Are we Deluded in Thinking that the Internet Transforms Power Structures?
february 2011 by McChris
Here's Dave Parry's response to The Net Delusion.
politics
activism
technology
Net_Delusion
from delicious
february 2011 by McChris
Six Anti-Theses on WikiLeaks
january 2011 by McChris
Geert Lovink & Patrice Riemens describe some of the macrosocial implications of Wikileaks
activism
internet
wikileaks
january 2011 by McChris
Threat Level: S.F. Activists Use Twitter, Pirate Radio to Manage Anti-War Protesters
march 2008 by McChris
Updating techniques used in the N30 protests in Seattle, activists are using newer tools like Twitter and microbroadasting to coordinate protester movements in anti-war actions.
protest
activism
Twitter
microradio
anti-war
march 2008 by McChris
Project Steev: Why Bail Out Those Using Stupid Tactics?
february 2008 by McChris
After protesters were arrested blocking a Florida energy plant, Steev notes, "The bond, to bail out 27 white gringos from jail, was $13,500. That could feed about 22 Bolivian families for a year"
activism
stupid
protest
whiteness
february 2008 by McChris
An Introduction to Information Design
february 2008 by McChris
John Emerson has created a pamphlet introducing information design concepts for activists and advocacy groups.
design
information_design
activism
CreativeCommons
february 2008 by McChris
Texas Community Media Summit
january 2008 by McChris
"The Texas Community Media Summit will bring together Texas community media makers, stakeholders, activists, and advocates on Saturday, March 1, 2008 at the University of Texas at Austin’s Texas Union."
activism
citizensmedia
publicaccess
conference
texas
january 2008 by McChris
we make money not art: Interview with Cat Mazza (microRevolt)
january 2008 by McChris
Cat Mazza discusses her activist projects which use craft techniques like knitting to contest the role of branding and sweated labor in contemporary society.
craft
activism
labor
branding
DIY
interview
january 2008 by McChris
send.a.message
january 2008 by McChris
For thirty euro, this service will spray-paint your message on a wall separating Palestinians from Israeli settlers.
streetart
israel
activism
january 2008 by McChris
Radical Math
january 2008 by McChris
This site lists resources for integrating social justice issues into the mathematics curriculum.
activism
education
math
january 2008 by McChris
freEtech 2007, an (un)Conference, san diego
march 2007 by McChris
This unconference is a technology-sharing project that protests the high prices of O'Reilly conferences.
conference
activism
DIY
O'Reilly
march 2007 by McChris
Open City: Tools for Public Action
february 2007 by McChris
Eyebeam's "glimpse into the current media and tactics of artists who take their practices into the street" looks awesome, although it seems like it could benefit from a grounding in historical street-level praxis.
art
activism
streetart
NYC
february 2007 by McChris
The Radical Apple: Opposition in New York City
february 2007 by McChris
This cool CSS design shows historical sites in Manhattan related to radical social movements.
map
activism
anarchism
CSS
NYC
labor
february 2007 by McChris
Eyeteeth: A "progressive brand" reclaims its roots--and name
january 2007 by McChris
Paul Schmelzer discusses the changes in ownership and format of the once-and-present Utne Reader. I imagine most digest publications like Utne have struggled in the age of blogs and news aggregators.
magazine
activism
january 2007 by McChris
Chronicle of Higher Education: An Educational Prank
january 2007 by McChris
McKembrew McLeod satirized the corporate university by claiming McDonald's sponsored his class at the University of Iowa.
prank
education
satire
activism
january 2007 by McChris
Socialist Worker: The art of streets
december 2006 by McChris
Leftist discussion of graf and street art.
streetart
activism
art
politics
december 2006 by McChris
Clamor infoshop: "Without Net Neutrality" stickers
november 2006 by McChris
Cool network neutrality stickers.
networkneutrality
sticker
activism
november 2006 by McChris
A Greener Apple
september 2006 by McChris
Nice Greenpeace parody lobbying Apple to produce more environmentally friendly products.
Apple
activism
design
environmentalism
parody
september 2006 by McChris
Austin Bike Culture
august 2006 by McChris
The Yellow BIke Project is hosting a wiki for information about cycling events and history in Austin.
wiki
bicycle
austin
activism
transportation
august 2006 by McChris
A pacifist version of the GPL?
august 2006 by McChris
The developers of a distributed computing software system want to amend the GNU General Public License to ensure that participants aren't volunteering their machines for military research. The Free Software Foundation is blocking their efforts.
activism
anti-war
GPL
opensource
distributedcomputing
FSF
august 2006 by McChris
ihumpedyourhummer: Manifesto
august 2006 by McChris
This site is designed for sharing images and videos of direct action against Hummer trucks.
environmentalism
transportation
energy
humor
activism
august 2006 by McChris
How About Shaming Telcos Into Remaining Neutral?
august 2006 by McChris
A new technology enables users to test the relative neutrality of an ISP, opening the possibility of shaming telcos into operating neutral networks.
networkneutrality
hack
telecom
activism
august 2006 by McChris
OpenWiki
july 2006 by McChris
This is a wiki devoted to documenting issues related to anarchism and direct action activism. I'm not sure why they don't just start an anarchy WikiProject on Wikipedia, but the adminstrative structure there is increasingly hierarchical.
anarchism
wiki
activism
citizensmedia
politics
july 2006 by McChris
AdBusters is Calling All Writers!
july 2006 by McChris
I lost my enthusiasm for Adbusters almost as soon as I subscribed, but this might be an interesting opportunity for a reader or two.
magazine
anarchism
globalization
activism
july 2006 by McChris
Pirate Radio USA Premieres
june 2006 by McChris
A documentary about the microradio movement in the United States. I've done a fair amount of research on microradio, so I would love to see this film.
microradio
documentary
activism
publicpolicy
radio
june 2006 by McChris
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