It's 7:30 pm in London. I move we post now: Twitter:
Remember, remember the Fifth of November... Guy Fawkes Night, a night of bonfires, fireworks–and often protest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes_Night Facebook: What's behind the mask: from V for Vendetta to Anonymous to the Occupy movement, the extraordinary history of Guy Fawkes and an iconic mask. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes_mask Jeff Elder Digital communications manager Wikimedia Foundation 704-650-4130 @jeffelder <https://twitter.com/JeffElder> @wikipedia <https://twitter.com/wikipedia> The Wikimedia blog <https://blog.wikimedia.org/> On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 10:51 AM, Michael Guss <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > It is Guy Fawkes' Night (in the UK at least) and here is some proposed > social media. > > I figure we can bank on the holiday and the popularity of V for Vendetta. > Included the Guy Fawkes Night article and–what I think is more > interesting–the Guy Fawkes mask article, describing the cultural > significance of the GF mask in contemporary anti-establishment protests. > > > t/f: Remember, remember the Fifth of November... > Guy Fawkes Night, a night of bonfires, fireworks–and often protest: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes_Night > > F: Since the release in 2006 of the film V for Vendetta, the use of > stylized "Guy Fawkes" masks, with moustache and pointed beard, has become > widespread internationally among groups protesting against politicians, > banks and financial institutions. The masks both conceal the identity and > protect the face of individuals and demonstrate their commitment to a > shared cause. > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes_mask > > F: After appearing in Internet forums, the mask became a well-known symbol > for the online hacktivist group Anonymous, used in Project Chanology, the > Occupy movement, and other anti-government and anti-establishment protests > around the world. > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes_mask > > F: From failed plot to best-selling comic book to blockbuster film to the > streets nation capitals, this is the centuries-long history of the Guy > Fawkes mask. > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes_mask > > F:What's behind the mask: from V for Vendetta to Anonymous to the Occupy > movement, this is the extraordinary history of Guy Fawkes and an iconic > mask. > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes_mask > > > CC0: > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Demonstrators_and_protesters_wearing_masks_of_Guy_Fawkes#/media/File:008_Protest_in_Munich_gegen_Acta.JPG > > pd: > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Demonstrators_and_protesters_wearing_masks_of_Guy_Fawkes#/media/File:25aprile2013milanobystefanobolognini20.jpg > > pd: > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Demonstrators_and_protesters_wearing_masks_of_Guy_Fawkes#/media/File:Anti-coup_protester_wearing_Guy_Fawkes_mask_-_demonstration_in_Cairo_6-Oct-2013.jpg > > > -- > Michael Guss > Research Analyst > Wikimediafoundation.org > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > >
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