Global Voices · Citizen media stories from January 2010

January, 2010

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Stories from January, 2010

4 January 2010

Poland: Social Network's Logo “Raises Controversy”

Written by Sylwia Presley · Eastern & Central Europe

Polish social network Nasza-Klasa seems to be doing a re-branding, but some of its users - and some in the Polish media, too - seem to see something of a conspiracy there. Sylwia Presley explains the situation.

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Slovakia, Hungary: Happy New Year!

Written by Marietta Le · Eastern & Central Europe

The relations between the two neighboring countries, Slovakia and Hungary, went bad last year - but some Slovak and Hungarian citizens are trying to improve the situation by launching an online campaign called "Štastný nový rok, Slovensko! / Boldog Új Évet Magyarország!" ("Happy New Year, Slovakia!/Happy New Year, Hungary!).

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Blogging about Culture and Interracial Marriages

Written by Bhumika Ghimire · South Asia

A Number of mixed race and religion families are sharing their experiences in the blogosphere. The trial and tribulations of inter racial couples show a mirror to how far we, as a civilization, have come in accepting and respecting differences.

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Video: In Spain, Camera Free Video Workshop for Kids

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Western Europe

In Valladolid Spain, Film-making is taught to children without them having to use a camera. Following are some of the videos showcasing the process and final results of these workshops.

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Venezuela: BlogaCine Attracts Fellow Film Fans

Written by Laura Vidal · Latin America

BlogaCine is a blog in which Carlos Caridad-Montero, a Venezuelan filmmaker and fan, passionately writes about local cinema, and which in turn attracts fellow film fans to take part in this new way of film critique.

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UAE: Burj Dubai Opens with Twitter Fanfare

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

Dubai has pulled all the stops to signal the opening of the world's tallest tower - Burj Dubai or Burj Khalifa. The 828 metre (2,717 ft) super tall skyscraper is being opened now with much fanfare despite the gloom that has surrounded the emirate's economy in recent weeks.

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Updates from January, 2010

16 January 2010

Egypt

Egyptian director, Amr Salama, discusses [Ar] some foreign movies screened in 2009. In his opinion, the Oscars committee will face difficulties in deciding the best movies, because -as he says- he has not seen one good movie that deserves the award.

• Eman AbdElRahman

Haiti

Pwoje Espwa - Hope in Haiti is pleased that cellular service provider Digicel is back on line, which “will make communications much easier.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Haiti

“I couldn’t help remembering how Jacmel looked like at 4:50pm on a regular day. Normally, you have people sitting in their homes, walking in and out, working in their businesses, and so on”: how can they hear posts an update and photos from one of the hardest hit areas in Haiti, while Changing Perspectives puts out an appeal for medical aid in Jacmel.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Haiti

Heartbreaking stories from The Livesay [Haiti] Weblog here, and photos of some of the damage from Real Hope For Haiti, here and here.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Bahamas

Bahamian Nicolette Bethel takes issue with the alleged statements of her Prime Minister when it comes to helping Haiti: “The message that [he] is sending is that it is all right to allow practical impediments get in the way of help. It is OK to let the fact that it’s difficult…to get planes and boats into Haiti stop us from giving whatever we can.” Fellow blogger Womanish Words, meanwhile, pens a poem for the survivors.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Cuba

“It especially frightens me that three months from now the suffering will no longer be a headline in any newspaper and people will have ceased to feel the urgency of the Haitian drama. I am afraid that we become accustomed to the misery and harden our hearts to the tragedy, focusing on our own problems without considering that others, next door, are screaming”: Generation Y, along with other Cuban bloggers, are doing what they can to help Haiti.

• Janine Mendes-Franco