The Naked Society From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Naked Society is a 1964 book on privacy by Vance Packard. The book argues that changes in technology are encroaching on privacy and could eventually create a society with radically different privacy standards. Packard criticized advertisers' unfettered use of private information to create marketing schemes. He compared a recent Great Society initiative by then-president Lyndon B. Johnson, the National Data Bank, to the use of information by advertisers and argued for increased data privacy measures to ensure that information did not find its way into the wrong hands. It was the first book to raise the question of how technological change is making observation of individuals lives, tastes, opinions and actions easier to observe and monitor. The technologies of concern at the time of publication were such things as hidden microphones, concealed cameras, and the polygraph lie detector.[3] Book at archive.org
Buycott.com From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Buycott.com is an Internet-based platform and smart-phone application that reads the Universal Product Codes (UPC) barcode on a product, and suggests whether a consumer should buy or avoid that product based on how well it aligns with the consumer's values and principles. The consumer joins to various Buycott campaigns to indicate their support or their opposition to various issues and topics. The app advises them about purchasing from corporate entities - and their affiliates - that endorse policies which conflict with those campaigns. The consumer can thus "vote with their wallet", and opt to purchase a competing product, or forgo the purchase altogether.[1] As of March 2023, the latest update to the app was on the 21st of October 2016.[2] The latest social media posts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter were all also before the end of 2016.[3][4][5] The latest update to the Terms and Conditions page was in December 2015.[6] Official website
Diné CARE From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Diné CARE is a Diné (Navajo) activist organization that works on environmental, cultural and social justice campaigns, primarily within the Navajo Nation and the immediately surrounding areas. Diné CARE stands for Diné Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment and helped build the early environmental justice movement in the United States. Originally called CARE, the group was founded in 1988 to prevent the construction of a hazardous waste incinerator in the community of Dilkon on the Navajo Nation.[1][2] CARE's activism also led to the creation of the annual Protecting Mother Earth conferences. Traditional ecological knowledge Cabrera, Yvette. 2023.
Social entrepreneurship Social entrepreneurship is the process of pursuing innovative solutions to social problems. More specifically, social entrepreneurs adopt a mission to create and sustain social value. They pursue opportunities to serve this mission, while continuously adapting and learning. Business entrepreneurs typically measure performance in profit and return, but social entrepreneurs also take into account a positive return to society. Social entrepreneurship practiced in a world or international context is called international social entrepreneurship.[3] Modern definition[edit] There are continuing arguments over precisely who counts as a social entrepreneur. History[edit] Social entrepreneurship is distinct from the concept of entrepreneurship itself, yet still shares several similarities with the classic concept. Although the terms are relatively new, social entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurship can be found throughout history. Current practice[edit] Major organizations[edit] Case studies[edit]
Global citizens movement From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Movement for global cooperation The global citizens movement is a constellation of organized and overlapping citizens' groups seeking to foster global solidarity in policy and consciousness. The term is often used synonymously with the anti-globalization movement or the global justice movement.[1] The concept of global citizenship first emerged in the 4th Century BCE among the Greek Cynics, who coined the term “cosmopolitan” – meaning citizen of the world. The twenty-first century has seen increasing calls for global citizenship in light of how transportation and technology—are binding disparate parts of the world more closely together than ever before. Skeptics[who?]
Activist ageing From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Activism and research that empowers the elderly In the field of ageing studies, activist ageing refers to activism and research that empowers the elderly. Many elders, and especially women, are involved in organizations that aim to effect social change on issues related to ageing or in general.[3] Retirement engenders a form of social exclusion. For many years the action around rights of older persons and social activism of older adults was not anchored in a unique ideological framework. Elder rights Orange Revolution Series of political protests in Ukraine in 2004–2005 The Orange Revolution (Ukrainian: Помаранчева революція, romanized: Pomarancheva revoliutsiia) was a series of protests, that lead to political upheaval in Ukraine from late November 2004 to January 2005. It gained momentum primarily due to the initiative of the general population,[6] sparked by the aftermath of the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election run-off which was claimed to be marred by massive corruption, voter intimidation and electoral fraud.[7] Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, was the focal point of the movement's campaign of civil resistance, with thousands of protesters demonstrating daily.[8] Nationwide,[9] this was highlighted by a series of acts of civil disobedience, sit-ins, and general strikes organized by the opposition movement. Gongadze assassination or Kuchmagate crisis [edit] Causes of the Orange Revolution Factors enabling the Orange Revolution Visits of Vladimir Putin to Ukraine in 2004 Prelude to the Orange Revolution
