It's National Voter Registration Day! I do whatever Sarah Silverman and President Bartlett tell me to do. (The Sarah Silverman one is, obviously, NSFW.)
Category: Politics
Rikomatic.com is dark to protest web censorship
Today, Rikomatic.com joins those striking against censorship. Join us in this historic moment: tell Congress to stop this bill now! First Name: Email: Address: ZIP Write Congress Now! Not In The US? Petition The State Department. I am writing to you as a voter in your district. I urge you to oppose the Senate version…
On January 18 Yehoodi.com is going dark to Fight Web Censorship!
I couldn't be more proud of my website I help administer Yehoodi.com than I am today. Our team has taken the decision to join hundreds of other websites around the world — including Wikipedia , BoingBoing and Reddit — in shutting down our site on January 18 in protest of the PIPA / SOPA bills…
Moving My Domains from Godaddy on December 29 for “Move Your Domain Day”
I probably should have done this a long time ago, but on December 29 I'm moving my web domains from the domain name registrar Godaddy.com to another service. I probably should have done it awhile ago. Godaddy has tacky, sexist advertising. The CEO enjoys killing elephant for sport. And finally earlier this month, they announced…
Vote for Global Kids to win $1 million to help at-risk teens become global leaders!
I'm excited to announce that Global Kids , a pioneering nonprofit that transforms the lives of thousands of urban teens into global leaders, is in the running for $1 million in the American Giving Awards sponsored by Chase. If you think that all young people deserve a chance to express themselves on important global issues, serve their…
CNN: Global Kids Teen Leader Addresses the Security Council (video)
Here's a neat video from CNN of a group of young people from around the world who got to attend the UN Security Council during a special session. More than 100 Global Kids teen leaders were among the youth who were at the session, called for US Ambassador Susan Rice. A highlight for us was…
My Only Federal Offense: Painting Graffiti on the Rio Grande 18 Years Ago
Going through my files, I found this old clipping from the El Paso Times dated November 7, 1992. If I recall correctly, that is me in the middle of the picture, reaching down to help someone up the embankment. I just got finished committing a federal crime. The event was a public show of solidarity…
“Bouncing Cats” trailer: B-boys bring hope to Uganda (video)
BOUNCING CATS film trailer from nabil elderkin on Vimeo. This documentary about b-boying in Uganda looks so powerful and real. Can't wait to see this. {Hat tip to Breakernyc]
Fela! the Musical: fighting tyranny with a beat you can dance to
Tonight I finally got to see Fela! the musical on Broadway, after hearing rave reviews from so many other people who had seen it. It was totally worth the hype. Fela! is a lushly created musical production depicting through speech, song, drum, and dance the true story of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, a musician and activist in…
EnerCities: first Facebook “serious game” on sustainable urban development
Dylan Nagel of Paladin Studios sends out the news that the public beta version of EnerCities has been released, reportedly the first "serious game" to be hosted on Facebook. With support from the European Commission, the goal of our project is to raise energy awareness among young people around the world through the gameplay. I…