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  1. @ollielocke Great to have you with us!
  2. You may have noticed there's a Jubilee on. The Union Library will be OPEN as normal on Saturday, as well as bank holiday Monday and Tuesday.
  3. And the Noes have it! The motion falls, this house does not believe that social media has successfully reinvented social activism.
  4. Debate over! Time to vote on your feet! #aye to the right or #noes to the left.
  5. @robertsharp59 finishes the Opp case, by pointing out the flaws of social media in activism. No real organisation behind the 'projects'.
  6. @DavidVitter 'I pray Social Media is always on the side of positive social activism, and not tyranny.'
  7. @DavidVitter Twitter and Facebook transformed politics. There was development of social media between his 2004 and 2010 elections.
  8. @DavidVitter is delivering his much awaited speech on the motion. Social Media has reinvented activism in crucial ways.
  9. Floor speeches! Your chance to have a say! Continue to do so on here!
  10. *feeling ironic Tweeting criticism of Twitter*
  11. Dr Christopher Carpenter continues the opposition case. Ultimately, what is said on twitter doesn't reflect reality. No personal risk.
  12. @benjamincohen speaking in prop. Refers to his own use of social media in the struggle for equality in marriage.
  13. @MarkKersten speaking in Opp. Real concerns need a movement of real people. Tweeters and likers are #slacktivists, merely symbolic action.
  14. Mark Pfeifle continues the case for the proposition, with a view through the lens of US politics.
  15. @mattwarman I wouldn't speak about this motion on facebook. People think they can change the world with their index finger.