Monthly Archives: October 2011

ctrp397 Voices from Occupy Amsterdam

ctrp397 Voices from Occupy Amsterdam

October 31, 2011

Occupy Amsterdam has just entered into its 3rd week. 3 weeks of building a community where people have come together and occupied a public space, where debates are an almost 24 hour phenomenon and cooperation is currency. Over the first 7 days of occupyamsterdam I was there checking in with...

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Thailand’s Oppressive Media Law

Thailand’s Oppressive Media Law

October 28, 2011

It was the summer of 2008 and I was in Bangkok, Thailand, on a then work related trip that left me enough spare time to look around and do some reporting.   My focus included alternative media, and lucky for me, a good friend introduced me to Jiew, editor...

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ctrp396 Students Take on the Gov in Chile

ctrp396 Students Take on the Gov in Chile

October 24, 2011

My guest on this edition of Citizenreporter.org is Chilean-American, community organizer, world citizen Nick Farr who has been traveling around Chile observing many of the activities connected with the student protests demanding education reform in that country. For several months students throughout Chile have been holding mass rallies, protests as well...

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Don’t Just Take a Picture

October 22, 2011

Occupy Amsterdam is officially one week old. Occupy Wall Street is now over a month old. Around the world masses of people occupy their public spaces to discuss and demand big changes in how governments and business have been conducting themselves for the last few decades.  Many do what...

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Your OccupyAmsterdam Moment of Zen

Your OccupyAmsterdam Moment of Zen

October 20, 2011

Two minutes captured during a General Assembly meeting on Monday the 17th of October.

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