Posts Tagged ‘online media’

Episode 118: Mother’s Tips for Effective Slacktivism

Posted: November 13, 2015 in Uncategorized
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Nick is joined by “Mother” aka sociologist Dr Theresa Petray for the entire episode. We discuss some of her research on the opportunities and limitations of using the Internet to bring about social change, as well as some of the ways it can be used more effectively by activists.

For more on these issues, check out Theresa’s articles ‘Self-Writing a Movement and Contesting Indigeneity: Being an Aboriginal Activist on Social Media’ and ‘Protest 2.0: Online Interactions and Aboriginal Activists’, her talk ‘The Revolution will not (just) be Tweeted: Social Media and Social Movements’ and her video ‘Slacktivism…or Saving the World?’. See more of Theresa’s publications here and you can also hear her on our 45th episode, discussing Indigenous self-determination.

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Also covered throughout the episode is: the effectiveness (or lack of) in waving the rainbow flag on Facebook, queer critiques of same-sex marriage, huge government spending on monitoring social media use, the “digital divide” – with only about 40% of the world having internet access, Nick’s article ‘Australian Media Hegemony and the Internet’, the book Ready Player One, Sam Graham-Felsen’s article on the importance of encouraging supporters to ‘up the level of engagement’, and Aicha Marhfour’s article ‘Hashtags Won’t Save Palestine In War Of Words And Clicks’.

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Clips:

Fresh Meat ‘Series 3, Episode 6’ – ‘Occupy’, Chumbawamba ‘Pass it Along’, Omar Offendum with The Narcicyst, Freeway, Ayah and Amir Sulaiman ‘#Jan25 Egypt’.

You can listen to a short (10 minute) version of this episode, which features a shortened version of the discussion on online activism, below. You can subscribe to these short versions of our episodes through Omny.

Episode 77: A Spoon Full of Sugar Makes the Feminism Go Down

Posted: December 7, 2014 in Uncategorized
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We have an interview with Laura about her play on this episode.

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This time we’re joined by Laura Jackson, an actor and feminist playwright. She discusses her play ‘Handle It’ and its feminist themes, art and social change, nude photos of Jennifer Lawrence being shared without her consent, the feminist campaign against sexist “pick up artist” Julien Blanc, and Tracy Spicer’s Ted Talk ‘The Lady Stripped Bare’. You can find out more about the play by checking out the Facebook event page and you can buy tickets here. If you can’t make it along to the play, you can still support the project by donating to its Pozible campaign. We also encourage people to have a look at Laura’s website, as well as following her on Twitter @LaurayJackson and liking her Facebook page.

We also discuss gender and the G20, kids toys and Australia’s shitty (mainstream) media.

This episode is brought to you by “Comrade Clare”. You can hear Clare on episode 8 discussing refugees and episode 26 talking about vegan cats. Thanks a lot to Clare for becoming a member of our show – you can become a member and sponsor an episode too.

Clips:

Lily Allen ‘Hard Out Here’ – you can read an article on the racist aspects of the film clip for this song at battymamzelle.blogspot.co.uk, Austin Powers, Michael Jackson ‘Privacy’, Interview with Laura Jackson, Auckland Law Revue ‘Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines [Feminist Parody] Defined Lines’.

You can listen to a short (9 minute) version of this episode, which features a shortened version of our interview with Laura Jackson, here: A Spoonful of Sugar Makes the Feminism Go Down. You can subscribe to these short versions of our episodes through Omny.

Episode 71: This Time We Meme It

Posted: October 26, 2014 in Uncategorized
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This time we’ve actually been creative and made our own meme for the episode, rather than stealing someone else’s. In the notes below we’ve provided links to share this meme around on Facebook and Twitter.

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This episode covers online activism against the new counter-terror laws in Australia, which take away our freedoms. Some of the online activism discussed includes: Educate the Senate, stopthespies.org, the Greens campaign against the Foreign Fighters Bill, and Scott Ludlam’s #StopDataRetention memes campaign. You can share our #StopDataRetention memes (including the one pictured above) on Facebook and Twitter.

