Don Tapscott on the power of collaboration
social networking
VoteTO: The real-time election that never was
If you've ever been blindfolded, spun around a few times and told to take a whack at a piñata, you'll understand the slapdash way Toronto's mayoral candidates have attempted to use online tools to engage voters. Social media, having only recently taken the proverbial clothes off the back of politics, calls for elections to happen in real time.
Social Network Facebook: The New Home of the Bourgeois Individual
Social Network Facebook: The New Home of the Bourgeois Individual
http://mostlywater.org/social_network_facebook_new_home_bourgeois_indivi...
"...the user as a public persona: the really existing caricature of the bourgeois competitor and market participant.."
Social movements in the age of information
Contemporary social movements are characterized not only by their diverse commitments to building an emancipatory, egalitarian society but also by their innovative network composition. Both the form and content of the newest insurgencies embody essential aspects of our age of information. Their novelty opens up new possibilities for presence, mobilization and social change.
Exploiting the mainstream media
In our information driven world, news media is everywhere. Because of the 24 hour news cycle reporters are always looking for a story, a new angle on an issue or something to investigate. Activists have more power than ever to influence the media and sound the alarm on injustice. This guide will go over:
Crafting a media message
Getting the word out
When they come to you
Confronting media
Tips
Crafting a message
Twestival
Twestival, or Twitter Festival, is a unique initiative that attempts to unite digital life with that of the real. On this day, thousands of individuals from online Twitter communities unite offline to raise money and awareness for a choice cause.
Essentially, Twestival works by using the platform of pre-existing social media -- primarily through Twitter but also via Facebook -- to raise awareness for social causes. Twestival’s aim, according to the event’s organizers, is to harness the power of social media for social good.
In September 2008, the groundwork for Twestival was established.
Crisis mapping
Crisis mapping utilizes mobile technology, geospatial platforms, visual models, and statistics to spur rapid early warning responses in a range of disaster scenarios. As a tool, crisis mapping has enabled those on the ground to better plan and allocate resources in humanitarian emergencies.
Essentially, crisis mappers are engaged in the live mapping of evolving catastrophes. Interestingly, crisis mapping technology has been leveraged in numerous cases including political, social, and environmental crises.
Speak Up! Speak Out! Public Dialogue and the Politics of Dissent
Date: Saturday, March 19, 2011 - 12:00am - 10:30pm
Location
Faculty of Social Work
120 Duke St. West,
Kitchener, ON
Canada
43° 27' 8.5788" N, 80° 29' 33.8712" W
See map: Google Maps
Speak Up! Speak Out! Public Dialogue and the Politics of Dissent
On Saturday March 19th 2011, there is a free, full-day conference about the criminalization of dissent around G20 activism -- and creative ways to heal and move forward.
Policing and the criminalization of dissent around G20 activism has