(Featured photo by Sergio Russo) Keywords: Art, oil, environmentalism, activism, civil disobedience. Norway produces approximately 2 million barrels of oil per day, 12% of the worlds production. This project seeks financing and formal approval for building and promoting a sculpture built from the same number of used oil barrels.
Kategori: Activism
In times of deceit
I’m following the current Occupy Wallstreet movement in the US with great interest. There are so many different individuals, causes and organizations participating, making it difficult to get a clear picture of what this is really about. I will try to update this post with links to articles and other material that explains what is… Fortsett å lese In times of deceit
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Skateistan
Find a way to support or duplicate this! I used to skate when I was a kid, and loved it. It just brings a gigantic smile to my face seing these Afghan kids playing. Read more about it at Skateistan.org New York Times: CNN
The end is near!
There are many prophesies predicting the end time. The bible talks about several signs that is supposed to tell if the end is near, but I prefer to look for my own: Inspired? Join the Flickr Group «Signs that the end is near» [flickr_set captions=»true» show_descriptions=»true» id=»72157621139345517″]
Pollution at the Arctic polar circle of Norway
Pollution at the Arctic polar circle of Norway, originally uploaded by mskogly. This picture is taken at the Polar Centre on Saltfjellet in Norway, a beautiful area on the highlands where a lot of tourists stop on their way the North Cape. Seems like their grey water (etc, possibly sewage) is poured out into this… Fortsett å lese Pollution at the Arctic polar circle of Norway
The Pirate Bay – The first state sponsored tracker!
The winner of The Top Candidates, a swedish television show aired on SVT, decides to donate his winnings to Pirate Bay. The Pirate Bay – The worlds largest BitTorrent tracker: The First State Financed Tracker So, finally SVT payed up, and the money from Petter’s win at The Top Candidates has found it’s way home.… Fortsett å lese The Pirate Bay – The first state sponsored tracker!
Green green water
Quote: «You can’t seperate the people from the environment». The documentary film Green Green Water follows U.S. consumer, Dawn Mikkelson, as she traces the source of her ‘green energy’ back to the displacement of the indigenous Cree and Metis in Northern Manitoba. Interview with filmmaker Dawn Mikkelson, with a few outtakes from the movie. http://www.youtube.com/embed/2Lrw-25E8Ao… Fortsett å lese Green green water
Telestreet: The Italian Media Jacking Movement
«A short documentary exploring Italy’s Telestreet phenomena, a network of close to 200 micro pirate TV transmitters that begun in the summer of 2002 to counter the media monopoly of Silvio Berlusconi. Perhaps the most interesting tactical media initiative of recent times, the TeleStreet network combines both old and new media, lo-tech and hi-tech. The… Fortsett å lese Telestreet: The Italian Media Jacking Movement