Podcasts about Avaaz

Colorado voters approved a proposition in the last election that funds victims' services and other support programs through an excise tax on guns. We talk with an advocate about efforts to reduce gun vigilance. Then, what's next for RTD now that voters have weigh-in on new board members and funding? Also, how the fantasy novel "Navola" helped the author escape climate change anxiety. And a mother's immigration story is at the heart of "Avaaz," now playing at the Denver Center Theater Company. 

Power to the People: Use Your Voice, Change the World (Headline Press, 2024) is Danny Sriskandarajah‘s radical manifesto for change designed to inspire citizen action around the world. The book presents a blueprint for how we, as individuals, can make a difference through greater community engagement and how we can deliver a society that works for the many and not the few. He speaks to voter apathy and a growing sense that elections no longer matter, with politicians and institutions too focused on short-term issues to grapple with complex global problems such as climate change, rising inequality, and digital disruption. Yet the book is also filled with inspiring real-life examples of citizen power in action, ranging from a volunteer-run repair café in Danny's local suburb to Avaaz's successful campaigns to tackle endemic corruption in Brazil. From public ownership of social media spaces to democratizing share ownership and from re-energizing co-operatives to creating a people's chamber at the United Nations, this campaigning book has a mission to make us reclaim our power as citizens of the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Power to the People: Use Your Voice, Change the World (Headline Press, 2024) is Danny Sriskandarajah‘s radical manifesto for change designed to inspire citizen action around the world. The book presents a blueprint for how we, as individuals, can make a difference through greater community engagement and how we can deliver a society that works for the many and not the few. He speaks to voter apathy and a growing sense that elections no longer matter, with politicians and institutions too focused on short-term issues to grapple with complex global problems such as climate change, rising inequality, and digital disruption. Yet the book is also filled with inspiring real-life examples of citizen power in action, ranging from a volunteer-run repair café in Danny's local suburb to Avaaz's successful campaigns to tackle endemic corruption in Brazil. From public ownership of social media spaces to democratizing share ownership and from re-energizing co-operatives to creating a people's chamber at the United Nations, this campaigning book has a mission to make us reclaim our power as citizens of the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory

Power to the People: Use Your Voice, Change the World (Headline Press, 2024) is Danny Sriskandarajah‘s radical manifesto for change designed to inspire citizen action around the world. The book presents a blueprint for how we, as individuals, can make a difference through greater community engagement and how we can deliver a society that works for the many and not the few. He speaks to voter apathy and a growing sense that elections no longer matter, with politicians and institutions too focused on short-term issues to grapple with complex global problems such as climate change, rising inequality, and digital disruption. Yet the book is also filled with inspiring real-life examples of citizen power in action, ranging from a volunteer-run repair café in Danny's local suburb to Avaaz's successful campaigns to tackle endemic corruption in Brazil. From public ownership of social media spaces to democratizing share ownership and from re-energizing co-operatives to creating a people's chamber at the United Nations, this campaigning book has a mission to make us reclaim our power as citizens of the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/public-policy

Power to the People: Use Your Voice, Change the World (Headline Press, 2024) is Danny Sriskandarajah‘s radical manifesto for change designed to inspire citizen action around the world. The book presents a blueprint for how we, as individuals, can make a difference through greater community engagement and how we can deliver a society that works for the many and not the few. He speaks to voter apathy and a growing sense that elections no longer matter, with politicians and institutions too focused on short-term issues to grapple with complex global problems such as climate change, rising inequality, and digital disruption. Yet the book is also filled with inspiring real-life examples of citizen power in action, ranging from a volunteer-run repair café in Danny's local suburb to Avaaz's successful campaigns to tackle endemic corruption in Brazil. From public ownership of social media spaces to democratizing share ownership and from re-energizing co-operatives to creating a people's chamber at the United Nations, this campaigning book has a mission to make us reclaim our power as citizens of the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/politics-and-polemics

In deze aflevering bespreken we hoe een dankbare pinguïn ieder jaar zijn redder komt bedanken. Maar we bespreken ook de eerste volledige gerecyclede spijkerbroek, het boek van onze gast Nadine Maarhuis en het campagneplatform AVAAZ. En natuurlijk nog veel meer, dus luister gauw. Groene Mafkezen is een podcast van Mascha Bongenaar, Alfred Slomp en Saúl de Boer. Wil je reageren of een dilemma inzenden? Verstuur je vraag via mascha@duurzamekeuzes.com of alfred@godindesupermarkt.nl. Ook kan je ons een bericht sturen op Instagram: @duurzamekeuzes.com en @groen_met_alfred. Wil je vriend van de show worden? Dat kan via https://vriendvandeshow.nl/groenemafkezen INTRO https://scientias.nl/meeste-glyfosaat-in-europese-rivieren-niet-afkomstig-van-boeren-maar-van-middel-dat-je-bijna-dagelijks-gebruikt/ DUURZAAM NIEUWS * https://www.nu.nl/uit-andere-media/6327503/de-eerste-compleet-gerecyclede-spijkerbroek-is-gemaakt.html * https://leuksteweetjes.nl/opmerkelijk/dankbare-pinguin-zwemt-jaarlijks-8000-km-om-redder-te-bezoeken/12385/2/ RONDJE SOCIALS: * Miss Railaway: https://www.instagram.com/p/C-xt6guMDM1/?igsh=bmo0NWhsdG5oNXQy * FAT-bike: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_nJ8-9uIiH/?igsh=NmMyOHBsZzNkNThm * Wolter Kroes fans: https://www.threads.net/@insulinjunk/post/C-V9PTcofTq/ DUURZAAM DILEMMA https://www.linda.nl/nieuws/binnenland/moeder-start-petitie-tegen-wegwerp-schoolboeken-niet-duurzaam/ MEDIA-TIP De Groene Actiegids - Nadine Maarhuis GROENE TIP OF DUURZAME ZEPER * AVAAZ: https://secure.avaaz.org/page/nl/about/ * supporter van schoon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HPxsGNtnmk * https://www.linkedin.com/posts/zwerfinator_opruimacties-en-mensen-die-eraan-meedoen-activity-7236171397675327488-zBTS?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android * https://www.trouw.nl/binnenland/vrijwilligers-die-leidse-grachten-schoonmaken-krijgen-rekening-van-gemeente~bf468187/ * lekker mals: https://www.geefboerentoekomst.nl/wp-content/uploads/Geef-Boeren-Toekomst-Hoofdspot-Vlees-2024-uitzendkopie-9dBfs.mp3 AFRONDING * Premier Schoof: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_tDp6gImeD/?igsh=cnU2MmJycGNqOGFs CODES https://uppbeat.io/track/giulio-fazio/battare-prosciutto License code: C8XBIYAYGM6ZHXHP https://uppbeat.io/track/tobias-voigt/roll-with-me License code: SEMASAJ07VZOZGKQ

De inkomensongelijkheid in Nederland wordt steeds groter. Dat moet anders, vindt onder andere OxfamNovib. Daarom voeren ze vandaag met twee andere organisaties, Avaaz en WeMove, actie bij het Europees Parlement in Brussel onder het motto "Tax the rich". Waarom het een goed idee is om de allerrijksten zwaarder te belasten, legt Bram Joanknecht, belastingexpert bij OxfamNovib vandaag aan je uit!

Theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck joins Tom to share another weekly review of a local theatrical production. This week they discuss “Avaaz” which continues at Olney Theatre Center through April 7, 2024. In this one-man show actor Michael Shayan plays his Iranian mother Roya and tells the story of her travels and triumphs in a performance that's more lovingly akin to a song.Email us at midday@wypr.org, tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

Oscar Soria is CEO at Top Social and was a campaign director at Avaaz.

i was listening to the sound of rain falling in a small cabin by a stream with distant thunder in the background…  TRANSCRIPTION OF EPISODE(bell and breath) (Rain from inside a cabin with thunder in the distance) You're listening to the sound of rain falling in a small cabin by a stream with a bit of distant thunder in the background.  Is it raining where you are now? Maybe it is snowing? If so, what does it sound like?  Now, this particular recording is quite evocative for me, with the distant rumbling of thunder that might be threatening to ignite a fire, a wildfire, as we have seen throughout Canada this year or maybe… a tornado brewing behind that storm that could suddenly break this cabin to pieces, myself included.  Or maybe this rain will go on for days and days as it did in 2019 and fill this cabin with water and take it down the river to Lac Simon? Who knows what might happen in this era of permanent climate emergencies… Now, unfortunately, listening to soundscapes, like rain and thunder…  now terrify me. It makes me think back to the very first episode of this podcast, terrified : In May 2019, my climate denial bubble burst. It was a terrifying and disorienting experience that made me question everything about my life. In retrospect, I realize this was a zen-like gift of ‘terrified awakening', of ‘clear seeing', but at the time, I was paralyzed with emotion and dread. What triggered my climate denial bubble to burst? Sweet rain, gentle thunder, thank you so much. Thank you for your gifts and for your warnings.  We are changing our ways, aren't we. We are making efforts to change our ways of being on this planet, incrementally, but we are making efforts. The problem is that science tells us that our efforts are not enough, not nearly enough to avoid catastrophe that is being announced.  Can you hear the sound of catastrophe in the rain and thunder?  * Recorded on August 10, 2023 at 10.40am in Duhamel, Québec. I am grateful and accountable to the earth and the human labour that provided me with the privilege of producing this episode. (including all the toxic materials and extractive processes behind the computers, recorders, transportation and infrastructure that make this podcast possible). My gesture of reciprocity for this episode is to the AVAAZ.  *END NOTES FOR ALL EPISODESHere is a link for more information on season 5. Please note that, in parallel with the production of the conscient podcast and it's francophone counterpart, balado conscient, I publish a Substack newsletter called ‘a calm presence' which are 'short, practical essays for those frightened by the ecological crisis'. To subscribe (free of charge) see https://acalmpresence.substack.com. You'll also find a podcast version of each a calm presence posting on Substack or one your favorite podcast player.Also. please note that a complete transcript of conscient podcast and balado conscient episodes from season 1 to 4 is available on the web version of this site (not available on podcast apps) here: https://conscient-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes.Your feedback is always welcome at claude@conscient.ca and/or on conscient podcast social media: Facebook, X, Instagram or Linkedin. I am grateful and accountable to the earth and the human labour that provided me with the privilege of producing this podcast, including the toxic materials and extractive processes behind the computers, recorders, transportation systems and infrastructure that made this production possible. Claude SchryerLatest update on April 2, 2024

GAST: Muriel Staub ist Präsidentin und Verwaltungsrätin bei Wikimedia Schweiz, dem Dachverband von Wikipedia. Sie engagiert sich zudem für Avaaz, eine weltweite Non-Profit Organisation, die sich unter anderem dem globalen Menschenrechtsschutz, dem Naturschutz und der Förderung eines offenen Internets für alle widmet. KAPITEL: (00:00) Intro (01:46) Warum ist Muriel bei Wikipedia? (06:36) Rolle von Wikipedia für die Gesellschaft (11:32) Das Profil eines Wikipedianers (17:31) Wikipedia ist eine weltweite Demokratie (23:25) Radikale Transparenz (28:15) Probleme mit kleinen Sprachregionen (31:41) Wie erkennt man vertrauenswürdige Artikel? (34:57) Diversität und Bias (37:35) Probleme mit Diversität und AI (39:58) Regeln und Kriterien für Wikipedia Einträge (46:18) Warum haben Influencer keinen Wikipedia Eintrag? (48:56) Wer verdient einen Wikipedia Eintrag? (56:26) Lizenzfreie Nutzung für AI und Social Media (01:02:07) Edit-a-thons: Mehr Frauen auf Wikipedia (01:12:50) UX & Gamifizierung von Wikipedia (Duolingo Style) (01:21:34) Als Neuling auf Wikipedia mitwirken (01:26:46) Zukunft von Wikipedia: Gefahren und Chancen (01:33:22) Audience-Challenge: Wikipedia Eintrag Bearbeiten THEMEN & DISKUSSIONEN Wikipedias Weg zur weltweit führenden Enzyklopädie: Anfangs belächelt, ist Wikipedia heute ein Eckpfeiler für die meisten AI-Sprachmodelle und eine Informationsquelle, die der ganzen Welt als geteilte Realität dient. Das Herzstück von Wikipedia – Radikale Transparenz: Jeder Edit und jede Diskussion auf Wikipedia ist nachvollziehbar. Muriel erklärt, warum diese Transparenz für die Glaubwürdigkeit der Plattform so entscheidend ist. Vertrauen in der Informationsflut: Muriel beschreibt wie die Zuverlässigkeit von einzelnen Beiträgen eingeschätzt werden kann und welche Massnahmen Wikipedia ergreift, um Artikel neutral und transparent zu halten. Diversität und Bias bei Wikipedia: Muriel erörtert Ansätze zur Bewältigung der fehlenden Vielfalt (von Geschlechtern, sexuelle Ausrichtungen, ethnische Herkünfte etc.) und bestehenden ‘Bias' in Wikipedia-Artikeln. Insbesondere jetzt wo die Künstliche Intelligenz all diese Effekte noch verstärkt, weil Wikipedia als Grundlage für deren Sprachmodelle dient. Wer erhält einen Wikipedia-Artikel? Warum haben manche Leute wie grosse Influencer keinen Wikipedia-Eintrag? Wie wird entschieden welche Personen und Firmen einen Eintrag erhalten? Wir diskutieren die Kriterien und Herausforderungen bei der Regulierung von Wikipedia Artikeln. Die Zukunft von Wikipedia: Muriel reflektiert über die kommenden Herausforderungen und Chancen für Wikipedia in unserem Zeitalter künstlicher Intelligenz und Desinformation. RESSOURCEN Wikimedia Schweiz - https://wikimedia.ch Edit-a-thon - Für mehr Sichtbarkeit auf Wikipedia - https://editathon.evenito.site Muriel Staub auf LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/muriel-staub Avaaz - Non-Profit - https://avaaz.org

In this episode of the Liberal Europe Podcast, Leszek Jażdżewski (Fundacja Liberté!) welcomes Paul Hilder, CEO of Datapraxis, Co-Founder of Crowdpac, 38 Degrees, and openDemocracy. He has played leadership roles at Change.org, Avaaz, and Oxfam, and was a candidate for the general secretary of the Labour party in the UK. They talk about the forthcoming Polish parliamentary and senate elections, polls, the ongoing campaign, voter mobilization, and the path to victory for both sides. This podcast is produced by the European Liberal Forum in collaboration with Movimento Liberal Social and Fundacja Liberté!, with the financial support of the European Parliament. Neither the European Parliament nor the European Liberal Forum are responsible for the content or for any use that be made of it.

