In this interview Manuel Castells discusses the role of ICTs in the Arab Spring uprisings.

The FBI is looking for informants to go to "Vegan Potlucks" in the Twin Cities and report on potential protests during this years Republican National Convention.

Lawyers representing the NYPD in civil-rights suits have subpoenaed Tad Hirsch for information about his TXTMob software used during the 2004 Republican National Convention.

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.

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"

In anticipation of the G8 summit, cops are experimenting with a technique that uses scent to identify activists. Clearly tahis is a case of patchouli profiling.

An amusing video that has children re-enact part of George Carlin's "Seven Dirty Words."

The folks at Stay Free! are co-ordinating a project to protest the short lifecycle of iPods by making art out of broken iPods. I'll participate if someone gives me a broken iPod.

Students a Gallaudet, the nation's only university for deaf students, are protesting because the new president isn't rooted enough in deaf culture. Check out the photos of students "chanting" in sign language.