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► Did this video leave you with questions? Leave them in the comments below!► Complete an On Demand Program during the month of November and get a chance to win one of 10 Amazon Fire HD 7 tablets among other prizes! http://bit.ly/1unrGPpIn the Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen becomes the Mockingjay--a symbol of hope and rebellion for the people of Panem. In today’s world, where new technology enables government surveillance and censorship, citizens are able to fight back by using that same technology to organize and rebel against abuse of power. Both in the fictional dystopia of the Hunger Games and the real, near-dystopian rights violations faced by people across the world today, the ideas of freedom catch fire, spreading faster than governments can stamp them out.► Learn More:Watch Amy Sturgis Discuss the ancient sources behind the Hunger Games books:http://www.learnliberty.org/videos/katniss-modern-day-spartacus/Thai Protesters Use Hunger Games Salute:http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/03/world/asia/thai-protesters-flash-hunger-games-salute-to-register-quiet-dissent.htmlWhen Dystopian Fiction Becomes Reality:http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/nov/08/dystopian-fiction-reality-realism-damien-walterEnviro Activists Use Hunger Games Banner:http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/12/tar-sands-keystone-protesters-arrested-terrorism-glitterAnti-Authoritarian Themes in Pop Culture:http://fee.org/the_freeman/detail/our-cages-and-labyrinths#axzz2lJaypHXm► http://LearnLiberty.org► http://twitter.com/LearnLiberty► http://google.com/+LearnLiberty► http://facebook.com/LearnLiberty► http://youtube.com/user/LearnLiberty
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