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Information Activism - Tactics for Empowerment (TTC)
— by Denisse Albornoz — last modified Apr 17, 2015 10:36 AMThis 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.
Digital Native
— by Nishant Shah — last modified Apr 17, 2015 10:40 AMThe 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.
Methods for Social Change
— by Denisse Albornoz — last modified Apr 17, 2015 10:42 AMOn 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.
Public Art, Technology and Citizenship - Blank Noise Project
— by Denisse Albornoz — last modified Apr 17, 2015 10:43 AMJasmeen Patheja speaks about the active citizen in the digital age, its challenges in the public and private spheres and interdisciplinary methods to overcome them.
Digitally Enhanced Civil Resistance
— by Denisse Albornoz — last modified Apr 17, 2015 10:46 AMThis 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.
October 2013 Bulletin
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 04, 2014 04:31 AMOur newsletter for the month of October 2013 can be accessed below.
September 2013 Bulletin
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 24, 2013 06:48 AMOur newsletter for the month of September 2013 can be accessed below.
Bangalore + Sustainability Summit
— by Denisse Albornoz — last modified Apr 17, 2015 10:48 AMThe 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.
Revealing Protesters on the Fringe: Crucifixion Protest in Paraguay
— by Denisse Albornoz — last modified Apr 17, 2015 10:51 AMAn analysis of the crucifix protest in Paraguay in the light of Nishant Shah’s piece: Whose Change is it Anyway? The blog post looks at the physical and symbolic spaces in which narratives of change were conceived and the extent to which information circulating within activates citizen action.
August 2013 Bulletin
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 13, 2013 06:26 AMOur newsletter for the month of August 2013 can be accessed below.
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