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Jon Husband, Guest Post: The New Realities of Engagement – Stories That Drive Action Planning and Implementation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For the Environment: An Inconvenient Truth. A Tweet this week on Iran and on the conventional news coverage there. First of of all, there is the the appearance of a new and way-out idea that violates the status quo – such as say Local Food – the 100 mile diet. The idea itself is tested by the immune system of the wider community.

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Changing the World: TechSoup's Newest Global Partner

Tech Soup

In addition to Syria and Iraq, these are Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia, Armenia, Iran, and the Azerbaijani exclave: Nakhchivan. (If Amongst these, the change in political climate in recent years has negatively affected how government bodies engage and work with civil society organizations. If you knew all eight, go buy yourself a cookie!).

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Live Blog: Is Technology Really Good for Human Rights

Amy Sample Ward

That ethos continued until the last three years or so with issues in Burma, Iran, and China. In Iran we’ve seen it used to get out information and resist censorship but have also seen it used by the government to alter a mobile phone system and monitoring calls. Technology is amoral – it doesn’t care.

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Kevin Danaher of Global Exchange Talks about the Global Citizen Center

Have Fun - Do Good

government tells them, or what the corporate media tells them. That's guaranteed, and what's guaranteeing it is, it is one of the few positive things about the destruction of the environment. There are people in positions of power in places like Iran and Washington, D.C. We do that in a number of ways. It loves science.

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