Empowerment Institute. Tools for Change. Here is my (Jessica Bell’s) take on the top 10 activist stories of 2013, in no particular order.
Let these victories be an antidote to cynicism, hopelessness and apathy. Activism works. Activists win. Looking forward to seeing what’s in store for 2014. You’re invited to attend one of our Tools for Change workshops to help you learn activist skills from experts. 1. Earlier this year, Greenpeace activists attempted to board an oil platform to stop Russian oil company, Gazprom, from drilling in the Arctic. With the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, set to begin in two months, this December Russia, in a bid to improve its human rights record, granted amnesty to 29 of the 30 Greenpeace activists. 2.
The Mi’kmaq and Elsipogtog First Nations have been campaigning for over two years to stop gas fracking by Texas-based SWN Resources on their traditional territory in New Brunswick. 3. 4. Here’s hoping this tragedy doesn’t happen again. 5. Her protest attracted worldwide attention. 6. 7. Pluto Press - Search Results. This site uses cookies to store some basic information on your computer.
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To learn more about each, check out our page “What is radical social entrepreneurship?” It’s simple. Technology is moving quickly, but our social systems — governance, law, community, education and culture — are not keeping pace. Social entrepreneurship isn’t enough. Apps, gadgets, and innovative tech are wonderful — but they will not solve the major problems of our time. New Radar. The New Radar, LLC is an Indianapolis, Indiana based digital media/marketing agency.
Our core business is providing businesses and social organizations Green, Digital, Mobile & Social Marketing solutions that increase sales and audience while being cost, time and energy efficient. Through our work doing agency services, we found that we were referring clients to each other and helping them promote their products to our network of friends and family. What does being socially conscious mean?
In a world of social networks and a influx of information which seemingly create a global consciousness, does that mean we’re being more socially conscious?
According to Wikipedia, “Social consciousness is consciousness shared within a society. It can also be defined as social awareness; to be aware of the problems that different societies and communities face on a day-to-day basis; to be conscious of the difficulties and hardships of society.” To us that is a little negative although we are trying to solve people’s hardships and make people more aware. Well simply put, the recognition and realization that we are ALL connected. We are connected in ways that we may not even realize, but if you accept that fact, you will start to look at everything you encounter and every person you interact with as a part of you, you are being socially conscious.
Giving More Than Money. Live notes from the "Giving More Than Money" session at the Awesome Summit, by Rahul Bhargava, Ethan Zuckerman and Willow Brugh.
Matt Stempeck (@mstem) comes to the Center for Civic Media from the Washington activism world. The organizations he worked with always lacked money. Rahulbotics. Oakland Digital (ODALC) — Economic Empowerment through Digital Literacy. Connected Consumption. Principal Investigators: Juliet Schor Associated Researchers and Staff: The 2008 economic downturn has undermined economic security for many, bringing in its wake increased levels of unemployment and under-employment—especially for youth—along with reductions in wealth and heightened economic fear and insecurity.
Almost simultaneously, public attention to the looming environmental crisis of climate change has accelerated, inspiring everything from “green consumption” to government-led initiatives to combat environmental degradation. A “new economy” conversation has emerged that focuses on visions of resilience and sustainability, in which stronger, more connected communities become the social fabric for an ecologically balanced economy of extra-market and new-market enterprises.
Blogs Updates. Building blocks for building communities. OpenIDEO - Home. About Us. OpenIDEO is a place where people design better, together for social good.
It's an online platform for creative thinkers: the veteran designer and the new guy who just signed on, the critic and the MBA, the active participant and the curious lurker. Together, this makes up the creative guts of OpenIDEO. The kindling Trust. Community Toolbox. Community Toolbox - Do the Work. Citizen's Handbook Table of Contents. A Manual for Effective Citizen Action - Charles Dobson.
Radical Routes. What's this Place? Whats-this-place_booklet_PDF.