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Session report: How barcamps can change the world….
Written by yvonne eich
A promising title- yet only few participants in the session. Were there no believers at the barcamp? Perhaps.. Indeed the title is very grandiose and my expectations about hearing a magic formula with which to cure the world were quite high. Of course I didn’t hear any such thing. BUT… […]
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Between theory and reality – My day at the fc_org barcamp “How the internet changes our reality”
Written by yvonne eich
The venue of the fc_org barcamp on “How the internet changes our reality?” was a more than 100 year old church now transformed into an event location. This impressive building symbolizes the theme of the barcamp and the spirit of our time quite well: The internet – a medium for […]
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The internet and democracy – An unlikely couple? German blogger Michael Seemann and Ingolf Pernice professor of law
Written by yvonne eich
The topic of this session was rather broad and in an area which is already widely discussed by political and social scientists on the one hand and the official elements of democracies, the people “the demos” and the “sovereign” the state, on the other. What I really liked about the […]
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Colombia Under Water
Written by Juliana Rincon
The Colombian government needs to step up and assume the challenges of climate change. Not only because they have a responsibility with their citizens who are facing rougher rainy seasons every passing year, but also because of the responsibility they have to the rest of the planet and future generations as guardians of part of the Amazon basin.
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Small farmers in El Salvador and the recurrent nightmare of the rainy season
Written by vlemus
For us Salvadorans, Durban, South Africa is a long way from home. Many of us could not even locate it on a map. However, as Durban is currently holding the 17th annual meeting of the Conference of Parties, where decisions and resolutions on the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol are […]
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Water is Far More Than a Resource!
Written by Ajinkya
Water needs to be viewed in the broader context of culture and society rather than as a resource. Respect towards our natural elements will help fight the cancer of pollution & depletion.
