Weekend’s Food for Thought

Who are téléchargeurs? How do refugees in Kenya share their stories? And, finally, what are the results of discussions during this week’s World Economic Forum on Africa? Plus, a few reflections on the aid history until now and it’s future.

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Memory on Trial: Bridging the Past with the Future

The iconic Tank Man at Tiananmen Square represents resistance struggle in China in 1989. A single picture captures a dramatic moment, but leaves an open question of “what happened next”. Commemorating the 26th anniversary of the June Fourth Incident, Ørecomm introduces a volume on memory and social justice.

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Social Movements, Media, and Social Change: Looking Back at the Gezi Uprisings

“In recent years, all around the world, albeit in different ways, we have been experiencing the simultaneous crisis of neoliberal politics, severe measures taken against the crisis, and the growing authoritarian regime of many governments. Ecological destruction, the privilege of capital over the interests of cities, and economic crises affect people in many regions of the world in a similar manner. However, as the rates of oppression and extortion increase, we see that the waves of uprising in the world have also started to rise at the same level.” (more…)

Weekend’s Food for Thought

This week we discuss an impact through innovation in education, healthcare and humanitarian work.  Also have a look at what responsible data is all about and how major media distorts crisis in Nepal.

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Communicambio2015: Discussing the post-Indignados era

Thomas Tufte, the co-director of Ørecomm, shares his impressions from Comunicambio2015, International Congress on Communication, Civil Society and Social Change, which took place in the University of Castellón.

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