Washington and Tehran have reached a deal to swap prisoners and unblock Iran's frozen assets in South Korea. Iran will release a number of American prisoners in exchange for the U.S. releasing a number of Iranian prisoners and unblocking $6 billion of Iranian funds to be used for humanitarian transactions. What does this agreement mean for each side? Will this be a prelude for more deescalation between Iran and the U.S.?  Negar Mortazavi speaks to Stephen Miles, the president of Win Without War, a coalition of organizations that work for a more peaceful and progressive U.S. foreign policy. He previously worked for the global campaigning organization Avaaz, was the Executive Director of the American Hellenic Council, and has worked on multiple federal, state, and local electoral campaigns. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theiranpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theiranpodcast/support

Milena Berry is the Co-Founder and CEO of PowerToFly.com, a global community of working women that's passionate about improving the workplace and aspire to work with companies committed to diversity and inclusion. PowerToFly hosts daily video live chats with female thought leaders and invest in up-skilling, and is a safe space for women, trans women, non-binary, or anyone elsewhere on the LGBTQI+ spectrum. Prior to PowerToFly, Milena dedicated 7 years of her life to being Chief Technology Officer at Avaaz.org - the largest global online activist community, with over 40 million members working on issues ranging from climate change to the war on women to genocide.   Milena's driving force in life is building connections for underserved and underrepresented communities to help them achieve their personal and professional goals. Her One Away moment allowed her to take the next step towards accelerating this lifelong passion, changing countless lives.   Read the show notes on Arcbound's Podcast Page: https://arcbound.com/podcasts/    Find Arcbound here: Homepage: Arcbound.com Services/Work with Us: https://arcbound.com/work-with-us/ About: https://arcbound.com/about/ Founders Corner: https://arcbound.com/category/founders-corner/ Connect: https://arcbound.com/connect/  

Mamileiros e mamiletes, a Conferência da Organização das Nações Unidas sobre Mudanças Climáticas (COP27) foi realizada entre os dias 6 e 18 de novembro, em Sharm el-Sheikh, no Egito. O Mamilos, em mais uma parceria com Pacto Global da ONU no Brasil, teve a oportunidade de mediar conversas nesse encontro e acompanhar importantes discussões sobre os movimentos realizados para mitigar as mudanças climáticas. No programa de hoje, vamos trazer um apanhado geral sobre o evento e o resultado que essas conversas têm provocado no Brasil e no mundo. No início do programa, você vai ouvir a apresentação de Thelma Krug, matemática, professora e pesquisadora brasileira com atuação na área de mudanças climáticas. Ela é vice-presidente do IPCC (sigla em inglês para o Painel Intergovernamental sobre Mudanças Climáticas), uma organização criada pela ONU, desde 2015. Quem também participou do episódio foi Maitê Padovani Leite, gerente de Clima do Pacto Global da ONU Brasil, que esteve presente em diversas plenárias e nos contou o que mais chamou sua atenção no evento. Para entender o acordo oficial firmado na COP27 e como o documento foi construído, a gente conversou com Diego Casaes, diretor de campanha na Avaaz, rede para mobilização social global através da Internet. A gente sabe que para alcançar os objetivos traçados na COP27, muitas ações precisam acontecer no setor privado. Por isso, a gente vai ouvir exemplos práticos de empresas brasileiras que estão comprometidas com o Acordo de Paris e com as metas climáticas propostas na COP. Ouvimos Paulo Pianez, diretor de Sustentabilidade e Comunicação Corporativa América do Sul na Marfrig Global Foods, e André Ferretti, gerente sênior de Economia da Biodiversidade da Fundação Grupo Boticário de Proteção à Natureza. Mas de onde pode vir o dinheiro necessário para financiar as mudanças urgentes? Para falar sobre esse tópico do investimento, vamos entender como acontece a mobilização de capital para transição climática e econômica com Gustavo Montezano, que atualmente ocupa o cargo de presidente do Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social – BNDES. Aperta o play e vamos juntos nesse debate tão urgente! _____ FALE CONOSCO . Email: mamilos@b9.com.br _____ SADIA A Sadia é uma marca parceira em todos os momentos, do café da manhã ao jantar, do dia a dia àquela data especial. E agora, durante os jogos do mundial, você também pode contar com Sadia quando pensar naquele petisco delicioso para servir durante todos os jogos. A marca tem uma variedade de produtos que trazem muito sabor e praticidade à sua vida. Tem presunto, salame, nuggets, pizza, linguiça toscana, salsicha, lasanha bolonhesa e muitos outros produtos com várias possibilidades de preparo! É por isso que o Mamilos e a Sadia querem tornar os jogos do mundial um momento ainda mais inesquecível. É ano de hexa, é hora de se unir pra torcer e pra comemorar esse evento que a gente tanto ama e só acontece de quatro em quatro anos. E pra melhorar o clima, a Sadia disponibilizou em seu site a receita de Samosa, com o preferido dos brasileiros, o presunto Sadia, a pesquisa da Kantar Insights comprova! E se você também quer um petisco pra comer com a galera na sua casa, não fique só na vontade também, acesse o site da Sadia e confira essas e outras receitas em: www.sadia.com.br/receitas. Nesse mundial não importa sua rotina, sua torcida pede Sadia. _____ CONTRIBUA COM O MAMILOS Quem apoia o Mamilos ajuda a manter o podcast no ar e ainda participa do nosso grupo especial no Telegram. É só R$9,90 por mês! Quem assina não abre mão. https://www.catarse.me/mamilos _____ Equipe Mamilos Mamilos é uma produção do B9 A apresentação é de Cris Bartis e Ju Wallauer. Pra ouvir todos episódios, assine nosso feed ou acesse mamilos.b9.com.br Quem coordenou essa produção foi a Beatriz Souza. Com a estrutura de pauta e roteiro escrito por Eduarda Esteves. A edição foi de Mariana Leão e as trilhas sonoras, de Angie Lopez. A capa é de Helô D'Angelo. A coordenação digital é feita por Agê Barros, Carolina Souza e Thallini Milena. O B9 tem direção executiva de Cris Bartis, Ju Wallauer e Carlos Merigo. O atendimento e negócios é feito por Rachel Casmala, Camila Mazza, Greyce Lidiane e Telma Zenaro.

“The twin ideas of national sovereignty and competitiveness are preventing so much of the collective action that we need”. This week survival of the kind of podcast features, Alex Evans. Alex is the founder of Larger Us, an organisation which aims to enable social change through expanding our sense of a collective self, rather than thinking in terms of us versus them. Alex is a Senior Fellow at New York University's Centre on International Cooperation and author of The Myth Gap: What Happens When Evidence and Arguments Aren't Enough? , a book which uses deep stories to unlock systemic social and political change, addressing a world of increasing them-and-us identity. He has been Campaign Director at Avaaz, where he ran campaigns on areas including Brexit, tax havens, humanitarian assistance, and human rights. He has done various stints as a political adviser, including as special adviser to two UK Secretaries of State for International Development. He has worked in the UN Secretary-General's office; and as consultant for organisations from Oxfam and WWF to the Ethiopian government and the US National Intelligence Council. Follow Survival of the Kindest on Twitter, Instagram and subscribe on Apple, Spotify or wherever you like to listen to get our episodes as they are released. Email us on sotk@compassionate-communitiesuk.co.uk

¿Qué es la deuda ecológica? ¿Por qué debería importarnos? La Organización Avaaz está llevando adelante una campaña para logra un cambio sistémico que permita estabilizar las economías regionales por medio de la protección ambiental. Oscar Soria, director de campaña de Avaaz, conversó con Ernesto Picco en #AgendaPropia y se refirió a Santiago del Estero dentro del informe. "Nuestro informe sobre Santiago rescata los esfuerzos de la provincia en esta materia. Tenemos una historia muy traumática vinculada al extractivismo. Hay esfuerzos para modernizar la economía y Santiago viene cumpliendo un rol activo en los foros internacionales. Ya hay trabajos conjuntos con el Banco Mundial y la FAO para el manejo sustentable de bosques y la ventaja es que Santiago no tiene una deuda provincial alta, las cuentas están en orden. Sí tenemos que hablar de coparticipación ecológica, Santiago contribuye a los servicios ecosistémicos, porque si Santiago no tuviera los bosques que tiene, no existiría la humedad necesaria para producir soja en otros lugares" explicó Soria. Escuchá la nota:

Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/3HNpOZf We're poised between two futures. One: a breakthrough future of chaos, conflict and collapse. The other: a breakthrough future of safety, restoration, and flourishing. The choice between them starts in our minds. Whether we're able to manage our mental states, at a moment of extraordinary turbulence. Whether we react to people who disagree with us with empathy or enmity. Whether we see ourselves as part of a polarised them-and-us, or an inclusive Larger Us. Join Alex Evans to explore how psychology and politics are converging to shape the 21st century. Speaker: Alex Evans is the author of The Myth Gap: What Happens When Evidence and Arguments Aren't Enough?, a book about the power of deep stories to overcome political polarisation and unlock systemic social and political change; a senior fellow at New York University; and founder of Larger Us, a non-profit startup exploring ways of working for a larger us rather than a them-and-us world at the places where psychology and politics meet. Until March 2018, Alex was a Campaign Director at Avaaz, the 50 million member global citizens' movement, where he ran its Brexit campaign as well as work on tax havens and human rights. He has previously been a special adviser to two UK Cabinet ministers, a policy expert in the UN Secretary-General's office, and a research fellow for organisations from the Brookings Institution to the US National Intelligence Council. Chairman: Dr Ariel Sergio Goekmen-Davidoff After an uninterrupted, successful and exciting banking career spanning over 34 years in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, which took him from the level of office clerk to Member of the Executive Board and CEO of prestigious private banks, Ariel is now self-employed as a partner in a law firm, where he looks after the interests of an international UHNW entrepreneur clientele. He holds positions on several boards of directors in the Swiss wealth management industry and others. He serves inter alia as Vice Chair for the Swiss Capital Market Forum and is an expert for the annual STEP Awards in London. He is a Doctor of Business Administration (Australia), holds an LL.M. degree (Switzerland) and is a STEP member. Ariel is a regular speaker, panelist and moderator at (web-) conferences about the wealth management industry, its trends as well as risk management and wealth protection for the UHNW investor.

Eli Pariser has had a long and distinguished career in tech entrepreneurship and is currently running the organisation New Public, which is trying to help thinkers, designers and technologists build the digital public spaces of the future. He helped set up MoveOn and Avaaz, which were pioneers in the digital organising space in the early days of the internet. He coined the term 'filter bubble', and wrote the New York Times best-selling book of the same name. In this episode Eli speaks about some of the trends that have led to our current situation in terms of division, his sacred value of curiosity, his love for democracy, and why we need to build shared public digital spaces in the same way that we have public parks. Read the full transcript here: https://www.theosthinktank.co.uk/comment/2021/12/22/eli-pariser-on-curiosity-the-value-of-democracy-and-why-we-need-public-digital-spaces We are taking a break next week for Christmas but our next episode will be released on Wednesday 5th January.

Bewunderst du Unternehmer*innen, die sich klipp und klar zu politischen oder gesellschaftlichen Themen positionieren? Würdest du auch gerne deine Werte und Ansichten mehr teilen - aber du traust dich nicht so ganz und weißt nicht, wie?  In dieser Podcast-Folge erfährst du, warum Aktivismus für mich mittlerweile zu Leadership und Positionierung dazugehört,  welche Vor- und Nachteile es für mich hatte, mich klarer zu brisanten Themen zu äußern, wieso du deinen Follower*innen und Kund*innen Klarheit und Sicherheit vermitteln solltest (und es dir 2022 nicht mehr leisten kannst, es nicht zu tun), wie du auf DEINE Art aktiv werden kannst, mit der du dich wohlfühlst und deine mentale Gesundheit nicht beeinträchtigst,  wie mein Weg von der Gender-Gegnerin in der Girlboss-Spiritualität-Bubble zur intersektionalen Feministin verlaufen ist, welche Postings und Ereignisse meine Entwicklung geprägt haben, bei welchen Quellen und Personen ich mich weitergebildet habe, welche 4 Schritte du gehen kannst, wenn du dich gegen Ungerechtigkeiten und Diskriminierungen stellen möchtest,  welche 3 Fragen in Bezug auf dein Business du dir stellen solltest und welche 16 Wege es gibt, dich direkt oder indirekt als Unternehmer*in zu engagieren.  Folge mir gerne auf Instagram und teile deine Gedanken zur Folge mit mir! https://www.instagram.com/lillikoisser/  Links:  Zur Podcast-Folge 54: https://lillikoisser.at/54 Zu allen Podcast-Folgen: https://lillikoisser.at/podcast  Menschliches vs. toxisches Marketing: https://lillikoisser.at/28/  Aktivismus im Business - Inga Kälber im Interview: https://lillikoisser.at/33/  Rassismus und kulturelle Aneignung im Yoga-Business - Antonia Reinhard im Interview: https://lillikoisser.at/40/  Business und soziales, politisches Engagement - mein Interview bei Bianca Fritz: https://biancafritz.com/interview-business-und-politisches-engagement/  Nachhaltigkeit im Internet - Gastartikel von Laura Filz: https://lillikoisser.at/nachhaltigkeit-im-internet/  Black Lives Matter - Ressourcensammlung für weiße Menschen: https://lillikoisser.at/black-lives-matter/  ZARA Zivilcourage und Anti-Rassismus-Arbeit: https://www.zara.or.at/de  Amnesty International - Organisation für Menschenrechte: https://www.amnesty.at/  Trudy Lebron - Equity-Centered Coaching: https://trudilebron.com/  Katie Kurtz - Trauma-informed Space Holding: https://katie-kurtz.com/  Ashley Beaudin - Slow Business Coach: https://www.ashleybeaudin.com/  Rachel Turner - Human First Business: https://www.rachelturner.com/  Rachel Rodgers - Hello Seven: https://helloseven.co/  Ericka Hines - Every Level Leadership: https://everylevelleads.com/  Dr. Barbara J. Love - Liberatory Consciousness Framework: https://www.barbarajlove.com/  Dr. Valerie Rein - Patriarchy Stress Disorder: https://drvalerie.com/  Evelyn - Herspective Feminist: https://www.instagram.com/herspectivefeminist/  Barrett Pall - Life Coach und Aktivist: https://www.instagram.com/barrettpall/  Leonie - Frau Löwenherz: https://www.tiktok.com/@frauloewenherz  Tyler J. McCall - Entrepreneurship is political: https://www.tylerjmccall.com/obs/episode-26  Denise Duffield-Thomas - Line in the sand time: https://m.facebook.com/denisedt/photos/a.207084955989309/3701545746543195/  Courtney Chaal - Biz Coach with ADHD: https://www.instagram.com/courtneychaal/  Madeleine Darya Alizadeh - DariaDaria: https://www.instagram.com/dariadaria/  Dokuserie "Verdorben" über die Lebensmittelindustrie: https://www.netflix.com/at/title/80146284  Bürgerpetitionen bei Avaaz: https://secure.avaaz.org/page/de/  aufstehn - Verein zur Förderung zivilgesellschaftlicher Partizipation: https://www.aufstehn.at/  Wenn du kannst, spende bitte an die Frauenhäuser in Österreich: https://www.oesterreich.gv.at/themen/gesundheit_und_notfaelle/gewalt_in_der_familie/2/Seite.290502.html  Warteliste für Business Bloom, Lillis neues Jahresprogramm ab 2022: https://lillikoisser.at/warteliste 

