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Hipster: The Dead End of Western Civilization

July 31st, 2008 · 3 Comments

Thank you Adbusters for showing me the light.  Hipster=Hell.

Really though, if the Hipster is the end of Western Civilization, what about the East?  Is there any more ‘authenticity’ or socio-political revolutionary drive behind Harajuku Girls and other Japanese youth tribes?  Probably not.  The Hipster is just a localized, Occidental incaranation of the universal [...]

Tags: Activism

Forum on Participation and Politics Online

June 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Yesterday, I attended a forum on democracy, politics and participation online hosted by OneWebDay at NYU Law School. The forum was part of Internet Week in New York. I have uploaded the entire panel discussion as a podcast for you to experience yourselves.
The Panelists:
Baratunde Thurston - Comedian, Pundit; Web Editor, The Onion
Andrew Rasiej [...]

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Tags: Activism · Audio · Campaign · Culture · Democracy · Internet · Media · NYC · New York · News · Podcasting · Podcasts · Politics · Technology

Community Activism: Battling the 88 Greenwich Board & Management Company

May 20th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Ok, so here’s the deal. Residents in my building, Greenwich Club Residences, have been trying to get our management company to removed plastic lock boxes from the Sirius Radio control units in the common areas of our building. When I first moved in, we had access to control the radios, as these radios [...]

Tags: Activism · Campaign · NYC · New York · News · Personal

[AVAAZ] Food Crisis

April 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Dear friends,

Rocketing prices threaten to starve millions and make us all less secure — sign the emergency petition for action to stop the world food crisis
Sign the Petition
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Have you noticed food costing more when you shop? Here’s why — we’re plunging headlong into a world food crisis. Rocketing prices are squeezing billions [...]

Tags: Activism · Avaaz · Campaign · Food · Human Rights · Media · Video · YouTube

Boycotting the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony

April 15th, 2008 · 16 Comments

The following letter ended up in my inbox today from Huang Jinming of the Central Committee of the Social Democratic Party of China. Their website is under construction and there wasn’t much I could find out about them online. However, their letter lays out some principled, well-reasoned arguments, so I thought it [...]

Tags: Activism · Campaign · China · Culture · Democracy · Human Rights · Links · News · Taiwan · Tibet