PARALLEL STRUGGLES: UNVEILING THE SYNCHRONICITY BETWEEN #BLACKLIVESMATTER AND #PAPUALIVESMATTER MOVEMENTS IN PURSUIT OF SOCIAL JUSTICE

Abstract

Black Lives Matter is a movement that fights the civil rights for Black individuals in the United States. This movement has left an enormous impact both nationally and globally. It has been proven by the several nations that have been motivated to join the Black Lives Matter movement as a catalyst for addressing the discrimination they (The Black People) experienced.  Similar discrimination happened in Papua, which made them embrace this campaign and adopted a similar movement with the name "#PapuaLivesMatter". Therefore, this research aims to elucidate the impact of Black Lives Matter on Papuan Lives Matter movement. It attempts to demonstrate the striking similarities that exist between the appearances of these two movements. This study employs the Social Representation theory by Moscovici equipped with a qualitative approach. This research argues that BLM serves as a catalyst for combating discrimination, and both BLM and PLM exhibit significant parallels in their methods of action, both on social media as well as in real-life scenarios.