Parker Molloy

How the Conservative Media Universe undermines Social Justice Activism

Since the advent of cable news, and continuing with the explosion of social media, the ability to deceive and misrepresent social movements has slowed progress on social justice issues. Movements like Black Lives Matter, the push for LGBTQ rights, and reproductive health all get distorted by the right-wing misinformation bubble. In this insightful talk, Parker Molloy shows how lies are spread in order to undermine progressive causes and how to be a more savvy media consumer.

Unbreak the Internet

Let’s face it: the internet is broken (and not in the fun Kim-Kardashian-posing-on-the-cover-of-a-magazine” kind of way). The internet was presented as a kind of utopia where we would be given the chance to connect with people around the world, and have the entirety of human knowledge literally at our fingertips. The internet could ring in an era built on empathy, understanding, and opportunity. Unfortunately, none of that ever quite realized, and we’ve instead been introduced to an era increased political polarization, the weakening of objective truth, a new method of identity theft, tech addiction and more.

“Unbreak the Internet” is a look at where things went wrong, and what we can do to get back on the right track and build a world that works for us all.