August 2008

The Archives

Film & Video, POLITICS, Public Policy, Texts, U$A
MOVIE: Stealing America
08.22.08 | Permalink | Comment?

On the August 12th episode of Filmschool — an excellent podcast/radio show out of the University of California at Irvine (KUCI 88.9 FM) — hosts Nathan Callahan and Mike Kaspar interviewed author and filmmaker Dorothy Fadiman about her new cinematic project, Stealing America: Vote By Vote. This feature length documentary explores voting fraud and the [...]
Admin, Cool Tech, Open Source, Web 2.0, blog
On Accessibility and This Blog
08.10.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Since starting my job lat month as a ‘computer literacy tutor’ with/for disabled adults in southeast Melbourne, I have become acutely aware of how difficult it can be for some members of our society (in this case Australia) to access certain institutions, services and cultural experiences. These are things that individuals without disability often take [...]
China, Creativity, Texts
BOOK: When East Meets West
08.05.08 | Permalink | Comment?

As part of my graduate studies I am required to design a ‘research’ project that somehow relates to the profession of Community Cultural Development (CCD). Initially, I was hoping to actually go out into Melbourne and engage with some undefined group of people. Potentialities included the Chinese, youth, migrant populations, and so on. But after [...]