Events matching tag "activism"
Friday, March 7
ATTENTION: You must signup in advance to attend this workshop. You will need to have a valid SXSW badge, and an activated SXsocial account. To reserve your seat, please go here: https://sup.sxsw.com/schedule/IAP21444 Ca…
Intermediate
Presenters
Aaron Bramley, Bill Simmon, Michael Hoffman
Pioneering nonprofit 'Projects For All' is democratizing access to education by implementing digital infrastructure (Hello Hubs) in developing countries. Recently, the nonprofit launched ‘Project: Hello World’, an instal…
Beginner
Presenters
Katrin Macmillan, Lane Merrifield, Roland Wells, Sophie Kelly
It may come as a surprise, but on average five countries write new constitutions every year. The people who write these documents are often outgunned and under-resourced as they try to search and analyze constitutions fr…
Intermediate
Presenters
Juan Sequeda, Robert Shaffer, Zachary Elkins
Saturday, March 8
Problem: Waste. I hate waste! Assets and resources in our society are under-utilized, wasted, and thrown away. We have a lot of non-profit organizations who need resources (services, items, funding) and don't know where …
Intermediate
Presenters
Joshua Vaughan
How do you make technology emotional and innovative-cool at the same time? A good start is developing the technology to its full potential before any big idea comes along. This panel will show how Finch and Reactive inve…
Intermediate
Presenters
Emad Tahtouh, Tim Buesing
Sunday, March 9
When the Texas Legislature took up abortion legislation, planned and spontaneous social media filled the Capitol with thousands of activists and delivered a global participatory audience. Celebrities tweeted as an 11-hou…
Intermediate
Presenters
Eliza Vielma, Erica Grieder, Joe Deshotel, Steven Polunsky
Urban Librarians Unite has been able to have a wide ranging and financially huge impact despite having barely any resources. These knife in the teeth librarians have applied social media and tech to traditional activist …
Intermediate
Presenters
Christian Zabriskie, Lauren Comito
Vegans are often looked at as humorless jerks that just want to question the ingredients in hummus and create spectacles like putting topless pregnant ladies in cages, denouncing ex-vegans by sharing their personal infor…
Intermediate
Presenters
Laura Beck, Stephanie Bogdanich
Monday, March 10
Climbing a smokestack or chaining yourself to a tree is so 20th century (though still awesome!). What can civil disobedience and non-violent direct action look like online? With examples from Aaron Swartz's freeing of …
Intermediate
Presenters
Benjamin Simon, David Segal, Molly Sauter, Shahid Buttar
ATTENTION: Priority Seating is available for this session. To take advantage of this opportunity, you will need to have a valid SXSW badge, and an activated SXsocial account. To get your priority seating, please go here:…
Intermediate
Presenters
Chris Thomas, Christina Lindstrom, Hugh Evans, Liba Rubenstein
Tuesday, March 11
ATTENTION: You must signup in advance to attend this workshop. You will need to have a valid SXSW badge, and an activated SXsocial account. To reserve your seat, please go here: https://sup.sxsw.com/schedule/IAP24001 Th…
Intermediate
Presenters
Jefferson Graham, Marcia Stepanek
The Black church has been central to every major political and social movement in the African American community. Civil Rights activist, Ella Baker was critical of the male-led, hierarchical and messianic leadership-styl…
Intermediate
Presenters
Jamye Wooten, Ralph Watkins
The Future of TV in a Digital World: A Conversation with MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts and Richard Wolffe In this day and age, news consumers are increasingly turning to digital sources. How does a cable TV news network reinve…
Advanced
Presenters
Richard Wolffe, Thomas Roberts
As mobile phones spread across the globe, human rights activists are increasingly turning to mobile technology for help in documenting, visualizing, and prosecuting human rights abuses. Unfortunately, human rights violat…
Intermediate
Presenters
Christoph Koettl, Harlo Holmes, Sam Gregory
From social media to smart phones, activists across the country have a growing number of tools to advance their causes. NationSwell, a new media company focused on American renewal, has teamed up with Ronnie Cho, formerl…
Intermediate
Presenters
Charles Orgbon, Greg Behrman, Ronnie Cho, Simone Bernstein
Thursday, March 13
Maverick female leaders helped to pave a way for women to work in the music industry. Yet there is still a huge shortage of females in leadership positions in our business. Power diversity breeds a healthy, invigorating…
Presenters
Heather Moosnick, Michele Olton, Neeta Ragoowansi, Wende Crowley
Music and advocacy have been natural allies in instigating change. ONE launched agit8 in 2013, a music-driven campaign using the power of protest songs to demonstrate the impact of using your voice. In the age of digital…
Presenters
Jeff Davidoff, Maureen Traynor, Vivien Lewit
Friday, March 14
In today's rapidly changing music business, musicians are often caught between old and new business models. Many musicians care deeply about their communities and social justice issues, offering their services via benefi…
Presenters
Joseph Voss, Lyle Hysen, Mac McCaughan, Rebecca Gates
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