What is Info-Activism? That is a question I asked myself weeks ago as I was applying for a visa to India to join 125+ dynamic activists and technologists that were going to participate in Tactical Technology Collective and Aspiration's seven-day Info-Activism Camp in Bangalore, India.
BACKGROUND: Read the series of posts about our trip to Mexico City to meet with President Calderón to urge him to end feminicide in Mexico:
* 03/19: Preparing for Mexico
* 03/24: What we'll be asking President Calderón
* 03/27: Behind the scenes: last minute preparations
BACKGROUND: Read the series of posts about our trip to Mexico City to meet with President Calderón and urge him to end feminicide in Mexico:
* 03/19: Preparing for Mexico
* 03/24: What we'll be asking President Calderón
* 03/30: Press Conference
* 04/01: Results of the Presidential meeting
On the Hub, we've encountered a wide variety of visual media for human rights, including much powerful photojournalism - from Magnum In Motion, VII Photo, and Human Rights Watch, among others. So when I watched this Monocle piece about the Prix Pictet on my way home from work, it reminded me that (to my delight, having worked with them closely in the past)
In my first few months of moving to San Francisco years ago I kept hearing about Van Jones - Van Jones is an amazing speaker, Van will know, you should talk with Van, etc. All were true.
"...since she isn't here, we become the victims. And we are her voice..." -- Patricia Cervantes, Neyra's mother
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BACKGROUND: Read the series of posts about our trip to Mexico City to meet with President Calderón and urge him to end feminicide in Mexico:
* 03/19: Preparing for Mexico
* 03/27: Behind the scenes: last minute preparations
* 03/30: Press Conference
* 04/01: Results of the Presidential meeting
"Our way of life has drastically changed where Exxon's way of life has profited. We were hoping what Exxon would do for us is just settle and make it right so we can get on with our lives and they can get on with theirs..." -- Dune Lankard, Native Fisherman and Founder of the Eyak Preservation Council
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The largest oil spill in North American history happened 20 years ago when the Exxon Valdez oil tanker struck the Bligh Reef and spilled nearly 11 million gallons of oil into Alaska's Prince William Sound.
Minutes past midnight on March 24th, 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker struck the Bligh Reef in Alaska's Prince William Sound, spilling nearly 11 million gallons of oil into the water. The spill set off a chain of events that changed the way of life and cultural practices for thousands of Alaskans who were dependent on subsistence and commercial fishing.
It's the sixth anniversary of the war in Iraq and today's pick is a video that shows members of Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) reenacting the war on the streets of New York City to "bring the truth of the occupation of Iraq" home:
