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The Cute Cat Theory of Digital Activism
From one of the comments posted at the bottom of the article: "Best Education Piece of Online Activism : This one post has put together a bunch of the best examples of online hacktivism and activism I have ever seen!...
Dr. of Death to Get Honour Of Canada?
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorDr. Morgentaler, soon to be a receiptent of the Order of Canada, has some Canadians outraged, while some Canadian applaud this decision. Dr. Morgentaler, a Montreal... 'Public Intellectuals 2.0': Democratizing Free Speech?
OpenDemocracy has a great post today by Evgeny Morozov on the recent Citizen Media Summit (organized by our citizen-media internet neighbours Global Voices), which was held this past weekend in Budapest. The post and... BIN has become "political player": nat`l rights watchdog
Statements of The State Intelligence Agency (BIN) head Syamsir Siregar always make controversial." "BIN is no longer an intelligence gathering organization but has become a political player," National Commission on... Obama is shifting toward the center
By the time of the election there may only be a thin blue tissue between McCain and Obama?"A handgun ban. The death penalty. U.S. wiretaps. Iran and Israel. Trade. On all of those issues, he has recently staked more... HK activists heading for G-8 summit held overnight at Narita
Foreigners heading to the Hokkaido G8 meeting are being stopped and questioned unless they are carrying a diplomatic passport? No laptop searches though!"HK activists heading for G-8 summit held overnight at Narita Friday 27th June, 04:31 PM JST HONG KONG — Three Hong Kong... Key London mayor aide quits over race row
A key aid to new London mayor Boris Johnson has been forced to resign after making disparaging remarks about people from the Carribean. The issue highlights a continued problem for the new mayor's relationship with... Indonesian spy to face charges over activist`s murder: police
"A former top spy in Indonesia's intelligence agency is facing charges of premeditated murder over the 2004 poisoning death of human rights activist Munir Said Thalib, police said Friday.Muchdi Purwopranjono, an ex-deputy chief of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN), turned...Exploring the Gay Brain
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorGays used to say,"We're Here, We're Queer, Get used to it!"Now it seems science have uncovered a new spin!Now Gays can proudly march and say "We're Here, We're an... Talk show host Michael Reagan calls for murder of anti-war activist
"Transcript of Reagan’s statements: San Diego, CA) Radio talk show host Michael Reagan is calling for the murder of political activist, Mark Dice, after hearing that Dice is mailing letters and... Celebrities join World Bank in Saving Tigers
"By Lesley WroughtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hollywood celebrities Harrison Ford, Bo Derek and Robert Duvall on Monday threw their support behind a new global initiative by the World Bank to save tigers from... BC's Weather killing Marijuana Crops
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYeah, that's a crying shame, perhaps I can take a vacation this year."VANCOUVER - There's little hope for this dope.British Columbia's famed outdoor pot will rot if the sun... 'The Love Guru' set to release amid Hindu controversy
"$62-million Paramount Pictures movie "Love Guru" by Mike Myers is set to release June 20 amid a controversy over its 'lampooning Hinduism'. According to reports, comedy 'The Love Guru' has been inspired by the... Myanmar arrests activist as U.S. aid ships leave
It's been more than a month since the cyclone that devastated burma hit, and the government has still not allowed the US and French military ships with aid docked just outside to come in. Now the US ship is leaving, and the Myanmar government has arrested yet another... Activists send female underwear to Burmese embassies
Allrighty then..." Activists exasperated at the failure of diplomacy to apply pressure on Burma's military regime are resorting to a new means of protest against the regime's recent crackdown: sending female...
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