Google Fusion Tables is an online application that allows users to present datasets visually in maps, charts, plots or timelines. Fusion Tables are an easy and fast way to display large amounts of data visually on the web. As an activist, Fusion Tables can allow us to use public data or data gather through our own research and […]
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Beyond cupcake sales... student activism, reflexivity and memory
It always puzzles me when I see students trying to raise money for various causes with bake sales. The amount of time, human effort and money that goes into baking cupcakes usually only ends up raising $50-200 after expenses. This is just one of the many mistakes that student activists repeatedly make, misplacing scarce time and […]
Activist rhetoric and the necessity of a communications strategy
What is activist rhetoric? The simple answer I like to give is persuasive action. Activism is the practice of action or involvement as a means of achieving political or social change. Rhetoric is the art of persuasive speaking or writing. Activist rhetoric is essential our ability to create effective and persuasive communications and actions. I […]
A store where everything is free?!?
Have you ever heard of a store where everything is FREE? The closest thing that previously came to my mind was The Trading Post on the classic Canadian children’s television series Mr. Dressup, where Mr. Dressup would barter one item or service for another. Free stores work on the principle of the gift economy. An […]
