Tag: Activism

Solidarity During Wartime in the Streets of Chicago

By Aaron Cynic

05.23.12, 12:59pm Comments (0)

For Chicagoans, the NATO summit fell far short of what Mayor Rahm Emanuel promised. But while world leaders dined, protesters on the streets forged lasting bonds while opposing a war machine at home and abroad. Read more »

Would Gandhi Use Social Media?

By Nipun Mehta

05.10.12, 1:45pm Comments (1)

Social media and the Internet are amazing assets. But their designs have to be rooted in the place of our greatest leverage -- inner transformation. If we are to have sustainable revolutions that last for generations, we will need to design our technologies with this element in mind. Read more »

Will Revolt for Couch

By Malcolm Harris

05.07.12, 1:04pm Comments (1)

When I was in college a few years ago, I was part of a reborn activist organization called Students for a democratic Society. In the 60's SdS was a central student group for the white student left. Read more »

A Love Letter to the Overcommitted

By Cheyenna Weber

11.23.11, 5:15pm Comments (2)

It usually starts with a lack of sleep. Then I notice I'm only eating carbohydrates, and mostly things which require less than 10 minutes to prepare. Read more »

Occupying My Living Room

By Corbyn Hightower

10.30.11, 3:23pm Comments (5)

Corbyn Hightower's family can't Occupy — they have school-age children, babysit, have no car, and live twenty miles from the closest site of activism. But they're feeling the effects of the movement as it ripples through their networks and informs almost every conversation. Read more »

3D Projections: Shareable Public Art [VIDEOS]

By Paul M. Davis

10.28.11, 3:24pm Comments (0)

Five videos of 3D projection: as a public, guerrilla art form, a tool for activists, and a conjurer of Halloween thrills. Read more »

iPhone's Darkside Exposed by New Banned Game App

By Neal Gorenflo

09.13.11, 3:46pm Comments (6)

Phone Story, a new iPhone game that takes players on a tour of the darkside of smartphone manufacturing, may mark the birth of a new tactic for activism. Read more »

Starting with Culture Before Technology

By Ramesh Srinivasan

09.13.11, 8:51am Comments (1)

After two months of interviewing Egyptian citizens, Dr. Ramesh Srinivasan examines how culture and context affect social media's role in political movements. Read more »

Organizing the Precariat

By Tom Judd

08.29.11, 11:39am Comments (0)

In the Summer of 2009, I joined the approximately 4.4 million young people who were out of work and seeking a job during the Great Recession. Read more »