Tag Archives: protests

100th International Women’s Day: mapping peace, protest, feminism

Posted on March 8, 2011 by M.E. Luka

Happy 100th International Women’s Day, everyone. Women for Women, an American non-profit organization, has organized and encouraged a series of events to rally for peace, particularly in the name of women. On their website, womenforwomen.org,  or on YouTube, you can … Continue reading →

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The Middle East Feminist Revolution

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Jacqueline Wallace

Here is an op-ed by Naomi Wolf on Al Jazeera English, which I found particularly poignant and moving on a Sunday morning. I thought both Mariam and Krista would be interested, but I’m sure others will be too. I found … Continue reading →

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Media Shift: Social Media Alone Do Not Instigate Revolutions

Posted on February 4, 2011 by M.E. Luka

Here’s an interesting article sent around by Media Shift today, regarding the use of social media in revolutions – and touching on the importance of personal networks and the inventiveness of individuals in such situations rather than the specific communication … Continue reading →

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SUKEY: Anti-kettling app for student protesters in the UK

Posted on January 28, 2011 by kimsaw

Matt Soar, who attended the “hack a map” workshop yesterday sent along this news item. It describes an app, Sukey, developed to assist UK  student protesters,  deal with the kettling strategies being used by the police. In addition to telling … Continue reading →

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