Tag: unions

Social Media & Society 2014 wrap up, part 2: cultural acceptance and activism

For part one of my SMSociety wrap up, look here! The first day of SMSociety 2014 continued with a panel on cultural acceptance. Irfan Chaudhry opened by discussing the Twitter Racism Project, which explores different ways of tracking and analysing expressions of racism online. Twitter, he notes, is interesting because it's highly-visible and easily tracked, … Continue reading Social Media & Society 2014 wrap up, part 2: cultural acceptance and activism →

Lessons for Social Change in the Global Economy

Over the last couple of years, I've been working with Shae Garwood and Christalla Yakinthou of the Bluestocking Institute to put together Lessons for Social Change in the Global Economy, an edited collection grounded in the experiences of people working to create change in global production, consumption, and disposal systems. The book is now available … Continue reading Lessons for Social Change in the Global Economy →