#CGPGlobal
The Dalai Lama's Lasting Social Media Effect on the Global Community
- Wrapping up his USA tour, the Dalai Lama lands in Syracuse, New York for events that amplified his message for peace. Beginning his visit with discussion panels, he surrounded himself with amazing participants: Martin Luther King III; Nobel Peace Laureate and Iranian human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi; Nobel Peace Laureate and former director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mohamed ElBaradei; Academy Award winning composer, UN Ambassador and philanthropist A.R. Rahman; and Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi.
While everyone in the audience was affected by the enlightened words of each individual on stage, the real impact was documented through social media outlets, especially Twitter. Twitter allowed everyone to unite their responses with one simple hashtag: CGPGlobal. In all, the events were able to attract over 2.2 MILLION impressions and trended nationally on Twitter. Believe in social media or not, but the effective evidence is out there!
Below are a compilation of responses that recorded the audience's live reaction to the event.- In the Internet era, we are all conscious of events going on around the world. We have a social duty to react to such happenings. #CGPGlobal
- Social media and global consciousness to be addressed#CGPGlobal #NewhouseSM4
- We have a responsibility as global citizens to raise this global conciousness. -Saberi #CGPGlobal
- "We are realizing more and more than each voice can make a difference." -@SaberiRoxana #CGPGlobal
- Wow! #CGPGlobal total Livestream views have passed 10,000 for @DalaiLama speaking at @SyracuseUow.ly/ejmxm
- His Holiness instills the message of "peace" among the younger generations, by empowering others to change this consciousness #CGPGlobal
- Panel answers questions from the audience, attained through the web. Role of social media in event very apparent #CGPGlobal @dailyorange
- "Q: The best way to change the world? A: Be the change!" #CGPGlobal
- Inspired by tweets from #CGPGlobal and#CGPDemocracy. Wish I could be there. Thanks to those tweeting for the vicarious experience!!
- The panel is currently taking questions from the twitter stream and email #CGPGlobal
- You know times are changing when the Dalai Lama weighs in on using #socialmedia for peace #CGPGlobal
- Great suggestions by Roxana, to help the @DalaiLamareach even more people through social media (See? We all can be teachers ) #CGPGlobal
- "I have over 9 Million likes on Facebook and that terrifies me - what if I like the wrong thing?" - A.R. Rahman #CGPGlobal
- "If we use these technologies for positive purposes, for peace, then these instruments are very, very helpful." -@DalaiLama #CGPGlobal
Closing out #CGPGlobal with a song from Liel Kolet and a choir of 6 young girls from the Middle East.pic.twitter.com/dzAmKDQo
Syracuse University '13 Public Relations and Political Science Dual Major, @newhouseSU, Go @syracuseU !
