Posted in Events on November 18, 2009 by Paul Edison-Swift
Social media and online community Webinars are everywhere, and generally free. Face to face gatherings often carry a higher price tag. Here's an event with some interesting topics, an innovative format, and, until January 20, the fairly reasonable admission price of $145. It's called the "Online Community Unconference East 2010" and happens on February 10, 2010 in New York City.
Forum One Communications provides some of the best research, resources, consulting and events in the online community "space" (as people say). Even if you can't get to this event, their blogs and free Online Community Report e-newsletter are probably worth checking out.
Posted in General Comments on November 05, 2009 by Sheila George
Are you a professional communicator? Academic or student? Journalist or activist? There is a place for you at WACC North America! Learn more about WACC, a global network that support communication rights for social change, via video messages from Executive Committee members in the U.S. and Canada.
Click here to meet Canadian editor Rebekah Chevalier and learn why she is part of WACC North America.
Posted in General Comments on November 05, 2009 by Paul Edison-Swift
Why did I join WACC? ... someone invited me. As is common in our houses of worship, personal invitation is often the most effective way to involve new people. In this case, it was easy to say yes to the invitation to attend the 2001 WACC Congress in Amsterdam. That experience opened my eyes to a world of communication colleagues striving for justice. You can get a taste of what a WACC is about by visiting the Web site of the most recent Congress, in Cape Town, South Africa, October, 2008: http://www.waccglobal.info/
More later ...
Posted in General Comments on November 02, 2009 by Paul Edison-Swift
This year's Media Violence Fast, focussing on anti-immigrant hate speech in the media has come and gone.
Even if you missed the fast, you can still sign the petition to the U.S. Federal Communication Commission, asking for a study of hate speech, so we can better understand it, and the possible link between hate speech and hate crimes.
Check out the "So We Might See" Web site for resources about hate speech, and join the conversation about the 2009 Media Violence Fast on the Facebook Page by that name.
What are you doing to fight hate speech in the media? Do you agree that this form of media violence is prevalent in North America?
