/projects/tuition-for-tro...
#TroyDavis "wanted nothing more than for his beloved nephew to reach his full academic potential &achieve his dreams" www.indiegogo.com/projects/tuition-for-tro...
#TroyDavis was executed despite his innocence, & soon after his sister died of cancer. Her beloved son/his beloved nephew [1/2]
#TrayvonMartin #AmadouDiallo #TroyDavis #OscarGrant #DamaniHenard Killed for living in their American skin. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nghqjBwZTiE #J4TM
Explaining the #deathpenalty to my children, in the lead-up to the #TroyDavis execution: www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/09... #WarrenHill #Georgia
"We can correct all the wrongs if we just continue to stand together" - #TroyDavis, who should've turned 44 today emilylhauserinmyhead.wordpress.com/2012/10/09/troy-daviss-b...
Jen Marlowe (@donkeysaddleorg), the filmmaker behind those powerful #TroyDavis videos last yr, made this in his memory: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssAcgEWUOzM
"The struggle for justice doesn’t end with me" - #TroyDavis, the day before he was executed. Pls act for #ReggieClemons emilylhauserinmyhead.wordpress.com/2012/09/20/reggie-clemon...
One year ago today, #TroyDavis was unjustly executed. In his memory, pls take action for #ReggieClemons emilylhauserinmyhead.wordpress.com/2012/09/20/reggie-clemon... #deathpenalty
A yr ago tonight, we were praying #TroyDavis would not be unjustly killed. In his memory, pls act for #ReggieClemons: emilylhauserinmyhead.wordpress.com/2012/09/20/reggie-clemon...
"The struggle for justice doesn't end with me"-#TroyDavis, a yr ago today. Take action for #ReggieClemons emilylhauserinmyhead.wordpress.com/2012/09/20/reggie-clemon... #deathpenalty
A yr ago tonight, a lot of us were fighting to keep #TroyDavis alive. In his memory, pls take action for #ReggieClemons takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/Action...
#DCDC Ça fait des mois que Twitter censure des hashtags en TT. Ça a été le cas avec #occupywallstreet et #TroyDavis notamment.
I can't imagine how any of them can even stand up straight. We can at least help with the financial burden: http://bit.ly/vMTCTt #TroyDavis
#troydavis RT @Colorlines A Sister Who Fought for Her Brother's Life, While Clinging to Her Own http://bit.ly/swjT11
By spending so much time tweeting about #ows #troydavis etc are we spreading a message to the deficit of taking action in the real world?
Been LiveTweeting #OccupyOakland tonight. Done this in the past for #TroyDavis and Obama win (think one other time too) - micro reporting..
"Davis was remembered as a gentle man who faced his execution with grace and dignity." http://bit.ly/qmNn5c #TroyDavis
#TroyDavis to friend: "He looked me in the eye & he told me, 'Don't let me die in vain. Don't let my name die in vain"' bit.ly/qmNn5c
Davis was remembered as a gentle man who faced his execution with grace and dignity. http://bit.ly/qmNn5c #TroyDavis
