Category: Protest

Harness the Power of the Internet in Order to Sow Disorder

22 February, 2012 (09:45) | Protest, Uncategorized | No comments

Thanks to the internet protestors around the world (or anyone who isn’t happy with the establishment) can do so much more to enact change in society compared to just ten years ago. Here’s a blueprint on how to share your visions of change with the world. Step 1 – Website or Blog? Many people will [...]

Dealing with the Cost Benefit Analysis on Your Protest Plans

5 February, 2012 (07:00) | Protest | No comments

Protesting is one of the oldest ways for people to gain the attention of the media and politicians to shine the spotlight on issues where real change is needed. If you’re planning a protest in the near future it can get expensive to organize and many people make the mistake of taking out loans for [...]

Broadcasting Your Message With Broadband

9 December, 2011 (07:00) | Protest | No comments

Just like Virginia Slims a couple of decades ago, broadband has come a long way Baby; to get where it’s gotten to today. Since the Days of the Cold War Back in the days of the Cold War, Russia was kicking our United States butts when it came to satellites in space. The United States [...]

The Personal and the Political: Make Even Your Clothing Choices a Protest

14 September, 2011 (17:59) | Protest | No comments

Fashion is a global concept, and it is adopted as differently from country to country as it is from person to person. But in some parts of the world, fashion is not left to the individual to dictate, but rather to the state. In the Middle east, where Western influences are generally unwelcome by the [...]

Expressing Your Social and Political Stance with Halloween Costumes

2 September, 2011 (22:50) | Protest | No comments

If you have strong political and social views, you’re certainly entitled to express them. One of the ways you can do that is through your choice in Halloween costumes. You may want to dress up like President Obama, or you may be more interested in Romney, Palin, or someone else. There will always be options [...]

A Matter of Perspective: Famous Voices on the Subject of Chaos

27 August, 2011 (22:52) | Protest | No comments

‘And so we will have to do more than register and more than vote; we shall have to create leaders who embody virtues we can respect, who have moral and ethical principles we can applaud with enthusiasm.’ How ironic that Famous Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes should be quoted as having said exactly that in [...]

How do Cell Phones and Social Networks Help Protesters Organize?

26 August, 2011 (23:17) | Political Unrest, Protest | No comments

2011 has been a very tumultuous year around the world as almost every country on earth has struggled with the economic recession. As unemployment remains high around the world more political groups are forming to protest their government’s lack of progress or inaction with solving fiscal and social problems. Protests are an effective means of [...]

Organizing Protests Using Content Management And Cloud Resources

18 August, 2011 (19:41) | Protest | No comments

In 2011 the power of cloud enterprise content management systems has been in the news frequently thanks to the wide variety of protests that have taken place all over Europe. Web based CM solutions enable groups to easily plan protests by scheduling, planning and sharing data in one central format compared to years past when [...]

Can the Use of Pepper Spray by the Police Pose a Risk to your Health?

17 August, 2011 (00:44) | Protest | No comments

Thanks to popular television shows like Dog the Bounty Hunter more people are aware of the use of pepper spray in law enforcement as a means of suppressing suspects instead of using more dangerous weapons. Pepper spray is made from an oily extract found in pepper plants that are grown in countries like Mexico and [...]

Egyptian Protest

27 January, 2011 (01:45) | Protest | No comments

Thousands of Egyptians are protesting the overthrow of Tunisian dictator Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in the streets if Cairo and other smaller areas in the Egyptian region. President Honsi Mubarak was greeted with protests for more rights and less violence. Since his election, Egyptians have seen the same problems Tunisians have faced: minimal economic growth, [...]