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CREATED EQUAL – CONTRASTS OF LIFE, BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT BY MARK LAITA

Wed, 01 May 2013 17:02:36 -0400

CREATED EQUAL – CONTRASTS OF LIFE, BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT BY MARK LAITA:

an amazing photo project of photographer Mark Laita that focuses on the contrasts between people, the lives and cultures through beautiful portraits in black and white.

A Cost Cut, on the Backs of Children

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:54:31 -0500

A Cost Cut, on the Backs of Children:

When children move from foster home to foster home, they lack what is known in social-service parlance as continuity of care. In an overburdened system, there is often no one to notice changes in a child’s behavior, or eating pattern or study habits. The CASA volunteer aims to be a consistent presence.

Foster Parents: reality vs perception

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:45:14 -0500

Foster Parents: reality vs perception

Welfare Officials Expanding Homeless Families Program By $35 Million

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 16:14:19 -0500

Welfare Officials Expanding Homeless Families Program By $35 Million

Documentary Video Boot Cam resources

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:13:46 -0500

Documentary Video Boot Cam resources:

handouts, presentations, and reference materials related to MassArt documentary course.

harri80: This sounds great! I’m increasingly fascinated by the...

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:46:49 -0500

harri80:

This sounds great! I’m increasingly fascinated by the effect of participatory media, so this is just right up my street »>
HELLO WORLD!: OR HOW I LEARNED TO STOP LISTENING AND LOVE THE NOISE
Hello World! is a large-scale audio visual installation comprised of thousands of unique video diaries gathered from the internet. The project is a meditation on the contemporary plight of democratic, participative media and the fundamental human desire to be heard. (via Hello World! or: How I Learned to Stop Listening and Love the Noise | Christopher Baker)

Snail Mail My Email

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:49:34 -0500

Snail Mail My Email:

Snail Mail My Email is a worldwide collaborative art project where volunteers handwrite and artistically interpret strangers’ emails and send these physical letters to the intended recipients, completely free of charge.

Moment of Innovation- When documentary and technology converge

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:04:31 -0500

Moment of Innovation- When documentary and technology converge:

MIT’s Open Documentary Lab and IDFA’s DocLab have joined together to put the long story of documentary innovation into perspective, and to speculate about its future.

REFLECT

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:22:45 -0500

REFLECT:

Reflect is an innovative approach to adult learning and social change, which fuses the theories of Brazilian educator Paulo Freire with participatory methodologies.

DS for Reflective Practice in Communities of Learners

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:34:15 -0500

DS for Reflective Practice in Communities of Learners

PArticipatory Content Creation for Development

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 17:59:37 -0500

PArticipatory Content Creation for Development:

Research for Finding A Voice project

Empowerment meets Narratives

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:31:17 -0500

Empowerment meets Narratives:

The goals of empowerment are enhance when people, or create or give a voice to, a collective narratives that sustains their own personal life story in positive ways. The process is reciprocal, such as many individuals, create, change, and sustain the group narrative.

“You can define how strong a democracy is by how its...

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:28:00 -0400

“You can define how strong a democracy is by how its government treats … the child of the state.” (Lemn Sissay)

Communication for Social Change

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:16:16 -0400

Communication for Social Change

“Awkward_NYC, or The New York City Map of Awkward Social...

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:12:53 -0400

“Awkward_NYC, or The New York City Map of Awkward Social interactions in Public Spaces, is a collaborative online map for reporting social accidents and small interpersonal traumas that occur unexpectedly in public spaces. The map pinpoints sites in the New York Metropolitan area where misunderstandings, outbursts, physical altercations, arguments between friends or strangers, and romantic spats or break-ups have occurred. These mishaps are characteristic of the human urban experience— they’re unsettling, often comic, strangely powerful mini-narratives and dramas that would otherwise go untold, but may linger in memory for months and years, as we move through the same urban landscapes, day in and day out.”

Learning Through Practice: Participatory Culture Civics

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:06:01 -0400

Learning Through Practice: Participatory Culture Civics:

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The Media, Activism and Participatory Politics Project.

Henry Jenkins (org.)

Top 10 reasons why Facebook doesn't cut it for neighbors online

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:55:26 -0400

Top 10 reasons why Facebook doesn't cut it for neighbors online

Every Voice Engaged

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:17:00 -0400

Every Voice Engaged:

The Every Voice Engaged Foundation helps citizens, governments and non-profit organizations increase civic engagement and collaborate successfully on creating great quality of life.

ConsiderIt

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:15:16 -0400

ConsiderIt:

an open source platform that seamlessly combines the virtues of personal reflection and public deliberation.

Active Voice

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:58:48 -0400

Active Voice:

Every day Active Voice helps filmmakers, funders and communities work together to start the conversations and relationships that lead to lasting, measurable change. Since our inception in 2001, Active Voice has built a diverse portfolio of story-based campaigns focusing on issues including immigration, criminal justice, healthcare and education.