#humanising

[figuringoutstill]

"Dialogue cannot exist, however, in the absence of a profound love for the world and for people. The naming of the world, which is an act of creation and re-creation, is not possible if it is not infused with love.4 Love is at the same time the foundation of dialogue and dialogue itself. It is thus necessarily the task of responsible Subjects and cannot exist in a relation of domination. Domination reveals the pathology of love: sadism in the dominator and masochism in the dominated. Because love is an act of courage, not of fear, love is commitment to others. No matter where the oppressed are found, the act of love is commitment to their cause—the cause of liberation. And this commitment, because it is loving, is dialogical. As an act of bravery, love cannot be sentimental; as an act of freedom, it must not serve as a pretext for manipulation. It must generate other acts of freedom; otherwise, it is not love. Only by abolishing the situation of oppression is it possible to restore the love which that situation made impossible. If I do not love the world—if I do not love life—if I do not love people—I cannot enter into dialogue. "

Remembering Paulo Freire today (19th Sep) and always...

[spnaturalconfessions]

[mooncyder]

Slowly trying to change the designs to regular ragdolls cos Hagwarders is now going in that direction, no complaints from me cos its something different I can say im trying to draw (still happy to draw pone looking stuff for peeps, I aint going anywhere)

[smartsheffield]

The Human Side of Smart Cities - Join us on 11th Nov

Our friends @D4SC are joining us for the Action Tank session we are running on 11th Nov at BIN@Sheffield conference. Join us to hear the panel exploring 

The Human Side of Smart Cities

Smart Cities & Transport: Citizen Engagement & Innovation in the Context of Smart Mobility

 Many smart city projects are driven by new technological opportunities or macro-level objectives such as sustainability, control and cost efficiency. But cities are formed of people and their myriad interactions, so how can they participate in initiating and determining new initiatives, and how can large-scale projects connect with bottom-up desires, motivations and resources to create transformative solutions that really impact positively on a city and its citizens?

 This panel session will hear from practitioners in the field and will seek engage the audience in debate around these topics, with a particular focus on smart mobility but not limited to that domain.

The session will be hosted by Chris Dymond, from unfolding.co.uk, who is currently leading an effort to map smart city activity in Sheffield, and the panelists will be:

Rosaldo Rossetti and Daniel Moura from the Future Cities Project in Porto, Portugal.

Priya Prakesh, founder of Design For Social Change (D4SC), and developer of changify.org and citizencanvas.org

Alex Peng, from the Information School at the University of Sheffield.

Jag Goraya, founder of the Better With Data Society, and organiser of #hackthecity events in Sheffield.

Changify Walk and Citizen Canvas Workshop:

In addition to this action tank, Priya  Prakash will be conducting a 'Changify Walk' and Citizen Canvas workshop to demonstrate the methodology developed by D4SC. This activity will run from 12.45 until 15.15pm on the afternoon of the same day - Tuesday the 11th November.

[mkatmanor]

[fishyfunerals]

It's so sad that we live in a world where people are humanising blobs of sperm as a fetus but are dehumanising POCs.

[inside-social]

Humanising brands: Talk like a real person!

What are the benefits? The benefits of these more genuine connections should then be obvious—if your customers see you as a real person, someone they are on a level with that they trust, then it’s more likely that the relationship will endure.

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