Random Acts - Channel 4. Close Random Acts is a short-form daily arts strand on Channel 4, late nights.
It launched in 2011 and in its first year showcased 260 specially-commissioned three-minute films chosen for their bold and creative expressions of creativity. Reflections on 2011: From indignados to occupywhere, a year of protest in Europe. By Sam Cossar-Gilbert Over the course of this year Europe has been rocked by a wave of protests, occupations and direct actions demanding greater equality and a more participatory democracy.
Inspired by the ‘Arab revolutions’ and in response to the deepening economic crisis, this movement began to take form in May, with mass protests by the Indignados in Spain. Since then it has rapidly spread throughout Europe under the banner of ‘Occupy’. With demonstrations in Portugal, peoples assemblies in Amsterdam, riots in Rome, strikes in Greece, direct action against banks in England and occupations all over. Helene Zuber argues in her article for Der Spiel that we are seeing a “fundamental change taking place as a European generation takes to the streets.” Get Angry and Take Action Red Messenger Bag from RedMolotov.com. Young People More Likely To Favor Socialism Than Capitalism: Pew. Young people -- the collegiate and post-college crowd, who have served as the most visible face of the Occupy Wall Street movement -- might be getting more comfortable with socialism. That's the surprising result from a Pew Research Center poll that aims to measure American sentiments toward different political labels.
The poll, published Wednesday, found that while Americans overall tend to oppose socialism by a strong margin -- 60 percent say they have a negative view of it, versus just 31 percent who say they have a positive view -- socialism has more fans than opponents among the 18-29 crowd.