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The problem of #fashionistas in activism is the pushing of style and appearance over substance and meaningful action. These people are concerned with projecting a limited image or brand of activism, rather than engaging in the actual, messy effect of social change. This poses challenges to the efficacy and integrity of real grassroots movements: Mediating … Continue reading Why worry about fashionistas in activism
Grassroots activism has undergone significant ups and downs over the past four decades, particularly within digital communication and organizing. This post provides an overview of the challenges and successes experienced by grassroots activists during this time period, focusing on the evolution of the #openweb and its eventual decline. It explores the ideological underpinnings of internet … Continue reading The Rise and Fall of Grassroots #openweb Activism in the UK
The growing influence of NGOs in social activism raises concerns, particularly in an online landscape dominated by centralized #dotcons platforms and gatekeepers. In contrast, the #openweb, rooted in the #4opens principles of decentralization, open standards, and inclusivity, represents a genuine path for progressive social change. However, the rise of NGO-driven slacktivism exposes the limitations of … Continue reading The influence of NGOs in social activism raises concerns
The hashtag #fashionistas” typically describes individuals or groups who adopt trends or ideologies in activism, for the sake of appearance or to align themselves with what is currently popular or socially acceptable. In the realm of activism, this phenomenon to often manifests in the behaviour of #NGOs and advocacy organizations who prioritize “chasing the buzzword” … Continue reading The problem of fashionistas in activism
It’s interesting to think about the idea of good and bad faith when dealing with people in change and challenge interactions. If you spend time in life doing activism, this will be an ongoing, unpleasant reacuringing relationship. When pushing aside, back, #mainstreaming there will be a lot of bad faith coming at you, your good … Continue reading Good faith in activism
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Meany #fashernistas have a troubling view of theory and practice. All good horizontalists understand that they come from practice. At the basis of this is #DIY that is working through practice to build theory. To start from theory go ground and round and round then try and put this into practice, ends in a dizzy … Continue reading Theory and practice in activism
#ClimateCamp was a radical grassroots direct action movement to directly challenge #climatechaos and raise awareness about climate change and advocate for solutions to mitigate its effects. The movement was made up of a loosely organized network of activists who used a diversity of tactics to achieve their goals. Climate Camps were established in many countries. … Continue reading A look at the recent history of radical grassroots activism
Published Date 1/19/17 11:53 AM It can be hard to keep “bureaucratic” thinking out of activist organizing. We do have ongoing adhock strategies that work fine, but, these have issues with scaling. This is an unresolved and unlooked at. Open can help: We have a bit of friction going on, let’s all try and reduce … Continue reading Moving through and past blocking in activism
Working on what became known as the “resistance exhibition” Activism and flaring egos go hand in hand Well, that almost went well with editing the headboards for the activist project. Shame on us all for it degenerated into shit behaver for the last 45 min. It’s understandable X wanting a say on the project – … Continue reading Activism and flaring egos go hand in hand
Published Date 11/30/15 3:38 PM In my expirence the flowering of the #indymedia networks followed by the first years of #climatecamp were the high points of activist culture. The end of climate camp was the low point of activist culture, after this the drift to #NGO and #fashionista was wide and dissipating. #Occupy was a … Continue reading Outline of 20 years ups and downs of grassroots activism in the UK
Published Date 7/21/15 9:35 PM DRAFT All the quotes are from Oscar Wild. “If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn’t. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism.” LADY WINDERMERE’S FAN The chattering classes are a problem, they are a clear and present … Continue reading The problem of the chattering classes in activism