Also covered on the episode is we now live in South Park, updates on the inspiring #BattleForBurswood campaign, Rap News Live!, the excessive powers ASIO already had even without these new laws, Anthony Albanese criticises the first round of terror laws (although unfortunately he did this AFTER they’d already been passed!), lawyer Stephen Keim’s speech on the problematic use of the term “terrorism”, the free e-book Against Authority by John Twelve Hawks, The Mother of Mohammed by Sally Neighbour, and our meme in response to Palmer United Senator Jacqui Lambie calling for a “barqa” ban – you can share this meme around on Facebook and Twitter.

This episode is brought to you by “Mother”. You can hear Theresa on episode 45 discussing her research on the importance of Indigenous self-determination. Thanks a lot to Theresa for becoming a member of our show – you can become a member and sponsor an episode too.

Clips:

Rap News ‘G20 Rap with Tony Abbott – feat. Scott Ludlam [RAP NEWS 29]’, Austin Powers, stopthespies.org video, Scrubs ‘Season 2’, Legally Brown ‘Muslim Shore’s Got Talent’, Subhumans ‘Big Brother’.

You can listen to a short (5 minute) version of this episode, which features our discussion on the website stopthespies.org, here: Stop the Spies. You can subscribe to these short versions of our episodes through Omny.

Episode 68: #HeyASIO

Posted: October 5, 2014 in Uncategorized
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Listen to this episode and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes. You can also listen to this episode on Stitcher, Cyber Ears or download it on Archive.org (37MB). 

On this episode we take on the new counter terror laws introduced by the Australian government, the National Security Amendment Bill (No.1). We raise civil liberties concerns, mention that the laws had bipartisan support – there was no opposition from the “opposition”, and also highlight the impact the laws will have on the media (even mainstream journalist Laurie Oakes has gone rogue and criticised the laws!). To further the discussion on the effect the laws will have on the media, we play an interview with journalist Tony Serve. This interview is from Indymedia on RTR92.1FM and Tony is interviewed by Karun Cowper and Caroline Smith. We encourage people to follow Tony on Twitter @perthtones, as well as following Karun @karun777 and Caroline @Cas_Flaneuse.

We also discuss Australian troops entering Iraq (you can hear Antony Loewenstein on Australian troops returning to Iraq on episode 67). There has also been direct action against this – anti-war protesters recently entered a military base in Victoria to disrupt this invasion. These activists faced brutality from the soldiers there. To find out more about this action, go to the website swanislandpeace.org and follow #SIPC14. We mention that Abbott is up in the polls as hysteria about terrorism provides a distraction from the budget and other important issues, such as domestic violence. We finish the episode by talking about the hashtags #HeyASIO and #stopdataretention, as well as the role of social media generally in putting forward alternative ideas to those promoted by the mainstream media and the government. Shout outs to Critical Transit podcast, Antony Loewenstein and the Melbourne Street Medic Collective.

This episode is brought to you by “Comrade Clare”. You can hear Clare on episode 8 discussing refugees and episode 26 talking about vegan cats. Thanks a lot to Clare for becoming a member of our show – you can become a member and sponsor an episode too.

Clips:

1984 audiobook, Sneaky Sound System ‘1984’, Robert’s Productions ‘Censor Beep’, Mad as Hell ‘Series 4, Episode 2’, Interview with journalist Tony Serve from Indymedia on RTR92.1FM – by Karun Cowper and Caroline Smith, Austin Powers, Mad as Hell ‘Series 4, Episode 2’, Mad as Hell ‘Series 4, Episode 1’, The Office (UK) ‘Series 1, Episode 2’, Colour Me Wednesday ‘Shut’.

You can listen to a short (6 minute) version of this episode, which features our discussion on the hashtag #HeyASIO and the role of social media generally in challenging the new counter terror laws introduced by the Australian government, here: Hey ASIO. You can subscribe to these short versions of our episodes through Omny.