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	Zero News Datapool, Peter Lamborn Wilson: Media-Space! Opening Speech
		The Internet is so new, the computer itself is so new that it has this kind of magic aura, a halo around it.
		As the Internet and television come together, which is what is happening now, with systems such as point-to-point or pointcasting as it is called a program can be designed just for you.
		As long as we can see the Internet from this perspective and not expect it to save us and not expect us to save it either, but simply to be aware of it and its possibilities as a tool, then it could become very interesting for those who wish to be in opposition to capital.
	www.t0.or.at /hakimbey/opening.htm (3063 words)

	Internet activism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1999, opponents of corporate-led globalization used the Internet effectively to coordinate protests against the World Trade Organization that came to be known as the "Battle of Seattle." Groups like MoveOn and Care2 have successfully used the Internet to raise funds and push their causes.
		Other critics of Internet activism have suggested that it can be counterproductive because it "makes people feel like they've done something when they haven't," in the words of Allen "Gunner" Gunn of The Ruckus Society, a training group for activists based in Oakland, California.
		John Emerson, "An Introduction to Activism on the Internet," January 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Internet_activism (1436 words)

	Environmental internet activism
		Cyberprotest is an exploration of contemporary radical internet activism in Britain.
		It investigates the context, tensions and outcomes of environmentalists' use of the internet.
		Internet use in all levels of activism - from long-running campaigns to short-term intense tactics - is analysed in the quest to determine the value of this much-hyped technology.
	www.jennypickerill.info /book.html (193 words)

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		Activism via the Internet: Just as the contemporaries of the printing press could not ignore its impact, activists cannot ignore the impact of the Internet on their work.
		Political Activism via the Internet: Perhaps the arena of Internet activism with the greatest number of participants and perhaps the greatest impact is that of political activism.
		The Internet could be the perfect tool for political activism, however, it is a tool that may not be able to accomplish the desired goal—political and social change.
	www.u.arizona.edu /~arogers/Docs/final_paper.doc (3446 words)

	Cyberactivism in Chile
		It is clear that the Internet has tremendous potential to change the way people advocate, but any study on Cyberactivism must first define what exactly Cyberactivism is, and for the purpose of this study, we look to Vegh, who defines Cyberactivism as “a politically motivated movement relying on the Internet.
		The Internet, then, will be analyzed in the way in which it enables, or hinders, organizations to raise awareness and/or organize their supporters around a certain issue.
		If Internet access can be improved, and if transnational NGOs such as Amnesty International can shift their focus to address the issues of the people closest to them, the Internet has the potential to bring many people into the political realm who have previously been isolated from it.
	www.nathancrooks.com /POL495.htm (6312 words)

	Activism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change.
		The terms activism and activist used in a political manner first appeared in the Belgian press in 1916 in connection with the Flamingant movement.
		Some liberals contend that judicial activism is a long-standing US legal tradition, while others have responded that judicial activism is equally or more prevalent among judges deemed conservative [2].
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Activism (248 words)

	Internet activism - SourceWatch
		Internet activism uses Internet communications technologies to enable faster communications and coordination by citizen movements.
		In 1999, opponents of corporate-led globalization used the Internet effectively to coordinate protests against the World Trade Organization that came to be known as the "Battle in Seattle." Groups like MoveOn and StopDrLaura.com have successfully used the Internet to raise funds and push their causes.
		The Internet, on the other hand, is a forward-thinking and forward-moving medium, embracing change and pushing the envelope of technology and communication" (p.
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Internet_activism (1447 words)

	Grey Tuesday (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		The emergence of the Internet as a tool for political activism presents researchers with a variety of questions, some of which are explored by contributors to an anthology on "cyberactivism" (McCaughey and Ayers, 2003).
		One of the measures of any activism event’s success is the extent to which it garners mass, mainstream media attention — indeed in many cases bringing issues to a wider audience may be the sole purpose of activism at all.
		This is closer to a genuinely new kind of activism, one that blends explicitly cultural issues with wider political concerns and engagements, facilitated through the use and deployment of new technologies that engender new kinds of support for, and contact between, members.
	www.firstmonday.org /issues/issue9_10/howard/index.html (6316 words)

	Internet Activism Society
		The Internet will be an increasingly important communications and organizational tool...
		Blogging and political activism are most often characterized by zealotry...
		An extensive network of Internet providers (spanning 25 countries) dedicated to serving non-governmental organisations and citizen activists.
	www.iaswww.com /ODP/Society/Activism/Internet (841 words)

	Internet activism - the way forward: With a reference to Kurds (KurdishMedia.com) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		The recent attacks on Internet users in China raises the question of whether online political lobbying is the way forward in countries where freedom of speech is a non-existing phenomenon.
		The Internet is to some extent ungovernable, and although the Syrian government has blocked access to certain sites, there are limits to the control they can access over individuals speaking their minds through the medium of the web.
		As long as the Internet activists don’t print the reports they are reading, that is. For while the Internet has led to an advancement of freedom of speech online, every other type of media is still under strict control in many countries, including those with large Kurdish populations.
	www.kurdmedia.com /articles.asp?id=8024 (937 words)

