So if you follow the lead organizer of the Togo Resistance, @Farida_N on twitter, today she posted that the situation is worsening for protesters. The people are considering armed resistance to overthrow the French’s puppet dictator and his military. I worry for the freedom fighters going this route. Don’t get me wrong, I fully support the people’s right to self defense against an oppressive regime. My worry is that the Togo government along with the aide of France will use the lack of media coverage of the resistance movement, to spin a narrative in their favor. So what can we do as comrades to help? We can help spread their message, information and images of the Uprising to build a solid understanding of the plight of the Togo freedom fighters. Follow Togo organizers on twitter. I have to stress this part since the government there is already cracking down on resistance fighters social media accounts to keep the western world misinformed. Do not underestimate what a simple reblog can do to assist the people of Togo.Â
If it wasn’t for social media, many movements and causes in the last couple years would have went unnoticed and forgotten. So let’s use this tool. Even if you post a Togo Uprising post once, if everyone did that and got Togo trending....We could have the eyes of the world turned to Togo overnight which the activists there could use to gain the upper hand in telling the story of the people against a murderous military and repressive government. The Togo Freedom Fighters need our help.Â
