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[Mary Axford <mary.axford@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

from Politics Online:

HOTSPOT: G8 Activists Go Online  	Vol 9, No. 10
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# THE WORLD'S WIDE WEB
# SUPER SITES
# SOUND OFF

The gathering of eight most powerful men in the world at the Gleneagles 
Hotel near Edinburgh, Scotland, on Wednesday, has ignited what is 
possibly the greatest online activist effort to date. Steve McGookin 
reports for Forbes:

As the concepts of civil disobedience and popular political 
demonstration remain rooted in the fundamental democratic notion of 
speaking truth to power, the practical mechanics of protest have more 
than kept pace with the technological advances. The use of cheap, 
ubiquitous hardware--walkie-talkies, pagers, cell phones and other 
PDA-type devices--has transformed the organizational abilities of every 
potential demonstrator.

For the benefit of those on the ground--as well as armchair activists 
following from a safe distance--the Web, and specifically the blogs, in 
addition to their roles as vehicles for disseminating opinion and 
debate, offer groups a flexible mobilizing tool and a central forum for 
collating information in a specific cause. And also, dare it be said, 
for entertaining a broader audience.

More:
http://www.forbes.com/c olumnists/2005/07/05/mcgookin-Gleneagles-g8- 
cx_sm_0704mcgookin.html

		
	QUICK NEWS

International Symposium On Local E-Democracy July 26-27, 2005
The International Symposium on Local E-Democracy is a dynamic conference 
exploring leading e- democracy trends around the world. The next day, a 
field trip to the "wired" chambers of the Minnesota State Legislature 
and Northfield, Minnesota's community blogging efforts along with 
traveling color commentary will bring one of birthplaces of "e- 
democracy" to life.

The full public agenda for the conference is now available.
Full details and registration: http://dowire.org/ localedem

		
	HOT QUOTES

Live 8 Global Action Alert
"This is definitely going down as the biggest political call to 
action,,, I think it would be fair to say we're getting texts messages 
from people from Albania to Zimbabw,,, This shows how you can make an 
imprint with your thumb which becomes your voice which becomes a call to 
end world poverty."
Said Ralph Simon, who was coordinating the Live 8 text messaging 
campaign in Philadelphia, the venue of the largest of 10 concerts around 
the world to demand relief of African poverty.

THE WORLD'S WIDE WEB

Island Republic Of Mauritius To Become First "Unwired" Nation
The tiny South West Indian Ocean island of Mauritius will later this 
year become the first country in the world to deploy a complete 
nationwide high speed wireless network and in so doing will attempt to 
lure a greater share of the World's cyber business to its idyllic 
tropical location.
More: http://www .gizmag.com/go/4187/

Nigerian Blogger Tackles Taboos
A Nigerian-born blogger living in Spain is giving a voice to African 
women and highlighting gay and lesbian issues on the continent.
More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/464960 7.stm

U.S. Seeks To Keep Role On Internet
Amid appeals from several countries for a new international governing 
body for the Internet, the Bush administration has called for the United 
States to retain - and perhaps enhance - its long-standing role in 
Internet management.
More: http://www.nytimes.com/200 5/07/04/technology/04icann.html? 
th&emc=th&oref=login




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