Thanks to @nonprofitorgs for tweeting this video link. Great stats that make you think and Fatboy Slim went well with my morning coffee. “Is social media a fad? Or is it the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution? Welcome to the World of Socialnomics.”
Archive for the ‘culture’ Category
Will They or Won’t They – Canadian feds could sell CBC, NAC, VIA
Posted in culture, government, media, tagged cbc, culture, media, media-democracy, politics on June 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been a little busy these days and have not been following a lot, but someone posted this on Facebook (thanks Barry Rueger). This article is primarily quoting Canwest and Mcleans. This is something we should keep our eyes on, I think. If there is any chance for public input, we should all take advantage. [...]
Briarpatch wants to save the planet, one writer, artist, and thinker at a time
Posted in culture, environment, life, news, tagged action, global-economy, ideas on February 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Big kudos to Briarpatch for tackling this issue! The global economy is weighing heavy on everyone, and it’s hard for many to see how to turn this into something positive. But Briarpatch is calling on the folks with the ideas. This worldwide recession can be a chance to think “about reorganizing our society and economy [...]
November 28 – Buy Nothing Day
Posted in culture, environment, life, tagged buy-nothing-day, culture, environment, media-democracy on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you are not familiar with Adbusters and care about the “erosion of our physical and cultural environments by commercial forces”, find out more now. But Nothing Day was born in 1992 and adopted by environmentalists, but has since grown into an international campaign. And this year, Buy Noting Day is looking at the current [...]
Ottawa cuts funding to Festivals – Take ACTION Now, It Can Work!
Posted in culture, theatre, tagged culture, festivals, funding, ottawa on November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dahlya Smolash, Host of Kaleidoscope on CHUO 89.1 FM in Ottawa, passed along the following notice to CHUO volunteers: The City of Ottawa proposes to cut 100% of funding to arts festivals in Ottawa. This will adversely effect such festivals as the Writer’s Festival, Jazz Festival, Ladyfest, and many others. Similar cuts were proposed in [...]
