#CodeRed Social Media toolkit
About us: The #CodeRed Feminist movement was born out of the collective action of a group of feminists seeking to urgently respond to the crisis of the social unrest of July 2021, the structural determinants of the mass unrest and looting, and the ensuing violence that followed. The initial objective of the group was to develop a statement as we felt that a feminist voice/analysis was missing during the unrest. The space was deliberately conceived to be without hierarchy to enable plural leadership and ownership to emerge. #CodeRed is the formation that has emerged. What we demand? The time for feminists to rise up and take action is now! For too long we have been under a patriarchal, misogynist leadership that has prioritized wealth-accumulation of a few, looting of public funds and the implementation of austerity measures. Feminists are tired: across South Africa black wom_n and children continue to bear the brunt of a neoliberal system that believes R350 is enough ‘relief’ to feed families, that loots funds to create hair salons, that mobilizes toxic masculinities to enact violence at the expense of wom_n, children, foreign nationals and those in vulnerable positions. We call on feminists and allies to stand with us as we make our claims loud, we demand:
Read our full statement here. The Action: Using powerful imagery and graphics on all social media platforms, we call on feminists to tweet and post on social media to create a wave or chain of messaging that further articulates our struggle and our demands. We also call on feminist to change their social media profile logo’s to #CODRED feminist in support of the movement. Our goal is to use our networks and reach as broadly as possible and call for real change. Sample tweets/Facebook posts ahead of the Protest (from 18 - 26 August):
➡️And an end to fiscal austerity #CareEconomyNow #FeministFuture #AusterityKills #PayTheGrants
#CareEconomyNow #FeministFuture #AusterityKills #PayTheGrants
#CareEconomyNow #FeministFuture #AusterityKills #PayTheGrants
https://coderedfeminists.weebly.com #CareEconomyNow #FeministFuture #AusterityKills #PayTheGrants
#CareEconomyNow #FeministFuture #AusterityKills #PayTheGrants
➡️An end to fiscal austerity ➡️An end to govt & corporate looting ➡️Resourcing & implementation of the National Strategic Plan on GBVF & NHI #CareEconomyNow #AusterityKills #PayTheGrants Tweets on the day of the protest - 27 August 2021
Accounts to tag @CodeRedZA @budgetjusticesa @_CSVR @1000WomenSA @GenderLinks @PresidencyZA @CyrilRamaphosa @maite_nkoana @genderjustice @mosaicwcape @ISLAfrica @TreasuryRSA Link to social media images
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AuthorThe #CodeRed Feminist movement was born out of the collective action of a group of feminists seeking to urgently respond to the crisis of the social unrest of July 2021, the structural determinants of the mass unrest and looting, and the ensuing violence that followed. The initial objective of the group was to develop a statement as we felt that a feminist voice/analysis was missing during the unrest. The space was deliberately conceived to be without hierarchy to enable plural leadership and ownership to emerge. #CodeRed is the formation that has emerged. ArchivesCategories |