The Otesha Handbook
Posted on 23. May, 2011 by Jörn Hendrik in Campaigns we support
It’s been a while since I came along this wonderful Project, but I’m still thrilled about it and very happy that Liz responded so quickly to my Mails. So, the following blogpost is a guest posting by Liz McDowell from the Otesha Project UK. I learned about the project through my Facebook stream and immediately [...]
Introducing GreenTribe – an environmental action hub
Posted on 24. Feb, 2011 by timrayner in Campaigns we support, Open culture, The movement
This is an interview between Tim Rayner and Gabe Stern of GreenTribe. Q. What is GreenTribe? What are you trying to do? How did it get started? The Green Tribe is a place for people to find practical environmental information – how to recycle a computer, what is the most water-efficient shower head, who are [...]
Coalition of the Willing contributors – we salute you!
Posted on 02. Feb, 2011 by timrayner in Campaigns we support, Coalition Events, Open culture, The movement
I can’t believe that only seven months have passed since Coalition of the Willing was released. A lot has happened since then. The Guardian got things off to a flying start by posting the film on their environment page. Since then, Coalition of the Willing has won the Grand Jury Award at the Hampton International [...]
Sonnet for Cancun
Posted on 08. Dec, 2010 by timrayner in The movement
The chat-fest at Cancun inspires many reactions. Paul Horan has recommended the following passage, an excerpt from the Sonnets to Orpheus, by the German poet Rainer Maria Rilke. I hope it resonates with you as much as it does with us. ^TR ————————————————————— The Machine endangers all we have made. We allow it to rule [...]
Coalition Movement Camp II: Connecting the Dots
Posted on 09. Nov, 2010 by timrayner in Coalition Events
Coalition Movement Camp II: Connecting the Dots November 14, 2010, 2.00pm to 6pm EDT: http://movementcamp.org The Coalition Movement Camp series brings new players and possibilities into view and allows us to connect the dots between them. The inaugural Coalition Movement Camp took place on October 10, 2010. Participants included representatives of Appropedia, OpenKollab, Metacurrency, 350, [...]
What I learned at Movement Camp
Posted on 17. Oct, 2010 by timrayner in Campaigns we support, Coalition Events, Open culture, The movement
Take a Drupal back-end enabling user-generated video uploads. Add two video portals, side by side, linked from Justin.tv, and configured so that participants can go live at the push of a button. Add an entry portal to Freenode Internet Relay Chat, so that everyone involved can exchange ideas in real time, bouncing off and interjecting [...]
After Camp
Posted on 14. Oct, 2010 by Michael Maranda in Coalition Events, Open culture, The movement
Friends, I haven’t made a formal statement thanking everyone for their participation at Movement Camp – it was quite a ride. Many people made the event possible and I count the event both successful and a learning experience. We’re still digesting all that happened and we’re trying to figure out how to improve upon it [...]
Letter to Ian Katz, February 10, 2010: Climate action – a new beginning
Posted on 30. Sep, 2010 by timrayner in The movement
Scrolling through my sent mail file, I came across this email I sent to Ian Katz at the Guardian news back in February. I laughed when I read it. I had forgotten I’d written to Ian in response to his article on the utter disarray the climate movement was left in following Copenhagen (see here). [...]
Coalition Movement Camp: 10/10/10 Work Party
Posted on 24. Sep, 2010 by timrayner in Coalition Events, Open culture, The movement
CALL TO PARTICIPANTS You’ve seen the film, Coalition of the Willing. On October 10, 2010, Coalition of the Willing launches the second phase of the project: the Coalition Movement Camp 10/10/10 Work Party — a flash mob development party for the climate movement. This is your opportunity to log on, converge, and swarm! The aim [...]
It’s the internet, stupid!
Posted on 21. Sep, 2010 by jamie_henn in Campaigns we support, The movement
Everyone loves a good debate. What follows is Jamie Henn’s response to an article by UK environmentalist George Monbiot in the Guardian news. George laments that the international political will to combat climate change is rapidly evaporating. Jamie argues that the internet is catalyzing a global grassroots movement that is transforming the nature of the [...]