In der letzten und 10. Folge begrüßen wir den Datenanalysten Philip Kreißel. Seit 2017 analysiert er Social Media-Daten mit Schwerpunkt auf Hate-Speech, u.a. für die Gegenrede-Gruppe „#ichbinhier“, die Faktchecking-Seite Volksverpetzer und die Beratungsstelle HateAid. Mit dem Institute for Strategic Dialogue arbeitete er an der Studie „Hass auf Knopfdruck“, in der die Manipulation deutscher Facebook-Kommentarspalten durch extremistische Akteur*innen nachgewiesen werden konnte. Während des Wahlkampfs 2021 analysierte er für HateAid die Dynamiken von Digitaler Gewalt. Mit seiner analytischen Perspektive wollen wir zurückblicken und fragen mit Gilda Sahebi: Wurde der Diskurs während des Bundestagswahlkampfes manipuliert? Die Analysen, die Philip Kreißel zur Btw21 gemacht hat, findet ihr auf der Website von HateAid: Digitale Gewalt im Wahlkampf; Hass als Berufsrisiko.Eine weitere Analyse zu Desinformation in sozialen Medien hat Avaaz veröffentlicht. Die Podcast-Reihe “Diskurs zur Wahl” endet vorerst. Zum Weiterhören empfehlen wir den Podcast Noise von Undone & Studio Bummens. Am Ende hört ihr einen Kommentar von Nhi Le. Sie ist Journalistin, Speakerin und Moderatorin. Ihre Themen sind Feminismus und digitale Medienkultur. In ihrer Kolumne “The Female Gaze” schreibt sie über Phänomene der Pop-Kultur – aus ihrer feministischen und antirassistischen Perspektive. 2019 zählte sie die ZEIT zu einer der 100 wichtigsten jungen Ostdeutschen. Aktuell moderiert sie den Instagram-Account von MDR Investigativ.Der Podcast wird ermöglicht durch Zoom, betterplace und die Schöpflin Stiftung. Inhaltliche Kooperationspartner*innen sind die Neuen Deutschen Medienmacher*innen und das Veto Magazin. Moderation: Gilda SahebiKonzept und Idee: Nadine Brömme (DAS NETTZ) und Lea RichterProjektkoordination und Redaktion: Lena Deser (betterplace lab)Produktion: Markus Dreesen (Podcast Monkey)Tags#DISKURSzurWAHL #BTW21 #btw2021 #wahlkampf #Bundestagswahl2021 #HateSpeech #noHate #FakeNews #Rechtsextremismus #Rechtspopulismus #Antisemitismus #Rassismus #Verschwörungsmythen #Verschwörung Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Immer wieder findet Desinformation in den sozialen Medien statt – auch in Deutschland, so eine Untersuchung vom Onlineaktivisten-Netzwerk Avaaz. Demnach beziehen sich die meisten Falschnachrichten auf Annalena Baerbock. Christoph Schott von Avaaz ist heute zu Gast bei "Was-jetzt?"-Moderatorin Pia Rauschenberger. Wer künftig in Quarantäne muss, obwohl er nicht geimpft ist, dem könnten bald Lohnfortzahlungen gestrichen werden. Ist das gerechtfertigt? In einigen Bundesländern ist das bereits beschlossen. Bund und Länder beraten heute über eine gemeinsame Linie. Politikredakteurin Katharina Schuler beantwortet dazu die wichtigsten Fragen. Und sonst so? Zwei Frauen, ein Streitgespräch, für und gegen die Corona-Impfung Moderation und Produktion: Pia Rauschenberger Mitarbeit: Konstantin Zimmermann, Anne Schwedt Fragen, Kritik, Anregungen? Sie erreichen uns unter wasjetzt@zeit.de. Weiter Links zur Folge: Falschmeldungen: Faktenprüfer sehen Annalena Baerbock als Hauptziel von Desinformation (https://www.zeit.de/digital/internet/2021-09/fake-news-bundestagswahl-annalena-baerbock-gruene-desinformation) Corona-Quarantäne: Wird bald Ungeimpften in Quarantäne das Geld gestrichen? (https://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2021-09/lohnfortzahlung-ungeimpfte-corona-quarantaene-arbeitsrecht-impfpflicht-faq)

In der 8. Folge begrüßen wir Simone Rafael, Chefredakteurin der Website Belltower.News – Netz für digitale Zivilgesellschaft der Amadeu Antonio Stiftung. Seit 2019 leitet sie außerdem den Digitalbereich der Amadeu Antonio Stiftung, alle Projekte, die sich mit Demokratiegefährdung online und gesellschaftlichen Gegenstrategien befassen.Mit Gilda Sahebi spricht Simone Rafael über die Rahmenbedingungen, die Hassrede, Desinformation und Online-Radikalisierung möglich machen. Was läuft schief, dass der Ton so unerträglich ist und es zu massiven Bedrohungen kommt? Geschäftsmodelle und Algorithmen der Plattformen spielen ebenso eine Rolle wie Gesetzgebung sowie fehlende Ressourcen und Kompetenzen bei Polizei und Justiz. Wir bewegen uns in einem Spannungsfeld zwischen Meinungsfreiheit und Beschränkung der Meinungsfreiheit.Zur Untersuchung von Manipulationen während des Wahlkampfes hat Avaaz kürzlich eine Analyse zur Rolle von Desinformationen im Wahlkampf veröffentlicht. HateAid, eine Organisation, die Betroffene digitaler Gewalt unterstützt, hat eine aktuelle Analyse zur Bundestagswahl veröffentlicht, aus der hervorgeht, dass auf Facebook nach wie vor ein unzureichender Schutz vor strafbaren Inhalten besteht. Im Vergleich zu 2020 stiegen die Beratungsanfragen bei HateAid um 289% an.Der Podcast wird ermöglicht durch Zoom, betterplace und die Schöpflin Stiftung. Inhaltliche Kooperationspartner*innen sind die Neuen Deutschen Medienmacher*innen und das Veto Magazin. Am Ende hört ihr einen Kommentar von Markus Beckedahl, Gründer von netzpolitik.org und Mitgründer der re:publica-Konferenzen. In seinem Kommentar skizziert Markus Beckedahl Themen und Forderungen der digitalen Zivilgesellschaft für die kommende Bundesregierung, um das Netz gemeinwohlorientierter zu gestalten. Moderation: Gilda SahebiKonzept und Idee: Nadine Brömme (DAS NETTZ) und Lea RichterProjektkoordination und Redaktion: Lena Deser (betterplace lab)Produktion: Markus Dreesen (Podcast Monkey)#DISKURSzurWAHL #BTW21 #btw2021 #wahlkampf #Bundestagswahl2021 #HateSpeech #noHate #FakeNews #Rechtsextremismus #Rechtspopulismus #Antisemitismus #Rassismus #Verschwörungsmythen #Verschwörung Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sigue la evacuación de colaboradores afganos mientras los alrededores del aeropuerto permanecen controlados por los talibanes. Pero no todos comparten esta situación y están en las listas del Ministerio de Exteriores. Paula, una joven del bierzo, estuvo hace un mes en Kabul viviendo en casa de uno de estos ayudantes que no figuran en las listas de repatriados. Por eso, ha hecho una iniciativa en Avaaz.org para que su caso llegue a los oídos del ejecutivo.Intentamos contar qué es lo que ocurre en el Mar Menor. Siguen cerradas varias playas de la costa murciana por la aparición de peces muertos. Hasta ahora se han contabilizado más de 4 toneladas de cadáveres. Hablamos con Javier Aguilar, biólogo marino y profesor de Ciencias del Mar en la Universidad de Alicante.

Entrevistamos a Oscar Soria, director de campañas de la organización global Avaaz en relación a la solicitada presentada en el Financial Times sobre el G20 y la deuda ecológica.

This episode focuses on issues of identity, extremism, and violence, and the role that technology plays in societies in conflict. First up, we speak to Hakeem Jefferson, a political scientist at Stanford University. Jefferson describes the underlying grievance driving the right in the United States- white supremacy- and how it combined with demagoguery, disinformation, and the ability to organize at scale on social media to produce the violent assault on the Capitol on January 6th. Then, we speak to Fadi Quran, campaigns director at Avaaz, a social movement that empowers people to take action on issues from corruption and poverty to conflict and climate change. He describes the role of social media in the recent flare up of violence between Israel and Palestine, and what social platforms and governments should do to protect democracy. 

