InStyle How to Take Your Activism Offline and Be an Ally in Real Life University of Pennsylvania professor Dr. Sarah Jackson, Northeastern University professors Dr. Moya Bailey, and Dr. Brooke Foucault Welles, authors of Hashtag Activism: Networks of Race and Gender Justice, argue that virtual activism can mash-up “the speed of communication on the internet with careful organizing,” which lets organizers build “inclusive, connected movements.”