Berkeley Supports Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protesters from Afar
This article originally appeared in The Berkeley Graduate. 50 years ago, Jack Weinberg’s arrest helped set off UC Berkeley’s Free Speech Movement. Last week, commemorating the FSM, Weinberg spoke in … Continue reading
Why Militant Maoists Are Attacking Mobile Phone Towers in India
This article originally appeared in Global Voices. Posted 23 September 2014 18:06 GMT Early in the morning on September 19, radical Maoists allegedly set fire to three telephone towers and a … Continue reading
Pop-up African home, in an Oakland park, marks Ethiopian and Eritrean New Year
Using the stories and voices of Ethiopian and Eritrean taxi drivers as inspiration, ten Bay Area artists have created a special pop-up art installation called “Home Away from Home” on … Continue reading
India: Mapping Street Harassment and Promoting Safe Cities
This article originally appeared in Global Voices Posted 13 May 2014 7:34 GMT It may be a challenge to find an Indian girl who has managed to avoid being harassed … Continue reading
Training Videos by Farmers, for Farmers
Some days, community agricultural extension workers in India have to travel many miles between several villages in one day. Would it be possible to make these jobs easier through technology, … Continue reading
2013 in Review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 1,700 … Continue reading
Becoming a Community Photographer: A Window Into the “Real India”
This article originally appeared in Global Voices “Until I came to Ranchi in 2012 for the first workshop, I had never held a camera in my life. My hand … Continue reading
Are Female Vigilantes The Answer To Stop Rapes In India?
This article originally appeared in Global Voices A 22-year-old intern working as a photojournalist at a magazine was gang-raped in Mumbai, India while on assignment on August 22, 2013. The injured victim … Continue reading
Improving Sanitation: Making Videos in South Delhi
The opening credits read: “We want to get our voices heard.” Telling a story from the perspective of four girls in South Delhi, a short film about safety and health … Continue reading
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