How do we build a large community of online donors from a small group of supporters? How can we get an online fundraising program off the ground? Emma Ruby-Sachs walks us through these efforts, providing tools to help power our campaigns and build community through online fundraising. Emma Ruby-Sachs is a writer, lawyer and the Executive Director of SumOfUs, a global movement of over 18 million members worldwide. She previously was the Deputy Director at Avaaz, practiced constitutional appellate law and administrative law, and worked on issues of wrongful arrest and wrongful conviction in Canada. https://www.sumofus.org/ *** This series is supported by the BUILD program of the Ford Foundation. “Inter-Connected Theme” composed by Devadas,  (c) Mallika Dutt, LLC 2021.  Production team: Mallika Dutt, Devadas Labrecque, Ambika Pressman. If you enjoy the podcast, please share. I’d also appreciate a short review. It takes less than 60 seconds and helps us reach more people.  Thank you. For show notes and past guests and transcripts, please visit mallikadutt.com/podcast/ Sign up for Mallika’s email newsletter at mallikadutt.com/join Follow Mallika: Twitter: twitter.com/mallikadutt Instagram: instagram.com/mallikadutt Facebook: facebook.com/mallikadutt YouTube: youtube.com/c/MallikaDutt-IC 

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Bilal Zaidi, founder of the political tech start up, OurDemocracy.in, is in conversation with Sweta Daga, as he gets to the brass tacks of the electoral campaign system in India. This conversation evaluates the ongoing practices which are looked upon as tradition in our electoral democracy, its shortcomings, the opacity in the process and lack of accessibility to the citizenry. Bilal and Sweta talk of the future of political campaign finances with the advent of digital India and whether electoral reforms are in sight or not.    With anecdotal information and comparative analyses with electoral procedures of countries like the United State of America, this conversation presents a possibility and a gradual change of direction towards transparency and greater understanding of how Democracy works. Bilal Zaidi is Founder and Executive Director of  OurDemocracy.in. Prior to founding OurDemocracy, he was a Global campaigner with Avaaz.org (based in New York). He is also a former journalist with more than 12 years of experience working with organizations like Times Now, NDTV, NewsX among others. He has covered more than 24 Assembly and 3 Lok Sabha elections. He believes his interview with Mr Narendra Modi (India’s current PM) and his coverage of the Syrian conflict were the highlights of his career. Sweta Daga has told stories across platforms, from television and film to theater. As a freelance journalist, she has worked in India focusing on climate justice with intersections in gender and equity. She has also facilitated workshops with change makers across the world on systemic change. 

Hay desinformación que rodea a los supuestos tratamientos contra el covid-19. Un equipo de expertos explica por qué las presuntas curas milagrosas impulsadas en las redes sociales pueden representar una amenaza para la salud pública. Los invitados son el doctor Elmer Huerta, experto en salud pública; la doctora Michelle de La Rue de la organización CASA; la psicóloga Claudia Campos y el director de campaña de la organización Avaaz, Óscar Soria. Para conocer sobre cómo CNN protege la privacidad de su audiencia, visite CNN.com/privacidad

El periodista Julio López explica cómo se forman los grupos de odio y cómo las redes sociales facilitan que los grupos radicales se comuniquen prácticamente en tiempo real. Esto permite movilizar a miles de personas más rápido que cuando estas plataformas no existían. Además, Oscar Soria, director de campaña del movimiento Avaaz, organización que se dedica al análisis de información, asegura que las redes sociales se transformaron en una burbuja de confirmación de creencias en las que no hay espacio para la reflexión y el discernimiento.Para conocer sobre cómo CNN protege la privacidad de su audiencia, visite CNN.com/privacidad

This week's guest is Meetali Jain, an international human rights lawyer and Legal Director at Avaaz. We discuss what disinformation is, how it spreads and whether it can be stopped. This podcast is the first in a mini-series co-hosted with Susie Alegre, international human rights barrister, Associate at Doughty Street Chambers and Research Fellow at the University of Roehampton. We are grateful to the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media for a grant through their Spotlight on AI and Freedom of Expression (#SAIFE) project to support this series. For more resources and show notes go to www.beterhumanpodcast.com

You’ve heard us talk before on this podcast about the pitfalls of trying to moderate a “global public square.” Our guest today, Eli Pariser, co-director of Civic Signals, co-founder of Avaaz, and author of "The Filter Bubble," has been thinking for years about how to create more functional online spaces and is bringing people together to solve that problem. He believes the answer lies in creating spaces and groups intentionally, with the same kinds of skilled support and infrastructure that we would enlist in the physical world. It’s not enough to expect the big revenue-oriented tech companies to transform their tools into something less harmful; Eli is encouraging us to proactively gather in our own spaces, optimized for togetherness and cooperation.

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The topic today is Israeli settlements, with our focus on Psagot -- a settlement located deep inside the West Bank that according to news reports will enjoy a history-making visit soon from US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo. To discuss this visit and Psagot settlement, this episode features Dror Etkes, settlement expert and founder of the organization Kerem Navot, together with Fadi Quran, Campaigns Director at Avaaz, whose family's land was confiscated for Psagot, and Lara Friedman, President of the Foundation for Middle East Peace.

Amanda Palmer presents an intimate conversation with Eli Pariser, recorded July 24, 2019 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Eli Pariser wants to make technology and media serve democracy, instead of the other way around. He is an author, activist, and entrepreneur who became executive director of MoveOn.org in 2004, where he helped pioneer the practice of online citizen engagement. Eli is also the co-founder of Upworthy, a website for meaningful viral content, and Avaaz, a global citizen's organization. His book, “The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You” not only introduced the term “filter bubble” to the world, but also kicked off a conversation about online discourse that has only become more pressing. He is the author of two TED Talks that focus on social media’s responsibility to the greater good. He currently co-directs, with Talia Stroud, the Civic Signals Project, which aims to support the creation of more flourishing digital public spaces. Check out his recent piece in Wired about how to create public spaces online.  In this episode we talk about how we should attribute people’s actions to their situation instead of their character, controlling your environment to change your behavior for the good, applying urban planning theories to The Internet, inviting in the things you want in your life, why it is so hard to be an artist in America, having empathy for people you don’t agree with, the struggle to raise children with the right amount of determination and grit, and how shame is a cultural tool to create conformity. @elipariser https://www.elipariser.org TED:https://www.ted.com/speakers/eli_pariser Civic Signals:http://civicsignals.io/ Wired:https://www.wired.com/story/to-mend-a-broken-internet-create-online-parks/  No ads.No sponsors.No censorship.We are the media. Exclusive content is available to Patrons only. Go to Patreon.Become a member.Get extra stuff. Join the community at amandapalmer.net/podcast

¡Hola, hijes de internet! En este episodio hablamos sobre la infodemia, las consecuencias de la desinformación y algunos tips que nos pueden ayudar a vacunarnos contra ella. Aquí les dejamos los recursos que utilizamos para el programa: Study: On Twitter, false news travels faster than true stories, MIT news: https://news.mit.edu/2018/study-twitter-false-news-travels-faster-true-stories-0308 La ONU contra la desinformación sobre el COVID-19 y los ataques cibernéticos, Naciones Unidas: https://www.un.org/es/coronavirus/articles/onu-contra-desinformacion-covid-19-ataques-ciberneticos Entender la infodemia y la desinformación en la lucha contra la COVID-19, Departamento de Evidencia e Inteligencia para la Acción en Salud (OPS): https://iris.paho.org/bitstream/handle/10665.2/52053/Factsheet-Infodemic_spa.pdf?sequence=14&isAllowed=y Facebook's Algorithm: A Major Threat to Public Health, Avaaz.org: https://avaazimages.avaaz.org/facebook_threat_health.pdf ¿Cómo cuidarnos de las Fake News o noticias falsas sobre el COVID-19, Secretaría de Salud del Gobierno de México: http://www.geriatria.salud.gob.mx/descargas/covid/Fake-News-Final.pdf Video: The spread of rumors online: How did the research begin?, MIT Media Lab: https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLj62-wQeg_Di1xJbrcx4JTgFHJNqoQN_W&v=hgeH9S-ydcU&feature=emb_logo VerifiCOVID, Animal Político: https://verificovid.mx/ Analysis of online misinformation during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemics in Italy, Guido Caldarelli, Rocco de Nicola, Marinella Petrocchi, Manuel Pratelli, Fabio Saracco: https://arxiv.org/abs/2010.01913 Misinformation of COVID-19 on the Internet: Infodemiology Study: https://publichealth.jmir.org/2020/2/e18444/?utm_source=TrendMD&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=JMIR_TrendMD_1

