Community Activism

Cooperative action that actively creates positive social change along the lines of the old-fashioned neighbor-helping-neighbor tradition.

Class 11 - 03/23/05 - Smartmobs, guest Howard Rheingold

Submitted by godadmin on February 24, 2005 - 9:43pm

Please find the attached write-up by Jonathan James about today's topic.

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Following the SI-sponsored guest lecture by Howard Rheingold early today (03/23/05), the CIC Seminar will be discussing the concept of Smart Mobs. … Read more »

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Class 05 - 02/02/05 - Community Journalism

Submitted by Paul Resnick on January 24, 2005 - 4:12pm
Please see the attached write-up from the comments (below) and in-class discussion.
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Resource for finding volunteers OR finding opportunities

VolunteerMatch
VolunteerMatch (http://www.volunteermatch.org/) is a nonprofit organization with a mission to help everyone find a great place to volunteer, and offers a variety of online services to support a community of nonprofit, volunteer and business leaders committed to civic engagement. Interested volunteers can enter their ZIP code on the VolunteerMatch home page to quickly find local volunteer opportunities posted by nonprofit organizations throughout the United States. … Read more »

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CIC Project - Community Mobilization/Activism Project

Community Mobilization/Activism Project

● Interested in using your information skills to help a local community group organize, mobilize and effectively oppose the building of a new Wal-Mart?
● Want to learn more about employing information and communication tools in community activism?
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