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Blog Entry Creative Activism - Voices of Young Change Makers in India (UDAAN)
by Denisse Albornoz — published Jan 20, 2014 — last modified Apr 14, 2015 01:21 PM — filed under: , ,
This post is a short account of what happened at UDAAN in December 2013 — a conference that gathered 100 youth from across the country to discuss pressing environmental issues and creative strategies to tackle them. We conducted a survey to map the perspectives of these young change-makers and get a glimpse of how India's youth is now framing and going about making 'change'
Located in Digital Natives / Making Change
Blog Entry Information Design - Visualizing Action (TTC)
by Denisse Albornoz — published Dec 27, 2013 — last modified Apr 17, 2015 10:34 AM — filed under: , , ,
This is the second part of the Making Change analysis on information activism. It explores the role of the presentation and design of information to translate information into action.
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Blog Entry Information Activism - Tactics for Empowerment (TTC)
by Denisse Albornoz — published Dec 26, 2013 — last modified Apr 17, 2015 10:36 AM — filed under: , , ,
This is the first of a two-part analysis of information activism for the Making Change project. This post looks at the benefits and limitations of increasing access to information to enable citizenship and political participation.
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Blog Entry Digital Native
by Nishant Shah — published Dec 22, 2013 — last modified Apr 17, 2015 10:40 AM — filed under: , , ,
The end of the year is supposed to be a happy, feel-good space for families, friends, societies and communities to come together and count our blessings. It is the time to look at things that have gone by and look forward to what the New Year will bring.
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Blog Entry Methods for Social Change
by Denisse Albornoz — published Nov 30, 2013 — last modified Apr 17, 2015 10:42 AM — filed under: , , ,
On this brief introduction, I outline the main targets of my research project for CIS and the HIVOS Knowledge Program. As a response to the thought piece ‘Whose Change is it Anyway’ I will explore civic engagement among middle class youth over the course of the next 9 months by interviewing change makers and collectives that are part of multi-stakeholder projects in Bangalore.
Located in Digital Natives / Making Change
Blog Entry Public Art, Technology and Citizenship - Blank Noise Project
by Denisse Albornoz — published Nov 30, 2013 — last modified Apr 17, 2015 10:43 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
Jasmeen Patheja speaks about the active citizen in the digital age, its challenges in the public and private spheres and interdisciplinary methods to overcome them.
Located in Digital Natives / Making Change
Blog Entry Digitally Enhanced Civil Resistance
by Denisse Albornoz — published Nov 20, 2013 — last modified Apr 17, 2015 10:46 AM — filed under: , ,
This reflection looks at how civil disobedience unfolds in network societies. It explores the origins of nonviolence, describes digital and non-digital tactics of non-violent protest and participation and finally comments on the possibilities of this form of civil resistance to foster individual and collective civic engagement.
Located in Digital Natives / Blog
October 2013 Bulletin
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 31, 2013 — last modified Jan 04, 2014 04:31 AM — filed under: , , , , , ,
Our newsletter for the month of October 2013 can be accessed below.
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September 2013 Bulletin
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 30, 2013 — last modified Oct 24, 2013 06:48 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
Our newsletter for the month of September 2013 can be accessed below.
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Blog Entry Bangalore + Sustainability Summit
by Denisse Albornoz — published Sep 27, 2013 — last modified Apr 17, 2015 10:48 AM — filed under: , ,
The power of technology to create youth engagement and positive social change were discussed at the Bangalore + Sustainability Summit on September 21, 2013 at the Centre for Internet and Society(CIS) , Bangalore. The event, in conjunction with the Social Good Summit that took place in New York during the same weekend, explored creative and tech-based avenues to solve sustainability challenges and promote social good.
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