Visible but isolatedTrying to change the world from behind your computer is nowadays not a crazy idea anymore. It even has a certain romantic notion to it as seen in many movies. But I do wonder if this electronic mediation of activism –- this fighting for change from a distance -- will indeed … [Read more...]
Mediating Activism: insights on new media and the culture of protest (Part 1 of 2 )
“What has that got to do with the price of an egg?” was my father’s trademark question for politicians during symposia and lectures in the university where he taught. A political activist himself, words for him were only as important as the action they evoked and the effect they caused. Asking … [Read more...]
Bite-size oppressions
I’m sure all of you are now aware of the arrival of the latest addition to our ever-growing Pinoy family. Welcome PP Ten Seventeen!Name: Presidential Proclamation 1017Nickname: SOE (State of Emergency)Ninang: Gloria Macapagal-ArroyoBorn: Feb. 24, 2006Died: March 3, 2006Resurrected: March 3, … [Read more...]
Philippine exchange rate: not P51 = $1 dollar, but 74 lives to the peso
I heard the terrible news on Saturday afternoon from my mother during my regular weekly phone call. Ay, so many people have died, she suddenly interjected while I was rambling about how I have yet to find a place for internship. What, who, where, I rapidly fired back. During the anniversary of … [Read more...]
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