---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Örsan Şenalp <[email protected]> Date: Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 4:20 PM Subject: [Networkedlabour] new initiative 'SAYS-US' To: "[email protected]" <[email protected] >
SAYS-US is a new initative taken by Frank Kashner, who recently joined the list. Thanks Frank and welcome to the list. Frank and I did meet and talk about this really interesting webspace initiative and decided to collaborate on developing it further. We had several skype calls to think how to network and organize around the idea. Below is the text from the front page of the saysus.net . It is quite a complementary project, to another really interesting project recently launched: by NetwzerkIT, the labourleaks.org Both are collaborative efforts need your support, and solidarity of any kind. here is the text "SAYSUS Voice to the voiceless! Power to the powerless! >From anonymous complaint to coordinated action. Says who? Says Us! ———————————————- A Psychological Initiative Self-expression enhances psychological well-being Dialogue increases relatedness and caring Assertion of shared need builds a sense of efficacy and solidarity Social action diminishes isolation, helplessness, and hopelessness Conflict, conducted collaboratively, brings hope and change —————————————————– A Political Initiative There are already struggles everywhere – for justice, equality, and freedom People need ways to safely voice their complaints and needs We need “eyes” and “ears” to see and hear them In every institution, school, company, neighborhood, family People can be empowered to learn, speak, fight, and win Against bullying and oppressive individuals and institutions To serve others and to change institutions, including governments Online tools and mechanisms can help If we build the tools, people will use them We will learn from each other as we proceed ——————————————- Flow Anonymous complaints can identify problems Shared complaints can lead to action Action can lead to solving problems Repeat Small successes can lead to bigger efforts Links A proposal to create tools for change A most useful site “what ever happened to jobvent?” from Yahoo Answers An example of Southbay content that was on the jobvent site and was removed Draft requirements for says-us web site and mobile application Says Us homepage: http://saysus.net/"; in solidarity, Orsan _______________________________________________ NetworkedLabour mailing list [email protected] http://lists.contrast.org/mailman/listinfo/networkedlabour -- *Please note an intrusion wiped out my inbox on February 8; I have no record of previous communication, proposals, etc ..* P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/
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