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EndBailouts.org - Write to Congress!

September 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Your money is being given away by the government to big corporations who are in trouble because they made a lot of bad bets on inherently risky investment products.
Click here to send a letter to your Senators and Representatives, demanding them to take a stand against public liability for private debt.
Learn more at EndBailouts.org.

Tags: Activism · Campaign · Democracy · Internet · News · Politics · petition

EndBailouts.org

September 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

CITIZENS STAND AGAINST BAILOUTS WITH PETITION AND INTERNET SITE
EndBailouts.org established 24 hours after bailout plan was announced
A group of outraged American businesspeople and academics from Arizona, New York, and California are taking a stand against the proposed $1 trillion plan to use taxpayer dollars to absorb bad debts from private corporations.
EndBailouts.org, the volunteer advocacy group [...]

Tags: Activism · Campaign · Democracy · Internet · News · Politics · petition

The Global Handshake

August 7th, 2008 · 7 Comments

I just got an email from Paul Hilder of Avaaz.org about a Global Handshake for the China Olympics:
As the Beijing Olympics begin, the world looks on with mixed emotions. It’s a moment which should bring us closer together, and Chinese citizens deserve their excitement — but the Chinese government still hasn’t opened meaningful dialogue with [...]

Tags: Avaaz · Burma · Campaign · China · Democracy · Human Rights · Interactive · Internet · Media · News · Politics · Taiwan · Technology · Tibet · petition

A small favor (only takes 30 seconds)

July 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment

Boris Dittrich, Advocacy Director of LGBT Rights at Human Rights Watch, has been nominated for the Jos Brink Prize, award by the Dutch government for outstanding work on furthering LGBT human rights. Before coming to HRW, Boris was member of the Dutch Parliament.  He sponsored a bill on the opening of civil marriage to same [...]

Tags: Campaign · Democracy · Human Rights · Interactive · Internet

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