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25.11.2011
Few days ago, students in solidarity with the worldwide Occupy movement peacefully protested at University California Davis. What happened became news around the world. It showed the nature of a big part of the corporate University systen through the naked violence that was employed that very day on campus. It showed how far a University system can go to preserve it's corporate status quo. It sho…
25.11.2011
The seed of an idea for an interdisciplinary design practice that goes out of its way to recognise and affirm "goodness" in the world while agitating for needed change. It is a model that values diversity of approach and personality, and attempts to avoid the well trodden patterns of "conservative" and "radical" behaviour.
"Sch/ism": A divided design studio
Pleasure/Provocation
Affirmati…
24.10.2011
I have been pointed to Chris Hedges through Brian Holmes, who writes on his blog:
"Chris Hedges, the former NY Times war correspondent who took a stand against the war in Iraq, knows more about what’s wrong with this country and is more articulate about it than any other person alive. "
When speaking about "this country" Holmes means America and is referring to the Occupy Wall street protes…
04.10.2011
Check out this new web page and app that seems to serve as an awareness raising tool about slavery by indexing your 'slavery footprint'.
http://slaveryfootprint.org/
I'm happy to see that it manages to break out of the usual visual language of slavery campaigns featuring guilt inducing images of downtrodden people and distressed fonts with excessive use of black, red, and orange.
Instea…
24.08.2011
Today, while enjoying my regular reading routine, I read a short tweet about Anonymous Bosnia.
Being from a very adjacent (once upon a time the same) country, it grabbed my interest instantly. If you have heard of Bosnia before, that was probably due to the fact that it was heavily devastated by war during the 90′s and the problems they are facing now – as a country that doesn’t really functio…
10.08.2011
Apparently, a new form of activism will take place very soon. As it was announced on Twitter and YourAnonNews on Tumblr, a new song is on the way to “get the message out” and ” take youtube and iTunes by storm and flood the song into the world around us, with proceeds going to charities that are actively striving to change it.”
Especially interesting is the last part of a twitter message: “Thi…
10.08.2011
Few days ago, there were announcements all over the media and RT’s on Twitter about #OpFacebook, and a video announcement that Facebook will be destroyed by Anonymous on November 5th because of its privacy regulations.
Today, @anonops wrote:
“TO PRESS: MEDIAS OF THE WORLD… STOP LYING! #OpFacebook is just ANOTHER FAKE! WE DONT “KILL” THE MESSENGER. THAT’S NOT OUR STYLE #Anonymous ”
Now, t…
10.06.2011
Esta es la historia de un cani (o un choni, o un poligonero, ya saben…) que, en su empeño por deshacerse de la hipoteca, deberá recorrer el Reino de Españistán para enfretarse con todos y cada uno de los malandrines, meapilas y soplagaitasque lo pueblan, dando lugar a un relato plagado de tópicos, tacos y faltas de ortografía, con bien de lobbies, parados, mileuristas, pensionistas, funcionarios,…
10.06.2011
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