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Flash mob

Pillow fight on Wall Street, organized by Newmindspace in 2009. The widely circulated invitation read simply: “Bring a pillow to Wall St & Broad St at 3:00 pm. Dress in business suits, demand your bailout.”

En breve

Un “flash mob” es una protesta espontánea, contagiosa, y a menudo de celebración, que utiliza las redes sociales y la transmisión de boca en boca para reunir personas con poca anticipación en un lugar y hora en particular.

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Principio clave

Simple rules can have grand results

Whether it’s a mass pillow fight (bring a pillow, hit anyone else carrying a pillow), or a bank shut-down (get in line, ask the teller for your entire account balance in pennies, and be disarmingly polite), the invitation to participate in a flash mob can be very simple and easy to share, but when multiplied by tens or hundreds of people, can lead to robust and powerfully effective actions.

Ejemplos del mundo real

Belarus "Clapping" Protest Broken Up by Police

During a 2011 government crackdown in Belarus, demonstrators were arrested for clapping their hands in public as a form of nonviolent, silent protest.