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Walled World

See on Scoop.it - Geography Education

We chart the routes of, and reasons for, the barriers which are once again dividing populations

Seth Dixon's insight:

This is an in-depth, multi-media interactive that explores the political, economic and cultural implications of borders that are heavily fortified or militarized (I found this too late to be included in the "best posts of 2013" list, but this will be the first to include for 2014).  Not all of these borders are political; in Brazil it explores the walls that separate different socioeconomic groups and in Northern Ireland they look at walls dividing religious groups.  The interactive examines various borders including U.S./Mexico, Morocco, Syria, India/Bangladesh, Brazil, Israel, Greece/Turkey, Northern Ireland, North/South Korea and Spain.  The overarching questions are these: why are we building new walls to divide us?  What are the impacts of these barriers?

   Tags: borders, political, territoriality, unit 4 political.

See on theguardian.com

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Collective Impact (by GCFonline)

2012 marks the year in which The Greater Cincinnati Foundation moves to an even more intentional focus on achieving greater impact to solve our community's most complex issues. We do this by focusing on "collective impact." Collective impact includes long-term commitments to a common agenda for solving a specific social problem. This approach goes beyond collaboration. It requires a systemic approach that focuses on the relationships between organizations and the progress toward shared objectives. With collective impact, we are all in the same boat, rowing in the same direction, thus reaching our goals faster.

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Do You Think?

With increased societal polarization, especially political, where people are bombarded with "facts" and opinions by pundits and experts, too many people choose to blindly follow their pundit of choice like rats following the Pied Pipers, without really thinking and questioning. I've felt that if more people were exposed to critical thinking principles, they might at least be able to identify when statements, opinions and actions aren't completely rational. This video is about teaching some very basic critical thinking standards with the intent to intrigue the viewer enough about critical thinking to learn more about the subject.

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And because we have adopted an ideology were economic winners feel entitled to all the income they earn - even though that income often results from exploiting publicly owned resources - tax revenues are insufficient to generate the public goods that build communities.

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Philippa Perry @ 5x15

Philippa Perry is a psychotherapist who, in an attempt to demystify psychotherapy, wrote the graphic novel, Couch Fiction. Her latest book, published in May 2012, is How To Stay Sane and she is also on the faculty of The School of Life.

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Do It – 20 years of famous  artists’ irreverent instructions for art anyone can make.

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George Monbiot on Canada: An unprecedented assault on the environment. (by PenguinCanada)

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Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, political critic and activist. He is an institute professor and professor emeritus in the department of linguistics and philosophy at MIT, where he has worked for over 50 years. History educator Daniel Falcone spoke with Chomsky in his Cambridge office on May 14.

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Every year at TED, we set up a bookstore filled with books recommended by TEDsters of note. Today, as you prepare for a summer filled with reading, we are releasing this incredible library of recommendations from this spring’s TED2013 bookstore.

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Wall of Films! | Over 400 Social Change Documentaries on 1 Page

See on Scoop.it - Transition Culture

Watch over 400 of the best social change documentaries free to watch online, all via one massive wall of films on a single page.

See on filmsforaction.org

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Cognitive scientist and philosopher Daniel Dennett is one of America's foremost thinkers. In this extract from his new book, he reveals some of the lessons life has taught him.

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Via @rmbyrne Depression Quest is a website that features an interactive story designed to educate people about depression. The story puts you in the place of a twenty-something person that is struggling with depression. Throughout the story you are presented with choices to make that influence the next phase of the story.

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Veteran activist and organizer Marshall Ganz with Bill Moyers: discuss the power of social movements to effect meaningful social change...One of Ganz’s themes is the crucial role narrative plays in social movements. “I think it’s particularly important because doing the kind of work that movements do requires risk-taking, uncertainty, going up against the odds. And that takes a lot of hope,”

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From abstract: Whereas research on political participation typically investigates a variety of socio-economic and attitudinal characteristics, this cross-national study focuses on the relevance of norms when explaining political participation. We examine respondents' normative beliefs about the importance of various measures of ‘good citizenship’, and their relationship to three modes of political engagement (activism, party membership and voting). We find assigning higher importance to paying taxes/obeying the law is negatively linked to all forms of participation, whereas the opposite is true for norms about the importance of voting and being active in associations. Greater emphasis on norms about understanding others and shopping politically is positively associated with political activism but not with more institutional forms of participation.

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No More Coal Exports - Canada vs King Coal (by Eoghan Moriarty)

Attention Metro Vancouver residents: Port Metro Vancouver is in the final stages of approving the creation of a coal port at Fraser-Surrey docks. People all over the area are standing up and saying "No More Coal Exports!" through their communities.  Take action now and help prevent the escalation of coal exports through the lower mainland of BC. Help stop Vancouver from becoming a hub for fossil fuel exports! Talk to your MPs, MLAs, friends, neighbours, coworkers and anyone else who will listen. Contact your community groups and organizations to see what they are doing about this issue. Part of a larger documentary film project on the very important issue of coal exports through Canada, this video was created after a month of filming coal trains, interviewing people and attending rallies all over the lower mainland. It is hoped that it might have some impact on the BC elections in May. Go to nomorecoalexports.com for the latest information about this project. Other organizations which are committed to the grassroots fight against this issue are vtacc.org and wildernesscommittee.org. No More Coal Exports! [email protected]

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In 2005, author David Foster Wallace was asked to give the commencement address to the 2005 graduating class of Kenyon College. However, the resulting speech didn't become widely known until 3 years later, after his tragic death. It is, without a doubt, some of the best life advice we've ever come across, and perhaps the most simple and elegant explanation of the real value of education.

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Representations of Gender in Advertising (by Sarah Zelinski)