Generation Y » Fish Eyes
Fascinating post by Cuban über-blogger Yoani Sánchez about the security cameras scattered about Havana and the unwitting testimony they provide to certain of the activities of of the Cuban state.
(tags: cuba)
Filmmaker: I want to give the world a different view of Haiti - CNN.com
Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck on Haiti after the earthquake.
Zafen.org - Coming Soon!
Haiti-specific Kiva.org and donation site rolled into one:
"Zafen, Creole for "It's our business," soon will offer you the opportunity to lend or contribute to sustainable economic development projects in Haiti.
"By providing support to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, together we can bolster the Haitian economy, create new jobs, and improve the lives […]
How to evaluate volunteer opportunities in Haiti
Excellent post that everyone should read before considering volunteering in Haiti (or any other developing nation, for that matter). Makes the important point that "by working for free volunteers undercut the local labor market. For the cost of a round trip plane ticket a local construction worker could be […]
Infographic of the Day: Visualizing Incomes in NYC's Neighborhoods | Design & Innovation | Fast Company
Very cool nteractive map of incomes across New York City neighbourhoods.
(tags: map, urbanplanning, newyork)
Wikipedia's known unknowns | Technology | The Guardian
"Wikipedia still has much to do: the map above suggests there are still whole continents that remain a virtual "terra […]
Breakfast on the Bridge - The Event
I'd love to live in a city where the powers that be think of/permit/encourage public events like this
(tags: city planning urbanplanning public event)
Caribbean Journalism: No Plans to License say CARICOM SG
According to Wesley Gibbings, president of the Association of Media Workers, CARICOM has no plans to license journalists under […]
ICANN | ICANN Bringing the Languages of the World to the Global Internet
The official announcement from ICANN.
(tags: internet internetgovernance icann)
Internet Addresses Can Use New Scripts - NYTimes.com
"By the middle of next year, Internet surfers will be allowed to use Web addresses written completely in Chinese, Arabic, Korean and other languages using non-Latin alphabets, the organization […]
Nieman Fellowship application season rapidly approaching » Nieman Journalism Lab
Doesn't somebody from the Caribbean want to apply for a Nieman Journalism Fellowship at Harvard?
(tags: journalism fellowship)
Amy Mahan Research Fellowship Program to Assess the Impact of Public Access to ICTs - ( UPF )
Researching–or want to research–the public impact of ICTs on the Caribbean? Apply for an Amy Mahan fellowship today!
(tags: caribbean internet development research ICT fellowship ict4d)
Nicholas Laughlin's blog etc. | The day they "beautified" Hope
"I don't know what's worse: […]
Reporters Sans Frontières Press Freedom Index 2009
Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica doing respectably, at #28 and #23, respectively, and Guyana (tied #39) has risen in the rankings, overtaking Surinam (#42). DR, Haiti and Cuba–predictably–near the bottom of the pile. But where's the rest of the Caribbean?
(tags: caribbean pressfreedom journalism censorship press)
THE MANHATTAN STREET CORNERS
Given the […]