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Mapping the Things that Affect Us — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 05, 2015 03:05 PM
'Map for making change' is a project using geographical mapping techniques to support struggles for social justice in India
Their India has No Borders — by Anja Kovacs — last modified Oct 05, 2015 03:08 PM
Bangalore felt far for them, they would mark it outside the country. India, for migrant labourers, is different from the India we know
Blog Entry Digital Natives at Republica 2010 — by Nishant Shah — last modified May 15, 2015 11:35 AM
Nishant Shah from the Centre for Internet and Society, made a presentation at the Re:Publica 2010, in Berlin, about its collaborative project (with Hivos, Netherlands) "Digital Natives with a Cause?" The video for the presentation, along with an extensive abstract is now available here.
Public Event: Exploring Maps for Making Change Apr 28, 2010 from 10:30 AM to 02:00 PM — Centre for Internet and Society, No. 194, 2nd 'C' Cross, Domlur 2nd Stage, Bangalore 560 071, — by Anja Kovacs
The Centre for Internet and Society, in collaboration with Tactical Tech, would like to invite you to 'A Conversation on Maps for Making Change - Using Geographical Mapping Techniques to Support Struggles for Social Justice in India', at the Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore.
Third Maps for Making Change Workshop: Using Geographical Mapping Techniques to Support Struggles for Social Justice in India from Apr 26, 2010 04:30 AM to Apr 28, 2010 08:30 PM — Visthar, Bangalore, — by Anja Kovacs
The third and final workshop in the Maps for Making Change project will take place at Visthar, in Bangalore, from 26 until 28 April. During this workshop, participants will fine-tune and polish their maps; explore ways to connect with broader movements and disseminate their maps among target audiences; and reflect on their own experiences so as to distill learnings that can help us decide where to go from here. While participation in the workshop is closed, the workshop will end with a public event at the CIS office on 28 April, from 4 pm onwards, open to everybody (more information to follow soon). If you, too, share our interest in mapping for social change, then do join us there.
Blog Entry Maps for Making Change Wiki Now Open to the Public — by Anja Kovacs — last modified Oct 05, 2015 03:05 PM
Since December 2009, CIS has been coordinating and nurturing the Maps for Making Change project, organised in collaboration with Tactical Tech. During the past four months, participants have been on a challenging yet fertile and inspiring journey that is now slowly coming to an end. Would you like to know more about what has happened in the time that has passed? The Maps for Making Change wiki is a good place to start.
Second Maps for Making Change Workshop: Using Geographical Mapping Techniques to Support Struggles for Social Justice in India from Feb 01, 2010 02:30 AM to Feb 03, 2010 12:30 PM — National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, — by Anja Kovacs
The second workshop of the Maps for Making Change project will take place at the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, from 1 until 3 February 2010. The workshop will allow a select group of activists and supporters of social movements and campaigns in India to start developing digital maps that they can use in their advocacy work, under the expert guidance of international digital mapping rights activists, Indian mapping experts, design professionals and techies with an interest in activism. The workshop is organised by the Centre for Internet and Society and Tactical Tech, in cooperation with MediaShala at NID.
Blog Entry Re:wiring Bodies: Call for Review — by Nishant Shah — last modified Apr 03, 2015 10:50 AM
Dr. Asha Achuthan's research project on "Rewiring Bodies" is a part of the Researchers @ Work Programme at the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore. From her vantage position, straddling the disciplines of medicine an Cultural Studies, through a gendered perspective. Dr. Achutan historicises the attitudes, imaginations and policies that have shaped the Science-Technology debates in India, to particularly address the ways in which emergence of Internet Technologies have shaped notions of gender and body in India.
Blog Entry Maps for Making Change Kicks Off, and You Can Get Involved! — by Anja Kovacs — last modified Oct 05, 2015 03:03 PM
A first in India, Maps for Making Change explores the use of geographical mapping techniques to support struggles for social justice in India. On 3 December, the project officially kicks off during a one-day workshop in Delhi. But even if you can not be there with us in Delhi, there are ways to get involved.
Maps for Making Change - The First Workshop Dec 03, 2009 from 04:00 AM to 12:30 PM — India Islamic Cultural Centre, 87-88 Lodhi Road, New Delhi, — by Anja Kovacs
In this first workshop in a series of three, participants will think through the potential of mapping in the context of a project that they have suggested in their application and the preparations they need to make to make these ideas a reality.
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