Can information and communication technologies still be used for positive change and democracy, and if so, how? How can we prevent Big Tech from profiting from online harm and once again become a tool for positive change? What tools, mechanisms and approaches can be used by states, civil society and the private sector to counter online hate?The second session of the “Decoding Hate Speech” series addressed the complexity of this social media phenomenon with an informed and multi-partied approach to prevent the harmful effects of Big Tech on human rights, and develop strategies to make technologies work for the benefit of our societies.Kyle Matthews, Executive Director of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies, speaks to Savita Pawnday (Deputy Executive Director of the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect), Meetali Jain (Legal Director at Avaaz), and Christopher Tuckwood (Executive Director of The Sentinel Project).

In this episode, Jill and Victor join Ben Wickler, Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, for a conversation about the importance of key swing states like Wisconsin, how Democrats can win in Wisconsin against the aggressive push by Republicans to also win the state, the experience of campaigning effectively in a pandemic, and what Trump's recent visit and messaging in Kenosha, Wisconsin means for the political strategy of Wisconsin Democrats as November 3rd approaches. Aside from being the Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Ben is a Wisconsin native, previously serving as Senior Advisor and Washington Director of MoveOn.org, where he led MoveOn's campaign to prevent the repeal of the Affordable Care Act and gutting of Medicaid. Ben also hosted the award-winning podcast The Good Fight; served as second in command of the world's two largest online campaigning organizations, Change.org (2011-12) and Avaaz (2007-11); and, in high school and college, wrote headlines and articles for The Onion and launched the Student Global AIDS Campaign. Intergenerational Politics is a podcast created by Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi dedicated to engaging all generations in politics with weekly unfiltered conversations with experts across the nation. Be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or other podcast streaming services.

Listen to a recording of Day 3: Democracy and Institutions, of The Recovery Summit, a virtual, world-wide conference focused on charting the path to global recovery from COVID-19. We were joined by Helle Thorning-Schmidt, the former Prime Minister of Denmark and the Recovery Summit Co-Chair for Democracy and Institutions, Mete Coban, the co-founder of My Life My Say, Sandro Gozi, French MEP with Renew Europe, and Eli Pariser, co-founder of Avaaz, moderated by Dawn Nakagawa, the Executive Vice President of the Berggruen Institute.

Hello !On s’appelle pour parler de :– Facebook épinglé par AVAAZ pour sa gestion des fake news médicaleshttps://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/facebook_threat_health/– Un jeune américain qui écrit des milliers d'articles sur Wikipedia dans une langue qu'il ne connaît pas– De Sir Ken Robinson qui nous a quitté le 21 Août 2020https://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_do_schools_kill_creativityÀ très bientôt !Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ledigitalbreakfast)

Selon l’ONG de cybermilitantisme Avaaz, les 10 pages Facebook qui diffusaient le plus d’informations fausses sur le coronavirus, en avril et mai, ont reçu 4 fois plus de visite que les 10 pages qui diffusaient des informations fiables. GettyImages / © Thomas Trutschel See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Social media strategist Scott Klienberg chats with Bob Sirott about misinformation on health news online. They discuss a survey by non-profit activist group Avaaz. Research found that Facebook groups and pages have attracted over 3.8 billion views. Therefore, sources pushing false claims drew less traffic than authoritative sources about COVID-19. Klienberg mentions that Americans started […]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Facebook has taken a public stance against bogus health claims that discourage people from taking proper precautions against the virus. The company even gave the World Health Organization free advertising to help fight misinformation. But research from Avaaz, a global non-profit that works to protect democracies from disinformation on social media, shows that global health misinformation accumulated an estimated 3.8 billion views on Facebook in the past year. The conspiracies circulating on Facebook can be fatal — some of them suggest ingesting poisonous substances, while others tell people not to wear masks or to shun vaccines. In this podcast extra, Bob talks to Fadi Quran, campaign director at Avaaz, about the "superspreader" pages that are amassing these page views, the most popular health conspiracies on Facebook, and whether there's any hope that Facebook will address the proliferation of disinformation on its site. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.

Facebook will soon begin warning users when they interact with dangerous misinformation about the coronavirus. A notice will be sent to users who have clicked on, reacted to, or commented on posts with harmful or false claims about COVID-19 after they have been removed by moderators. The notification, which will start appearing on Facebook in the next few weeks, will direct users to a site where the World Health Organization debunks misinformation about the virus. Facebook said that in March it put more than 40 million warning labels on videos, posts or articles about the coronavirus that fact-checking organizations had determined to be false or misleading. Facebook says those warning labels have stopped 95% of users from clicking on the false information. "It's a big indicator that people are trusting the fact-checkers," said Baybars Orsek, director of the International Fact-Checking Network. However, Orsek also said that Facebook's data should be reviewed by outside editors or experts, and that the company should give regular updates about the impact of its fact-checking. Facebook has recruited dozens of news organizations around the globe to check bad information. The Associated Press is part of that program. Facebook will also begin promoting articles that debunk COVID-19 misinformation on a new information center called "Get The Facts." Still, misinformation about the coronavirus continues to pop up on the site. A study by Avaaz, a group that tracks and researches online misinformation, found more than 100 pieces of misinformation about the coronavirus on Facebook, and they were viewed millions of times even after the claims had been marked as false or misleading by fact-checkers. Other false claims on the site were not marked as misinformation, despite being found to be false by fact-checkers. In its report, Avaaz said that coronavirus misinformation spreads faster than Facebook's current system can track it. The group noted that it can take as long as 22 days for Facebook to label misinformation — giving it plenty of time to spread.

Elon Musk, Space Travel, and its impact on the tech industry. In this episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast we explore the giant impact this will have across multiple industries and more. THIS WEEK's FAST FIVE > Microsoft and Samsung team up > Smaller rivals are now joining the growing chorus singing “Break up Big Tech's Monopoly" > Google launches online coding course in Python to train workers for tech jobs > Mojo Vision puts augmented reality screen on contact lens > Visa's acquisition of Plaid This week's Tech Bites Winner: Intrepid analyst Olivier Blanchard presented a story about activist group Avaaz, who discovered that some of the biggest companies in the world are unknowingly funding climate misinformation by advertising on YouTube. Our Crystal Ball: In the Crystal Ball segment of the show, we always circle back to discuss the main dive topic. In this case, we predict what's going to happen with space travel. When will we see the first people on Mars? Our answers might surprise you. INFORMATION: This Futurum Podcast features Olivier Blanchard (@OABlanchard), Shelly Kramer (@ShellyKramer) and Sarah Wallace (@sarah_wallace). If you haven't already, please subscribe to our show on iTunes or SoundCloud. For inquiries or more information on the show, email the team at podcast@futurumresearch.com or follow @FuturumPodcast on Twitter. To learn more about Futurum Research please visit www.futurumresearch.com. DISCLOSURE: Futurum Research is a research and analysis provider, not an investment advisor. The Futurum Tech Podcast (and all related written notes and materials) is a newsletter/podcast intended for entertainment and informational purposes only. Futurum Research does not provide personalized investment advice and no investment advice is offered or implied by this podcast. ###

