“You cannot have free speech if you can be punished for what you say.” Whether you are an activist, a whistle-blower, a warrior, or another information-seeking human being who believes in free expression, at some point you will feel the need to protect your privacy. Governments and businesses ARE watching you. You should assume that [...]
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A perception exists in American society, that College is just one more rung on the ladder — the rung after high school, and before our entry into the working world. This perception, in addition to being untenable in the current economic climate, doesn’t allow for nuanced self-expression or critical thought. Every day, we are bombarded [...]
#ReGENERATION
SIFF has reserved 50 free tickets for the OAG community to a screening of the up and coming film, #ReGENERATION! You and a friend are invited to an extra special “word of mouth” screening of #ReGENERATION. Where? SIFF Cinema Uptown - 511 Queen Anne Avenue North, Seattle, WA When? Tuesday, April 24th, 7pm Winner SIFF 2010 Youth Jury Award [...]
Our Right To Know
This piece originally appeared on readthedirt.org Photo: Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons {PD-US} By David Seago, board member of the Washington Coalition for Open Government. He retired in 2008 as editorial page editor for The News Tribune in Tacoma. Editor’s Note: We are honored to have David Seago from the Washington Coalition for Open Government educate [...]
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The Takeover 4: Occupy Edition
The new Takeover is here! It is full of the best stories submitted to the Takeover online that are related to the Occupy Movement. You’ll find no tunnel-vision here; observant, critical, idealistic, open-minded; OAG has collected a diverse number of opinions on the Occupy Movement, Occupy Seattle in particular, and the various actions and political [...]
Images of the Port Shutdown, Words of an OAG Member
Kirk Bigger, shortly after being abused by pepper-spraying police, gives the interview that is the narration behind this video. Kirk’s words serve as a straight up observation of how police and protestors interacted at the Port Shutdown, aka, how police used force to undermine the message and effectiveness of the action. Watch the video for [...]
Why the Future Doesn’t Need Us
Event Title & Host Why the Future Doesn’t Need Us Website http://pugetsoundanarchists.org/node/1054 When? Tuesday, November 22nd Where? contact wormwood@riseup.net Why? enlighten oneself, with a film discussion series on culture, technology, and cinema Description Yo, we be watchin’ films about the technologies at our house; come one, come all, technophile and technophobe alike. check the poster [...]
The Demographics of Occupy Wall Street
(Click for larger version) Last month, FastCompany published the above info graphic depicting the demographics of the Occupy movement. The data was pulled from 5,006 individual surveys administered on OccupyWallst.org, and the data, was shared exclusively with FastCompany (to among other things: drive traffic, which in turn drive conversions, which in turn drive profit.) While there are problems with the actual visualization [...]
The French Press’ Roast: Charlie Hebdo and the Threat of Free Speech
Beyond the slogans and catchy website phrases my friends at Our American Generation come up with, the goal of the organization remains clear: to provide a forum for youth empowerment and expression. Such liberties are privileges that our American generation (no pun intended) at times takes for granted, as seen through the relative inaction in [...]
