Thursday, June 13, 2013

Video: Ege University Graduation Ceremony #direngezi

An incredibly touching video from a college graduation ceremony [Ege University, Turkey] whereby the students held up cards to portray messages of solidarity for the Occupy Turkey movement. #direngezi #egeseninle #thewomaninred



If you need a translation:
  • #direngezi - The 1st key hashtag used throughout the social media community for the Occupy Gezi Park [& what has since become the Occupy Turkey] movement. Diren in Turkish means "resist"
  • egeseninle - Ege [University &/or region] is with you = ie, you are not alone.
  • The image at the end is one from the 1st days where a woman in a red dress is being pepper sprayed by police within inches from her face. It is one of the images which has become symbolic of the movement.

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