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TechSoup Webinar: You Have the Footage, Now What?
This webinar to happen on Feb 16 is the third one in the TechSoup Digital Storytelling series. It will provide you with great tips for shooting your video, and will be run by Aaron Bramley. You'll learn how to edit and distribute your video. We'll show you:
- Recommendations for editing software
- The basics of creating a more professional video
- How to upload, tag and describe your video in order to get it seen.
- Alicja Peszkowska's blog
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ACTA -- European Protests + Poland's Update
Two weeks ago, after the first hactivists’ attacks hit the Polish government website and the first protests spread through the country, I blogged about how Polish people opposed the ACTA bill. I’d love to provide you with an update now, since I am happy to say -- things are happening.
- Alicja Peszkowska's blog
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Connect with other Community Builders at Weekly #CommBuild Chats!
I've recently been involved with community building around community building via weekly #commbuild Twitter chats. This concept is a bit meta, I know, but I've found it to be a really great way to connect with other people in my position. Since there are so many community builders involved with the Net2 network in various ways, I wanted to be sure to let you all know about this new opportunity.
- Claire Sale's blog
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TechSoup Geeks: Speedgeeking at USRio+2.0
For three days last week, the US State Department hosted the
Greening the Ghettos and Rebirth to Local Communities Ignored
Majora Carter contributed greatly to leading efforts to make ghettos, green, clean and sustainable in New York. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/majora_carter_s_tale_of_urban_renewal.html
We have an opportunity to apply the same principle in San Francisco. What would you do to fight for environmental justice in areas such as Bayview Hunters Point, Visitation Valley, Mission District and other under-served areas with low income and forgotten?
As an examples...in an emotionally charged talk, MacArthur-winning activist Majora Carter details her fight for environmental justice in the South Bronx -- and shows how minority neighborhoods suffer most from flaw...
Credits
"Greening the ghetto | Video on TED.com
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