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October 15, 2008
How will decentralised communications networks shift the way we understand poverty and our power to resist its causes?
Join the debate online on October 16th
New York: 10am / London: 3pm / Mumbai: 7.30pm
Details over at www.resistnetwork.com/amnesty.
Global media conglomerates no longer monopolise the ability to transmit messages both locally and internationally. The use of the internet, mobile phones, satellite radio and the declining cost of media technologies have transformed the way individuals and communities voice their concerns. Many have argued that these decentralised communications networks have lead to an increasingly democratic and accessible media culture. Yet there has been little discussion around how these networks might impact our understanding of poverty as well as serve as a means to resist its causes.
This event will ask how we can harness the power of these networks in order to more effectively depict and understand the complex web of reasons behind the existence of poverty. And can these networks in the long run open up a space for people who live in poverty to participate in the culture of political life?
Find out more about the Resist network at the website. We can all do something to make our voices heard. We can all express how strongly we feel about poverty. We can all so something to make a difference. Take part in this intriguing discussion as a starting point. And to find out more about what others are doing, go to the Blog Action Day website for tons of ideas.
Posted by glittrgirl at October 15, 2008 07:30 AM
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