	Salon 21st \| Internet activism, Czech-style
		Lukacovic says that the Internet has become a critical part of the country's democratic development, offering voices and perspectives independent of the mass media, which is frequently tied to corporate and government interests -- a sign, if nothing else, that the post-Communist Czech Republic is becoming much like other Western countries.
		Internet Against Monopoly is asking for a different rate structure for voice and data transmissions, proposing a flat 500-crown (about $16) monthly fee for unlimited use of the Internet (an amount that currently buys about four hours).
		Last week, Telecom released a new rate schedule, dubbed Internet 99, that slightly lowers nighttime rates but adds a new wrinkle: a set-up fee for each dial-up, whether or not a connection is interrupted.
	archive.salon.com /21st/feature/1998/12/08feature2.html (1428 words)

	Internet Empowerment
		Activism, whether it is to ban a product or to fight for human rights is a powerful tool in which anyone can assemble and use.
		The internet has allowed people from around the world to come together without having to leave the comforts of their homes offices or schools.
		Internet activism is by far one of the most powerful forms of activism around.
	www.csun.edu /~yd7899/activism.html (736 words)

	Internet Activism: Power, No Accountability
		By now it's a cliché: the Internet, a medium that gives anybody with a computer access to a worldwide audience, is changing the way we share information.
		The Internet is democracy with a vengeance, with citizen-activists wielding unprecedented power, but also without the checks and balances of an older, slower way of doing things.
		The Internet has spurred torrents of frauds, hoaxes and urban legends; there's a risk e-crusades against anti-Semitism can spiral out of control, and in doing so taint the fight against anti-Semitism with the aftertaste of quackery that is attached to so much of the material disseminated on the Internet.
	www.jewishjournal.com /old/besser.net.4.21.0.htm (821 words)

	MyDD :: Party Committees and Internet Activism
		In today's issue of Roll Call (sorry, subscription required), Nathan Gonzales of the Rothenberg Political Report takes a fairly interesting look at how various party committees are interacting with the grassroots on the internet, both on the left and on the right.
		At this point, Democratic bloggers are more demanding and require more care from the committees than their Republican counterparts.
		Certainly there remain areas in which the Netroots and the Democratic party committees do not entirely see eye-to-eye, and I would be surprised if there weren't a continued give and take over things like recruitment, allocation of resources, embrace of the grassroots, etc..
	www.mydd.com /story/2007/5/17/194643/744 (1024 words)

	E-Activism Connects Protest Groups
		The summer campaign was a success, as 100,000 protesters gathered Oct. 26 near the Vietnam Memorial, trampling wet grass, waving anti-war placards and lambasting President Bush for his stance toward Iraq.
		Internet communication has given rise to stronger, faster grass-roots organizations over the past five years, allowing fringe movements to coordinate simultaneous demonstrations around the globe in less than half the time it would have taken during the Persian Gulf War.
		The Pew Internet and Political Life Project reported in April that 13 million Americans have participated in online lobbying campaigns, while 23 million Americans have sent comments via the Internet to public officials about policy choices.
	www.commondreams.org /headlines02/1204-01.htm (1109 words)

	Armchair activism - theage.com.au
		In his new book Future Active: Media Activism and the Internet (Pluto Press), Meikle describes the preparations for the WTO anti-globalisation protests in Seattle four years earlier as a significant example of the Net being used "to organise, publicise and mobilise".
		As well as complementing the fierce street demonstrations, the Internet was also used as a non-violent vehicle for dissent, or electronic civil disobedience, with email (described by Meikle as the "the killer app" for Internet activism), virtual sit-ins (causing Web traffic jams), and independent online media, the main tools of the online activist or "hactivist".
		While cases of online activism bringing about the demise of an entire corporation are rare, other big names such as Buy.com, E*Trade, Amazon, eBay, Yahoo and CNN have also been targets of disruptive virtual sit-ins.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2002/08/15/1029113980901.html (1894 words)

	An Introduction to Activism on the Internet
		The Internet is an important alternative source of information to official and mainstream media, and a powerful means of connection outside of mainstream institutions.
		Women Internet users in developing countries are not representative of women in the country as a whole, but are restricted to part of a small, urban educated elite....
		Use of the Internet was a major factor leading to the overthrow of the Suharto dictatorship in 1998.
	www.backspace.com /action/all.php (17193 words)

	The Hathaway Group - Integrated Solutions for the Conservative Movement
		An effective Internet strategy doesn't just consist of an expensive website and the hope that activists will support you and your issue.
		Instead, true strategy is a painstaking assessment of your group's goals and the Internet's ability to further them.
		As the centerpiece of your Internet strategy the web site is your first contact with many in the general public.
	www.thehathawaygroup.com /internetactivism (554 words)

