Reread this portion of chapter 3 of Trash Vortex: “Not far from the western edge of the North Pacific gyre, cockroaches, rats, and goats swarm over a mountain of trash near Jakarta, Indonesia. Every day, trucks dump 6,890 tons more. Thousands of people, including children, live there.” What is the connection between this quotation and the image above?

the degree to which something is related or useful to what is happening or being talked about:

new communications technology has affected the way social movements are organized because nowadays, social movements rely on social networks and the media to get different people with a similar way of thinking in contact, and thus, get them to mobilize for a greater cause.

individuals only participate in collective action when they feel identified with it. is in this aspect that social media becomes relevant, because it guarantees communication among all individuals and organizes the social actions that are going to be carried out, i.e., the social movements.

in addition, being covered by the media is important to validate the message and make it relevant in the social agenda, as well as to reach more people who can share interests, appealing to public sympathy for their cause.

in conclusion, it is by social networks and social media that social movement is given birth; by connecting different individuals with similar ideas and organizing them to mobilize for a greater cause.