User:Mmoua/sandbox

Week 2: Critique an Article

Community Development article

As Wikipedia emphasizes on maintaining a neutral stance on issues, I felt like the article did a good job in staying neutral. It presented the information and details that it needed to support this concept of Community Development and talked about how Community Development looks like for different countries. The article mentions different approaches, different forms of community development, and different types of community developments in different countries in a way that made it unbiased but informational.

Mekong Plus vs. Community Development Article

The Mekong Plus article is still fairly small and does not have as much information about it whereas the Community Development article has a lot more information on it. Although they both have a few characteristics in common like both having a history section and different approaches towards how community development can be accomplished, the Community Development article is much more rich with information. Because Mekong Plus is an organization focused on community development and serves as a type of community development, it is bound to not have as much information as the Community Development article.

Week 3: Choose Your Topic

Topic: 2012 May Day Protests

Think back to when you did an article critique. What can you add? Post some of your ideas to the article's talk page.

• Why are people protesting?
• What are the identities of the protesters? Are they low-income? Working class?
• Had there already been tension prior to the protests? If so, what kind of tension and between who?
• Are there May Day protests every year?
• What made the 2012 May Day protest different from the years prior or after?
• Why is the protest called May Day?

Compile a list of relevant, reliable books, journal articles, or other sources. Post that bibliography to the talk page of the article you'll be working on, and in your sandbox. Make sure to check in on the Talk page to see if anyone has advice on your bibliography.

• http://mobilizationjournal.org/toc/maiq/17/3?code=hjdm-site
  • http://mobilizationjournal.org/doi/pdf/10.17813/maiq.17.3.u11178371006u588
• Seattle: http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Hundreds-gather-to-protest-in-downtown-Seattle-3525107.php
• http://articles.latimes.com/2012/may/01/nation/la-na-nn-may-day-protests-seattle-20120501
• Canada
  • http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/may-day-draws-rallies-protests-across-canada-1.1221672
• Thailand
  • https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2012/may/01/may-day-rallies-pictures
• Taiwan/Asia
  • http://newsok.com/thousands-join-may-day-protest-in-manila/article/feed/377050?custom_click=rss
• New York
  • http://money.cnn.com/2012/05/01/news/economy/occupy-may-day/

Week 4: Draft Your Article

• Lead section: History of 2012 May Day Protests
  • The first May Day protests originated in several countries throughout Europe including Stockholm, Madrid, London, Brussels, and Geneva in 1890. While the demand for an 8-hour workday was the primary concern that protesters were protesting for, other demands included improved working conditions, universal suffrage, peace among nations, and international solidarity. While it originally started as a labor movement in protest for improved wages and working conditions, protesters - who are primarily from working class backgrounds - now demonstrate for celebratory purposes and tradition while many others do it to create change. Over the decades, the May Day protests and demonstrations have expanded globally and internationally to other countries including Canada, Indonesia, and Taiwan. The protests are also a part of the Occupy Movement, a movement dedicated to protesting against capitalism and the corruption of corporations and to finding solidarity within labor unions and other activist groups.

Week 5: Peer Review

• Article:
  • (suggestions/improvements)

Week 6-8: Revising Article

• Added more information on Seattle: "Protesters in Seattle, who primarily consisted of teens and young adults in their early 20's, demonstrated to call the end to capitalism. The protests in Seattle got violent as windows and glass panels were shattered and smoke bombs were set off."
• Canada: "Protesters in Canada demonstrated to bring awareness about the impact that federal government budget cuts had on employment and job loss. The protest in Montreal also turned violent as more than 100 people were arrested during the protest."
• Taiwan: "Protesters in Taiwan marched through the streets of downtown Taiwan to demand for a number of things including higher wages, lower school tuition, and better conditions for foreign workers."