Welcome to Occupy Sydney For the past week, Sydney residents gathered in Martin Place to participate in a 24/7 forum to discuss creating futures that are more inclusive, just and sustainable. In the heart of the city, Martin Place is wide enough to host hundreds of people while accommodating passers by. This patch of Sydney, [...]

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What a day! I’ve just arrived home from Sydney’s Think Big Forum at ANZ Stadium… I was invited to ‘keynote speak’ at the Forum when I was in Beijing and I decided to change my flights to be included on the speaker list. The way it was put to me was simple, “It’s a business [...]

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The Story of Stuff is a simple, effective video that explains the ‘top-line’ messages that everyone ought know about where the ‘stuff’ we buy comes from and ultimately where it ends up. Produced by Free Range Studios (of ‘The Meatrix‘ fame) the video is a perfect example of using new media in an engaging way [...]

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Amnesty International’s campaign for China to set a ‘New Human Rights Record’ is gaining momentum in the run-up to the Olympics. The NGO is scoring Chinese internet freedom via an index (see below). 100% represents total internet freedom, the current figure is just above 30%. This is from the Amnesty CICI website: “This chart shows [...]

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