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Stjórnvöld hafa til skoðunar hvernig eftirliti Póst- og fjarskiptastofnunar með fjárhagsstöðu Íslandspósts hefur verið háttað á undanförnum árum. Samgönguráðuneytið spyr hvassra spurninga í bréfum til stofnunarinnar. Þingmaður Miðflokksins segist ánægður með úrskurð Persónuverndar í Klausturmálinu. Siðanefnd Alþingis hefur fengið málið til umfjöllunar frá forsætisnefnd. Hagvaxtarauki sem kveðið er á um í lífskjarasamningnum gæti komið til greiðslu á næsta ári og því þarnæsta að mati Alþýðusambands Íslands. Fimm hundruð gervisíður á Facebook, sem voru notaðar til að dreifa fölskum upplýsingum til milljóna manna í Evrópu til að hafa áhrif á Evrópuþingskosningarnar, hafa verið afhjúpaðar. Facebook hefur tekið sumar þeirra niður. Framkvæmdastjóri Fjölmiðlanefndar segir að ýmsar aðgerðir séu til að sporna við þessu. Leiðtogi Demókrata á Bandaríkjaþingi telur óvarlegt að stefna Bandaríkjaforseta vegna embættisbrota. Slíkt geti aukið á sundurlyndi meðal þjóðarinnar. Fyrirtækið Avaaz sem sérhæfir sig í markaðssetningu á netinu hefur afhjúpað 500 gervisíður á Facebook sem notaðar voru til að breiða út falskar fréttir og hatursorðræðu hægriöfgamanna í Evrópu. Markmiðið með þeim var að hafa áhrif á kosningar til Evrópuþingsins sem hefjast í dag. Elfa Ýr Gylfadóttir framkvæmdastjóri Fjölmiðlanefndar segir að ýmsar aðgerðir hafi verið skipulagðar til að draga úr áhrifum falsfrétta en oft sé mjög erfitt að eiga við þær. Bergljót Baldursdóttir talaði við Wlfu ÝR. Rasmus Paludan er dæmdur eltihrellir og að margra mati hreinn og klár fasisti. Hann vill banna íslamstrú og reka alla innflytjendur úr landi. Kannanir sýna að nýr flokkur hans fær fimm þingmenn í kosningunum í Danmörku. Paludan er leiðtogi annars af tveimur nýjum flokkum sem eru hægra megin við Danska þjóðarflokkinn sem tapar stórt á kostnað þeirra. Pálmi Jónasson segir frá. Stóran hluta plastmengunar í heimshöfunum má rekja til þess fatnaðar sem við göngum í. Árlega er talið að um 500 þúsund tonn af örtrefjum úr fatnaði renni til sjávar á ári. Finnsk uppfinning gæti leyst þennan vanda. Hún felst í því að framleiða föt úr trjám. Arnar Páll Hauksson segir frá.

This is the second part of an interview we did with Ben Wikler, a social activist and host of The Flaming Sword of Justice podcast. Wikler got his start in media working for Al Franken, a comedian who now represents Minnesota in the U.S. Senate. You can listen to the first part of this interview here. Ben Wikler was working in a shared office space for nonprofits in Cambridge, Mass., when Aaron Swartz, a well-known Internet activist best known as the co-founder of Reddit, moved into the room next door. The pair’s mutual interest in progressive politics and technology led them to become friends and work on launching the talk show that eventually turned into The Flaming Sword of Justice, a podcast that Wikler now runs on his own. “Aaron was one of the most brilliant people in the millennial generation. He was 14 when he helped create RSS. He was one of the co-authors of the RSS specification, which is how websites talk to each other basically,â€? said Wikler. Last fall, Swartz committed suicide at the age of 26 while facing criminal charges for hacking into MIT’s network and taking academic articles from a database called JSTOR. He intended to make the articles, which were stored behind a pay wall, free and available to the public online. According to Wikler, Swartz had met academics from other countries who couldn’t afford to pay the subscription fees to JSTOR and had their own academic research hindered because of it. He thought this was an outrage and wanted to make the material more readily available. “He thought if they were making things worse for everybody and he could change them, then he just should,â€? Wikler said. But Swartz was caught downloading millions of academic articles illegally on the MIT campus, a breech that lead to multiple felony charges for him. At the time of his death, Swartz was facing the possibility of 50 years in prison because of his JSTOR hacking, consequences he had never imagined would be on the table. “They set up a security camera and did a whole stakeout. … They chased him down in the middle of the street and arrested him. He was strip searched, and they, like, ransacked his apartment,â€? Wikler said.  In spite of the legal charges he was facing, Swartz pushed forward with the show with Wikler. The pair moved to New York City and started working out the activist organization Avaaz’s headquarters. Wikler and Swartz eventually landed a spot on a new radio station broadcasting in Washington, D.C. For five months, they recorded the show every Sunday morning at 8 am in Wikler’s Brooklyn apartment. Unfortunately, as the show progressed, it seemed unclear whether Swartz â€" still facing criminal charges â€" would be able to stay involved moving forward. “The first day that I saw down to start planning out the new show, Aaron committed suicide. So this year has been really hard,â€? said Wikler. “Everything I do that is related to the show, he’s still in the room,â€? he said.Â

Ben Wikler interviews political activists and organizers on his podcast and radio show The Flaming Sword of Justice, which is affiliated with the well-known political advocacy group MoveOn.org. He has previously worked for the well-known online activist communities, Change.org and Avaaz.org. The host and interviewer got his first big break in media as a student when he helped comedian-turned-activist-turned-elected official Al Franken with the satirical book "Lies: And the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right." Wikler went on to work for Franken, now a U.S. senator from Minnesota, on the Franken’s talk show, which aired on the Air America radio network during President George W. Bush’s administration. A native of Madison, Wis., Wikler said he was influenced by public radio and The Onion, two forms of media that have deep roots in his home town. He also experienced a heavy dose of political activism growing up. “My first political memory is my mom taking me to a Jesse Jackson rally on Capitol Hill,� said Wikler, “Yeah. It was the 1988 presidential race and I was seven. Very exciting.� The activist was always interested in journalism, particularly media with a point of view. While still in middle and high school, he started underground newspapers, including one that was banned by his school administration. As a teenager, he used media to launch a successful campaign to get the local Madison school district to cancel their exclusive contract with Coca-Cola, which promoted students drinking an inordinate amount of soda, he said. While in high school, Wikler was also using his underground newspaper to tell jokes, which eventually lead to headline writing for The Onion and working with Franken on Air America. “I experienced both one of the like, really exciting and fun journalistic start up experiences, and one of the kind of most disastrous media implosions of the last decade,� said Wikler of his time at Air America. Unfortunately, the primary investor in Air America turned out to be a con artist, literally. Many of the other leaders of the project weren’t familiar enough with the radio business model to make it work, Wikler said. Still, Wikler learned a lot about organizing Franken’s followers, primarily people who were angry at the Bush administration. At one point, Franken went on tour around the country, and Wikler was astonished to see that a radio host on a struggling network could fill 1,500 seat theaters, even in the middle of the day. “You could do a show that is entertaining and engaging, but then actually participatory,� he said. Wikler is in the midst of a relaunch of his current show, The Flaming Sword of Justice, but he would like it to be participatory like Franken’s old show. He primarily has guests tell stories about how they got involved in different campaigns and causes, such as the fight for marriage equality. “What’s amazing to me is these people who spent years and years, or decades, fighting these battles that seemed super hopeless for a very long time,� he said, “The stories that really land in the deepest place for people are David verse Goliath stories.� “The world is actually full of those stories, and I want to bring those forward,� Wikler said. Check back in with the podcast to hear Part II of our conversation with Ben Wikler, where he talks about his relationship with the late Aaron Swartz, one of the founders of Reddit.