#activism (42 links)
- You Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism 404media.co
- What campus protesters get wrong about divestment economist.com
Divesting from something has obvious symbolic value. But many protesters hope to have a real-world impact, too. Divestment campaigns may exert influence by starving their targets of capital. Scare enough investors from an industry or country and, so the argument goes, companies will find it harder to raise or borrow money, which will force them to change their behaviour [...] How likely is this to work?
Hay was chosen as a soft target, in a campaign primarily relying on peer pressure and public moral intimidation, because the activists knew the festival management would have to give in, and so this was a campaign that could be won. But who really wins here? Not a dime has been divested from fossil fuels. Not a gram of CO2 has been reduced.
- Protest and persist: why giving up hope is not an option theguardian.com
L ast month, Daniel Ellsberg and Edward Snowden had a public conversation about democracy, transparency, whistleblowing and more. In the course of it, Snowden –…
- Indivisible Guide indivisibleguide.com
A practical guide For resisting the Trump agenda
Former congressional staffers reveal best practices for making Congress listen.
- WHO, IF NOT YOU? unitedagainstracism.org
A classmate makes a racist joke. Do you step in? A Muslim woman is insulted in a shop. Should you bother? A homosexual couple is bullied on the street. Do you…
- The Power of Proxy Activism davidbrin.com
Proxy Power is the uniquely convenient -- but seldom discussed -- ability of a modern person to participate in activism... helping to change or improve the world... by the simple expedience of joining some group that is vigorously pursuing that part of your personal agenda. In other words, you add both your membership dues and the political impact of your membership, in order to get behind people who are striving to save the world for you.
A beginning, not an end.
- UK Indymedia - E-ON's YouTube propaganda indymedia.org.uk
"Let's ruin E-ON's pathetic online attempt to rescue their ailing brand." Oops.
- ShiftSpace | An open source layer above any webpage shiftspace.org
An open source browser plugin for collaboratively annotating, editing and shifting the web.
- My Freecycle Network (beta) my.freecycle.org
Freecycle starting the move away from Yahoo! Groups towards custom solution.
We aim to re-start production of analog INTEGRAL FILM for vintage Polaroid cameras in 2010. We have acquired Polaroid's old equipment, factory and seek your support.
Via nickandjess.
- FixMyStreet fixmystreet.com
Another excellent mySociety hack.
"Steal This Wiki is a collaborative update of Abbie Hoffman's seminal work, "Steal This Book"."
In return for your help on organic farm, gardens and smallholdings you receive meals, accommodation and the opportunity to learn. Wwoof volunteers do not pay to stay with hosts and Wwoof hosts do not pay volunteers for their help.
- Dangerous Ground Project - No More Landmines dangerousground.org
For millions of people the ground is a dangerous place to be. Please visit our Dangerous Ground website to see our short film; find out if we could get around 50,000m² of London without touching the ground.
- The Point - People Solving Problems thepoint.com
Do something with a group, but only when you have the numbers to make it worthwhile.
- Do The Green Thing dothegreenthing.com
Green Thing is a community that makes it easy and enjoyable to be a bit greener. Every month you’ll get a different Green Thing to do. All you have to do is do it.
Npower have been dumping slurry into the Radley Lakes - once one of the largest wetland areas and the richest site for breeding birds in the entire county of Oxfordshire - for the past 20 years. Only two of the original 12 lakes remain.
- The Nag thenag.net
one thing a month. sign up to get nagged each month about one easy thing you can do to be greener, cleaner and, if you're not careful, a tiny bit smug.
- Causes On Facebook Launches techcrunch.com
With Agape, users can create causes, take donations, and recruit members. Whenever someone creates a cause or joins one, it shows up in their news feed for their friends to see.
Stop reading blogs and Digg posts and take a minute to save the world using these ten sites.
- Neighbourhood Fix-It neighbourhoodfixit.com
"Report, view, or discuss local problems like graffiti, fly tipping, broken paving slabs, or street lighting." Nicely done.
- ChangeThis :: ChangeThis changethis.com
Creating a new kind of media. A form of media that uses existing tools (like PDFs, blogs and the web) to challenge the way ideas are created and spread.
- Change.org change.org
A social network for hundreds of social causes and over 1 million nonprofit organizations.
- dotherightthing.com » Popular Stories dotherightthing.com
"Get unfiltered information about the impacts of companies on people and the world and make it worth their while to "do the right thing."
Why do Macs, iPods, iBooks and the rest of their product range contain hazardous substances that other companies have abandoned?
- Bamboo Clothing: Clothing made from bamboo bambooclothing.co.uk
"I'll tell you where they are. They're at home, tuning in to root for the next "American idol." They're plugged into their iPods, utterly self-involved and disconnected from what lies just outside their doors. They're spending 25 hours a week playing vide
- Thank You Stephen Colbert. thankyoustephencolbert.org
Environmental affairs magazine. "Each month we examine the connection between a wide range of subjects[...] food, war, politics, pharmaceuticals, farming, toxic chemicals, corporate fraud, mass media ."
- Responsible Shopper: What Does Your Shopping Support? responsibleshopper.org
Discover the good, the bad and the ugly behind the products you buy everyday—from clothing to shoes to toothpaste. Investigate hundreds of companies on a range of issues, including: Sweatshops, Pollution, Ethics, Discrimination and more.
- Corporate Watch : Home : HOME corporatewatch.org
- ethiscore.org ethiscore.org
- we are what we do wearewhatwedo.org
We’re here to change the world (just a small thing then) and have fun while we’re doing it. We believe that each of us has the power to make a difference, and if enough of us believe this, then together we can change the world.