Yesterday was the first summer share of the season. I felt like I had won the lottery putting it all in bags & bringing it home. All told: 1.5 dozen eggs 1 bunch of fresh lavender 2 quarts of strawberries 1 pint of sugar snap… Read More
It’s Sunday evening in Port-au-Prince and the temperature has cooled after a hot day. I’ve only been here since Friday, but already I feel immersed in so much news, updates and complexities. Some things have changed in the three months since I’ve been here. So… Read More
It was almost exactly a year ago that I reviewed the documentary film Burma VJ, a film that went on to be nominated for an Academy Award this year. The film used documentary footage and reenactments to recount the dramatic monk-led uprising of September 2007… Read More
Today, I rode my trusty Dutch bicycle through four of NYC’s five boroughs for the Five Boro Bike Tour. Due to a pressing workload I didn’t make it all the way to Staten Island, but I still had an amazing time. Unlike most of the… Read More
Yesterday I had the pleasure of speaking on a panel with great speakers on an engaging theme. The only problem was the name: “Tweets & Blogs: Voices for the Voiceless” It’s a sexy title. It immediately conveys social networks, new tools and marginalized people. It… Read More
My three-part report on the use of mobiles inside Burma and around its borders just published on MobileActive.org, the best resource (on or off-line) for all news pertaining to mobiles for social change. What story does it tell? On Sept. 26, the protests were still… Read More
“I was raised on the idea that all men are created equal and I never forgot that. … That’s what we fought for in WWII – the idea that we could be different but still be equal.” Tomorrow, voters across Maine will decide whether their… Read More
Excuse my quiet, I’m traveling for six weeks in SE Asia, and won’t be blogging much aside from my micro-blog. Stay tuned to http://www.digital-democracy.org for updates.
A couple weeks ago Erik Hershman of White African wrote a great blog post of 15 Travel Tips for Africa, a response to NYT’s columnist Nick Kristof’s travel tips, that, though intended to be helpful, might reinforce stereotypes about the dangers of international travel. Between… Read More
I just donated to support an inspiring project: We Operate Best Together. Morgan Sully, a community technologist with a heart of gold, is embarking on a journey to tell the stories of changemakers and innovators on an upcoming trip to Europe. This May, he helped… Read More
