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jean lievens
November 28, 2013 1:33 PM
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On Thursday October 7, 2013, over 100 people gathered at Gleebooks in Glebe for the Australian launch of a handbook for activists called Take Back the Economy: An Ethical Guide for Transforming Our Communities. Co-author, Katherine Gibson, research professor at the Institute of Culture and Society at the University of Western Sydney, says: “The book contains many examples of collective actions that are re-shaping the way we work and conduct business so that the needs of people and the planet are met with dignity. We hope community organisations, faith groups, neighbourhoods, high schools, unions and governments will be prompted to think about actions to put the well-being of people and the planet at the centre of economies.”
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jean lievens
November 26, 2013 11:25 AM
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As the Anonymous collective branches out into public street-level operations and gains momentum, a digital activist discusses some of the philosophy and strategy behind the online activities of the movement.
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jean lievens
November 23, 2013 10:23 AM
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Meridian University offers graduate programs in Psychology, Education, and Business Administration with a focus on transformative learning techniques
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jean lievens
November 22, 2013 12:48 AM
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The decentralized movement toward freedom is raging across the world. It cannot be stopped. The tipping point is near. Despite the lack of coverage in the mainstream media, actions are springing up on an increasing basis. A wave of transformation is rising. The zeitgeist is shifting in our direction.
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jean lievens
November 18, 2013 6:58 AM
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With 30 million members, Avaaz is an organisation with ambitions to save us all through technology. Carole Cadwalladr meets its founder Ricken Patel to find out what it has achieved
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jean lievens
November 15, 2013 1:28 AM
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Online and diaspora activists should be recognised as the important early stages of a revolutionary movement, not a distraction.
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November 14, 2013 3:11 PM
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The historical building of Riga Palamidi 2 of Embros was built in 1933 and till 1985 housed the printing facilities of EMBROS newspaper. In 1988 the Public Real Estate Corporation leased the building to the theatre director Tassos Bantis.
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jean lievens
November 10, 2013 2:05 AM
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Anonymous took over the streets in over 470 cities all over the world as part of the Million Mask March. The mass protest left many wondering exactly who they are and what they want. The answer is as complex and simple as the movement itself.
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jean lievens
November 5, 2013 12:53 AM
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In this episode of the JustPublics@365 podcast series, I interview Distinguished Professor Frances Fox Piven (Graduate Center, CUNY). Professor Piven is an expert in the development of the welfare state, political movements, urban politics, voting, and electoral politics, and she has been politically engaged with improving the lives of America’s poor since the 1960s.
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jean lievens
October 29, 2013 4:36 PM
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Youth-activism in stop-and-frisk utilize the arts and technology to shape the common narrative.
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jean lievens
October 26, 2013 9:03 PM
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To overcome the crisis of democracy and reaffirm our autonomy, we first of all need to liberate our empty self from mindless consumerism and conformity.
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jean lievens
October 25, 2013 2:31 AM
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It was read aloud in the House of Commons. Real old-school activism.
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jean lievens
October 21, 2013 1:41 PM
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Cyberactivism: Unless they're accompanied by real world engagement, such efforts are just 'slacktivism'
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jean lievens
November 27, 2013 4:39 PM
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Today’s Open Access Week guest post comes from Stephen Voyce, Assistant Professor in the University of Iowa’s English department. It is an excerpt from an essay titled “Toward an Open-Source Poetics: Appropriation, Collaboration, and the Public Domain”, originally published in the journal Criticism (53.3 [Fall 2011]: 407-38). Professor Voyce will be participating in today’s panel discussion on academic publishing and open access. It will be held at 3 pm in room 1117 of the University Capitol Centre, and refreshments will be served. Find more details here about this event and Open Access Week at the University of Iowa. We hope you’ll join us.
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jean lievens
November 25, 2013 1:46 AM
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Heather Marsh is a human rights and internet activist, programmer and political theorist. She is the author of Binding Chaos, a study of methods mass collaboration.
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jean lievens
November 23, 2013 4:03 AM
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A report on Digital Activism and Non-Violent Conflict was released this month by the Digital Activism Research Project. It found that the role of hacking and cybercrime in digital activism is grossly overstated by the media and that while Facebook and Twitter are the leading platforms for activism on a global scale, other tools do well on a smaller, regional scale. The study found no causation or correlation between specific tools and positive outcomes.
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jean lievens
November 19, 2013 1:29 AM
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Some of Anonymous’ actions have been a force for good. Anonymous helped to bring attention to the Steubenville rape case in the United States — where a teenage girl was digitally raped by jocks from her school’s football team — and they helped to provide technological support during the Tunisian revolutions of late 2010-2011.
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jean lievens
November 15, 2013 2:13 PM
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In late October, a heated debate between Russell Brand and Jeremy Paxman went viral. Brand — known by most as a spandex-wearing British comedian and ex-husband of singer Katy Perry — proved, if nothing else, that he’s much smarter than he looks. And it all started with a question: “Is it true you don’t even vote?”
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jean lievens
November 14, 2013 3:12 PM
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“As Falvinge explains, decentralized does not mean leaderless. The leader of or a swarm leads by inspiration and example, setting the vision and goals for the organization while building a culture that empowers members of the swarm to act. Falvinge contrasts this approach with the leaderless structure of the Occupy movement, which he says sacrificed direction and cohesion in favor of the resilience gained by lacking a leader who can be targeted by opposition.
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jean lievens
November 10, 2013 2:21 AM
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Keen to save the world but don't want to end up in a Russian prison? In the first of a three part series Ruth Stokes suggests ethical consumption as one alternative approach to activism that won't turn your life upside down but will make a difference ...
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jean lievens
November 5, 2013 4:07 PM
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Supporters of the Anonymous hacktivist collective are holding rallies all around the world on November 5, Guy Fawkes Day. They are protesting against what they see as the rule of greedy corporations and corrupt governments around the world.
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October 30, 2013 1:11 PM
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Is our relentless quest for economic growth killing the planet? Climate scientists have seen the data – and they are coming to some incendiary conclusions.
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October 26, 2013 9:07 PM
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From Gandhi to Occupy: the story of peaceful protest. Jamie Merrill Author Biography. Jamie Merrill.
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October 26, 2013 9:00 PM
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This three-day event will bring together activists, journalists and scholars from the front-lines of the popular uprisings unfolding around the world.
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October 23, 2013 2:58 PM
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On October 25th, once again, the FCForum in Barcelona will analyse the advances of the past twelve months and will consider the future outlook in the struggle for democracy in the digital era, free culture and net neutrality.
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