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Corporate and Gov't Internet Control
This was originally written for and posted on the Civicus Blog
Short but sweet - Just thought I should post a link to a piece in the Economist . . . as it is of interest to those defending a civil society space . . . as an internet - no longer accessible, no longer free and possibly controlled and monitored by states could be an increasing problem.
It shows a graph of country's requests to remove information . . .
Open Space Technology at Civicus 2010
This blog was written, by me, for, and originally posted on, the Civicus World Assembly Blog.
Climate Change and North South Reparations
Originally written and posted for the Civicus World Assembly Blog
One fifth of Pakistan is underwater, millions of people are homeless. . . the scale is so large that it is nearly impossible for me to fathom. (I feel a shift in the force, Luke) It is a large climate crisis.
Global Food Prices - Food Crisis
This post was originally written and published on the blog for the Civicus Assembly
Reclaim the Gobal Commons
This blog was originally written and posted for the Civicus World Assembly.
There is a movement rising that seeks to organize the world in a new (and old) way. It involves two concepts - promoting "the commons" and fighting "enclosure".
According to "Another World is Possible":
Women's Unpaid Work
This post was written for and was originally posted at: http://citizenshift.org/blogs/civicus
Economics and Women's Unpaid Work.
Civil Disobedience - a useful tactic?
This post was originally written for the Civicus World Assembly and may be found there.
"If you're a young person looking at the future of this planet and looking at what is being done right now, and not done, I believe we have reached the stage where it is time for civil disobedience to prevent the construction of new coal plants that do not have carbon capture and sequestration," Al Gore to the Clinton Global Initiative gathering, 2008.
Whorfian Hypothesis and gender
This post in the Economist got me thinking. . .
Economic Justice
This blog was written for the Civicus world assembly blog and is reproduced here.
Water, more on SEWA , and the long from census
Water. . .
I wrote a little about international access to water, yesterday; and this morning, there it is, in the news. . . Funny how these things hang around in the ether. . .
The story was in the The Toronto Star this morning and the head was: UN to vote on right to water: ‘Historic’ chance to ease human suffering, says Canadian activist
The "activist" in question is Maude Barlow - the founder of the Council of Canadians. The article says in part: