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Face to Facebook: Confronting the Power of Social Media

Go to Engage!Forum on GroupMe to discuss the rise and fall of social media, Facebook and its alternatives, big data, privacy and free speech, and related issues.  https://groupme.com/contact/58556990/iHiXL2UT Respond to: … Continue reading

2018/04/07 · Leave a comment

Myanmar, Genocide and Free Basics Facebook

In Myanmar, Facebook has also been used to spread misinformation and propaganda that fueled violence on the brink .. genocide against the Rohingya, an ethnic minority. The pain of low-end … Continue reading

2018/04/07 · 2 Comments

Social Media v. Social Internet

Editor: Hey folks, I found this article by Cal Newport to be very helpful in making the distinction between social media and the social internet. The Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal was … Continue reading

2018/04/07 · Leave a comment

Police Shooting of Black People is a National Issue

On Easter Sunday morning, MSNBC’s Joy Reid broadcast a show (AM Joy) on the police shooting of innocent Black men and women as a national issue, not a ‘local’ or … Continue reading

2018/04/07 · Leave a comment

A Tale of Two Rosies

Comedian Rosie O’Donnell and and comic actress Roseanne Barr have been at extreme opposite ends of the anti-Trump/pro-Trump spectrum. Both are comics, middle-aged white women who even look something alike, … Continue reading

2018/04/05 · Leave a comment

Engage! Forum on GroupMe

Join the discussion at Engage! Forum on GroupMe, the new social network for groups. Join Engage!Forum: https://groupme.com/join_group/39756479/TkUjN9 Engage! Forum Admin Contact: https://groupme.com/contact/58556990/iHiXL2UT Tools include: group chat, chat archive, conference calls, group messages, … Continue reading

2018/04/03 · Leave a comment

World in Transition

Local and Regional Community Resilience Building is Going Global Daniel Christian Wahl originally posted at Resilience.org In recent years the resilience imperative has made it onto the agenda of local and national … Continue reading

2018/04/02 · Leave a comment

#CTRLshift2018– Rob Hopkins

I’m reposting this report by Rob Hopkins on the #CTRLshift2018 conference because it represents something which I learned from my study of Transition Towns with regard to social justice and … Continue reading

2018/04/02 · Leave a comment

Queridos: Collective Liberation

Does it surprise you that Adbusters has more relevant things to say about the dharma than your average Buddhist retreat leader?

2018/04/02 · Leave a comment

The Nation: Meals on Wheels

Who Actually Benefits From Meals on Wheels? And why did the Trump administration think it was a good idea to cut funding for these vital programs? By Tracie Williams. March … Continue reading

2018/04/01 · Leave a comment

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