	China: Controls tighten as Internet activism grows - Amnesty International
		Nevertheless, it appears that Internet activism is continuing to grow in China as fast as the controls are tightened.
		In response to the heavy censorship imposed by the authorities many Internet users in China have tried to circumvent the firewalls and filters blocking content which is considered by the authorities to be politically "harmful" by using particular software.
		Posted an article on the Internet accusing the Chinese government of corruption and signed a petition addressed to the 16th Communist Party Congress that was later posted on the Internet, calling for democracy.
	web.amnesty.org /library/Index/ENGASA170012004 (7890 words)

	On Internet Activism
		Before the internet, when interactive, one-to-many communication wasn't yet taken for granted, requests by "good causes" to sympathizers tended to be much more difficult for every-day people to respond to.
		In the dark days before the internet, I might also have been dissuaded from involvement in progressive causes by something subtler than lack of convenient means to "get onboard." I'm thinking of the ethic of self-sacrifice that pervaded lots of 60s-era Leftist rhetoric, rhetoric that survived as "inspiration" through the 80s.
		As the legitimization of part-time activism, MoveOn.org-style encouragement also seems to counteract a deep Leftist bias concerning a dearth of "good news" in the increasingly corrupt and hostile world.
	blogs.salon.com /0003227/stories/2005/09/25/onInternetActivism.html (720 words)

	China: Controls tighten as Internet activism grows - Amnesty International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		China is said to have in place the most extensive censorship of the Internet of any country in the world.
		Nevertheless, Internet activism appears to be growing in China as fast as the controls are tightened.
		She was held for over a year without access to her family after she posted messages in an Internet chatroom which were critical of the government and which called for the release of another Internet activist, Huang Qi.
	web.amnesty.org /library/Index/ENGASA170052004 (1003 words)

	Peace Corps Online \| December 14, 2003 - Washington Post: The Internet and Activism
		And that's why the Internet has made it easier for small folks, whether small companies or dark-horse candidates such as Howard Dean, to take on the big ones.
		With the internet smaller information-gathering costs mean smaller organizations which make it easier for dark-horse candidates like Howard Dean, the first candidate to use the Internet effectively as a political organizing device, to take on the big ones.
		He is the first candidate to use the Internet effectively as a political organizing device.
	peacecorpsonline.org /messages/messages/2629/2018308.html (1878 words)

	FindLaw's Writ - Ramasastry: The Law And Politics Of Internet Activism
		Its creator was RTMark.com, another group of Internet activists, who sponsor so-called "mutual funds" and invest in Internet activism projects.
		The WTO alleged in its press release that the Yes Men's use of the WTO logo and images are an unauthorized use, and thus a violation of copyright laws.
		As Internet activists take to the web to create parody sites that critique social, cultural and economic policies, it is no surprise that the object of such parodies - be it the WTO, Jerry Falwell or the Republican Party of Texas - will attempt to stifle such speech.
	writ.news.findlaw.com /ramasastry/20020605.html (1623 words)

	DFN: Can Internet technology still revolutionize activism?
		Stand for Children rely upon the Internet to organize protests and demonstrations of solidarity.
		For this purpose, the Internet was used as a tool to give those involved in each event a sense of being part of the larger whole.
		And yet, for all such examples of successful use of the Internet for mobilization, there are others who still believe in an even more ambitious role for the Internet in political activism.
	www.mafhoum.com /press5/148T41.htm (1572 words)

	WorldNetDaily: Internet activism on NBC interview
		According to a report first broken on the Internet by the Drudge Report, NBC assigned reporter Lisa Myers to interview Juanita Broaddrick, the so-called "Jane Doe #5" and a woman who claims Bill Clinton raped her nearly 20 years ago.
		However, after the report was filed, NBC apparently succumbed to White House pressure and is now refusing to air it.
		Internet news sources claimed the story was originally set to air on NBC Jan. 29.
	www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=15126 (318 words)

	Science Addiction » 95 Theses of Geek Activism
		With the gamers recognizing the need for a louder voice, EFF gaining momentum and Linux taking on the mainstream on the one hand and recent severe losses in privacy, freedom of speech and intellectual property rights on the other, now seems to be the best time to rally around the cause.
		Getting internet users thinking about what politics means to them and their geekiness is crucial to maintaining the freedom of the internet and all things digital.
		I suggest you at least take a quick glimpse of what it entails as all of it will pertain to you eventually. The “technically adept” (nerdy) are affected by some of these problems first, but there are still some wise words in there.
	www.scienceaddiction.com /2006/07/23/95-theses-of-geek-activism (10707 words)

	Internet activism - the way forward: With a reference to Kurds (KurdishMedia.com) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		In the case of the Kurds, it is clear that the Internet is a powerful tool in promoting an open debate about the issues of state sovereignty and political pluralism.
		The Committee to Protect Journalists, an organisation dedicated to the global defence of press freedom, provides an analysis of the current situation in various countries, among them Iran, Iraq and Syria, all of which have a large Kurdish population.
		More public connection points are planned, but private Internet access remains illegal.
	www.kurdmedia.com /reports.asp?id=390 (937 words)

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