Brothers in Arms (organization) Israeli protest movement, advocacy group, and aid organization The organization's operations are divided into several areas as detailed below. Protest and disruption actions [edit] Advocacy, negotiation and rapprochement actions Cessation of volunteering for the reserves Activity during 2023 Israel–Hamas war Awards and recognition
Elder rights Rights of older adults Elder rights are the rights of older adults (usually those in the seventh decade of life or older, although this definition is disputed), who in various countries are not recognized as a constitutionally protected class,[1] yet face discrimination across many aspects of society due to their age. Common rights issues faced by elders include age-related job discrimination (such as forced age of retirement), lack of access to medical treatments, because of age or age-related obstacles, societal perceptions of ability/disability due to age,[1] and vulnerability to abuse, including financial, physical, psychological, social, and sexual[2] abuse, because of diminished capacity and lack of access to/ability to use technology.[3] Defining elder rights [edit] Upholding and protecting the rights of older adults is vital to addressing problems related to ageing and ageism. Elder rights movement Social and financial rights of elders Milestones in elder rights development
Hyde Park, Sydney Park in Sydney, Australia Hyde Park, Sydney, is an urban park, of 16.2-hectare (40-acre), located in the central business district of Sydney, in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is the oldest public parkland in Australia. Hyde Park is on the eastern fringe of the Sydney city centre and is approximately rectangular in shape, being squared at the southern end and rounded at the northern end. It is bordered on the west by Elizabeth Street, on the east by College Street, on the north by St James Road and Prince Albert Road and on the south by Liverpool Street.[2] The park was designed by Norman Weekes, Sir John Sulman (1927 design resolution), Alfred Hook, W. At the time of European settlement in 1788, the local Aboriginal people hunted ducks in the swampy marshes that were to become Hyde Park.[4][1] From 1788 this was a place where soldiers could be quickly assembled in case of a convict rebellion. Developments from 1810 to 1830 [edit] Interactive map
Justice tourism From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ethic for travelling Justice tourism or solidarity tourism is an ethic for travelling that holds as its central goals the creation of economic opportunities for the local community, positive cultural exchange between guest and host through one-on-one interaction, the protection of the environment, and political/historical education. It also seeks to develop new approaches to and forms of globalization,[1][2] and may overlap with revolutionary tourism.[3][4] It has been promoted particularly in Bosnia and Palestine, especially by the Alternative Tourism Group and the Christian initiative in Palestine.[5][6] Denis Tolkach proposed that justice tourism aligned with the precepts of anarchist philosophy, particularly that of anarchism without adjectives, due to its focus on solidarity and connection with the anti-capitalist and anti-globalization movements.[7]
Adelaida Abarca Izquierdo Adelaida Abarca Izquierdo (born 2 November 1923), known by the nickname Deli, was a Spanish Republican political activist. A militant member of the Juventudes Socialistas Unificadas (JSU) and a member of the group Las Trece Rosas, in 1939 she was sentenced to 20 years in prison by the Francoist Spanish state. She escaped execution alongside her 13 compatriots due to her youth. Incarcerated over the next years in the prisons of Ventas in Madrid, the Oblatas in Tarragona, the prison of Girona, and the prison of Les Corts in Barcelona, in 1946 she organised the escape of Victòria Pujolar from Les Corts prison in Barcelona, followed by her own escape soon after in the company of Ángela Ramis.[1] Adelaida Abarca Izquierdo was born in Madrid on 2 November 1923.[2] Spanish Civil War and Francoist Spain [edit] In 1937, in the middle of the Spanish Civil War, Adelaida Abarca Izquierdo, aged only 14, became a member of the Juventudes Socialistas Unificadas (JSU) in Madrid.[2] Political imprisonment
Institute for Global Communications From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Institute for Global Communications or IGC Internet was founded in 1987 and is an institution that provided web hosting service to environmental, peace, and social justice organizations. IGC is a project of the Tides Center. During the very early days of the Internet, IGC was responsible for training thousands of small progressive groups as to how to use email, mailing lists, discussion groups, gopher sites, and later web sites and other web services to further their mission. IGC formed an international link when it started working with GreenNet in the United Kingdom. In 1990, in partnership with six international organizations, IGC co-founded the Association for Progressive Communications (APC). At its peak in 1998, IGC had over 35 full-time staff members with offices in San Francisco, California, USA.
Advocacy group Groups using advocacy in order to influence public opinion and policy Advocacy groups, also known as lobby groups, interest groups, special interest groups, pressure groups, or public associations, use various forms of advocacy or lobbying to influence public opinion and ultimate public policy.[1] They play an important role in the development of political and social systems.[2] Motives for action may be based on political, economic, religious, moral, commercial or common good-based positions. Groups use varied methods to try to achieve their aims, including lobbying, media campaigns, awareness raising publicity stunts, polls, research, and policy briefings. Some groups are supported or backed by powerful business or political interests and exert considerable influence on the political process, while others have few or no such resources. Some have developed into important social, and political institutions or social movements. History in Great Britain [edit] According to Stuart McConnell: