Stories about Announcements from December, 2010
4 ways you can support Global Voices (and a Happy New Year!)
If you’re reading this, you’re more than likely already a friend of Global Voices who believes in our mission of amplifying voices not normally heard in the mainstream media, of making it possible for global citizens to use online tools to participate fully in the lives of their communities, and of protecting freedom of expression and free access to information online. If that's indeed the case, we’d like to take some time out on this last day of 2010 to thank you for your support, and, if we may, suggest other ways you can help us do the work we do.
Our Most Read Posts in 2010
On Global Voices we work with a large volunteer community to publish stories about what is happening in blogs and citizen media around the world. These are some of the stories that have attracted the most attention in 2010 from our readers in English .
Support Global Voices: Help make the world a more connected place
Even with much support from passionate volunteers, we need financial support to keep this project going and growing. Global Voices has become an incubator for important and innovative projects around the globe. If you believe the work we're doing at Global Voices is important for making the world a wider and more connected place, we hope you'll support us with a donation.
Demotix and Global Voices join forces
This week we're announcing a new partnership between Global Voices and Demotix - the award-winning citizen photojournalism platform. Wherever it makes sense, we will use their images, and they will use our text.
Support the many voices of Global Voices – donate today!
As 2010 draws to a close, we’re launching a special appeal for support in continuing and building upon the work we've done this year. Our editors, authors and translators spend hundreds of hours a month combing citizen media from their countries and regions, selecting and contextualizing the most compelling voices, stories and ideas, helping make the picture of the world we live in more complete. If you believe that what we do enriches the world, please make a donation.
Blog Carnival: Peru: Internet and Activism- A Summary
Our fourth Blog Carnival was on the subject "Peru: Internet and Activism." Let's find out what Peruvian bloggers think about activism and also learn more about the history of cyberactivism in Peru.
Russia: “Help Map” Wins Runet Award
Runet Echo Editors Grisha Asmolov and Alexey Sidorenko win Russia's prestigious Runet Award 2010 in the category "State and Society."
Venezuela: Comics Find Their Place on the Web 2.0
The comic in Venezuela is one of the genres that is generally underrated and ironically, treasured within the country's culture. In response to this, artists have formed groups to create their own space on the Web 2.0 that gathers and publishes their work.
