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August 13th, 2008

USA: Blogging for Anglican Inclusion of LGTB Priests and Bishops This is a Video post

a small portrait of this author Bernardo Parrella · 17:57
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sample image for this postLesbian, gay, bisexual, and transsexual priests and bishops made efficient use of citizen media to support their campaign for inclusion in the Anglican Church at the recent Lambeth Conference, a global gathering of 650 bishops and archbishops held at the Canterbury Cathedral in the United Kingdom. 2 comments · »»

August 12th, 2008

Malawi: Discussing development and the Olympics 

a small portrait of this author Steve Sharra · 12:46
sample image for this post"Development" has been exercising the minds of Malawian bloggers lately. The approach has taken the form of highlighting efforts of Malawians abroad, Malawi's much touted fertilizer subsidy program, Malawi's presence at the Olympics and Chinese presence in Malawi, and a philosophical discourse on the problems that accompany the adoption of westernization as a development paradigm at the expense of tested and effective African ways. 1 comment · »»

June 5th, 2008

Mobile Phone Technology for Environmental Activism 

a small portrait of this author Juliana Rotich · 12:44
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sample image for this postMobile phones are becoming an important tool for environmental activists around the world. Activists are developing new technological strategies in order to do things like educate consumers about the impact of purchasing decisions, monitor wildlife and polution levels, and advocate for the protection of forests. A report from the United ... 10 comments · »»

May 12th, 2008

PangeaDay: an event lived worldwide This is a Video post

a small portrait of this author Juliana Rincón Parra · 04:14
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sample image for this postPangea Day took place Saturday, and people from different parts of the world got together to watch movies and be a part of the worldwide event where movies, speakers and music showed us a bit of life on the other side of the globe, uniting people from all walks of life to believe that we aren't as different as we would believe. It also included a mobile video contest, with an international lineup of winners. 3 comments · »»

April 26th, 2008

PangeaDay: Videos to change the world on May 10th This is a Video post

a small portrait of this author Juliana Rincón Parra · 13:26
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sample image for this postOn May 10th 2008 at 18:00 GMT, 24 films will be broadcast during a 4 hour event. What makes this different is that this event, PangeaDay will be broadcast from six locations worldwide in seven different languages worldwide to be viewed through internet, television or cellphones with one unique purpose: to make each other know about the lives of others and focus on what makes us similar, instead of what makes us different and let us work together towards peace. 8 comments · »»

April 18th, 2008

China: One world, one dream, and one multi-front protest 

a small portrait of this author John Kennedy · 22:50
sample image for this postThe Chinese global anti-Carrefour boycott was supposed to begin on May 1, but with tempers flaring over CNN commentator Jack Cafferty's on-air remarks this past week, and a number of other recent incidents, people in a few cities across China decided to get a head start. So too did the Chinese hackers who had been planning a coordinated denial-of-service attack on CNN.com set for April 19. 164 comments · »»

March 21st, 2008

Japan: Rokkasho nuclear reprocessing plant fuels debate 

a small portrait of this author Chris Salzberg · 15:34
sample image for this postThe village of Rokkasho, situated Aomori prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū, hosts a nuclear facility for reprocessing spent nuclear fuel, the first of its kind in Japan. While the scale of this reprocessing plant dwarfs standard nuclear plants, most Japanese citizens have up to recently known little to nothing of its existence. This has started to change recently with demonstrations held in various parts of the country by citizen groups. Bloggers have also picked up this debate, offering varying perspectives on the costs and benefits of the latest development of Japan's nuclear industry. 0 comments · »»

LiveJournal: Bloggers Protest Basic Account Cancellation 

a small portrait of this author Veronica Khokhlova · 02:40
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Yet again, LJ users are in distress. Unlike the previous times, however, the current situation involves both the Russian-language and the English-language segments of LiveJournal. It all began when LiveJournal's management announced that no account created after March 12, 2008, could be turned into a free-of-charge and ad-free Basic Account. Today, some Anglophone and Russophone LJ users protest against this unpopular measure. 2 comments · »»

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