i am not an advocate of facebook or other social
media per se, but i do have a facebook account,
just as i have a phone line, and several email
addresses. frequently, i take a break from one
or all. presently, i login to fb 2-3 times a day
as i follow the development of "idle no more"
indigenous rights movement in canada. IDLE NO
MORE.
i humbly suggest that it is possible to use fb
for purposes other than checking the latest
narcissistic instagram pictures of our friends
and their lunch, cat or baby, or other time and
energy draining purposeless pursuits. and while
there are many people who are not directly tied
to political, intellectual or other exalted
circles but who are on fb, it is possible to use
fb as an effective communication tool to mobilize
beyond our immediate circles and usual
participants.
IDLE NO MORE
#idlenomore
http://vimeo.com/55779543
http://idlenomore1.blogspot.ca/
https://www.facebook.com/IdleNoMoreCommunity
https://www.facebook.com/events/459526197437894/
(immigrants in support of idle no more)
interview with chief theresa spence of
attawapiskat who is on her 10th day of a hunger
strike:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2UQ4vMoeD2s
about idle no more movement
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/wab-kinew/idle-no-more-canada_b_2316098.html
http://o.canada.com/2012/12/19/aboriginal-rights-movement-idle-no-more-spreads-beyond-first-nations-community/
flash mob round dances have been organized partly
through fb and other social media for a week now.
friday, 21st, the solstice day is a day of
convergence on ottawa and dances in all cities,
led and organized by indigenous activitsts,
supported by immigrants recognizing that "we are
all treaty people"
let's idle no more talking about fb, but check
the fb page or twitter, or the website for info
on IDLE NO MORE action near you.
one heart beat.
see you at the dance.
At 4:36 PM +0100 12/19/12, Geert Lovink wrote:
21/22/23 december 2012 - FACEBOOK Doomsday
Campaign - The End of Facebook - Join Us!
It's not the END of the world, it's END the of
the world as we know it..and in this
worldÂFacebook has become way too time and
energy draining for many of us, causing
distraction, disconnection and distress in its
anti-privacy / exploitation scheme.
The TIME has come to put FACEBOOK to an END! #Facebookdoomsday
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