Stories about North America from September, 2010
Japan: Run Uncle Yamashita!
A 62-year-old Japanese man, known as uncle Yamashita, rollerbladed across the United States from the east to the west coast. During his 6000 km journey he tweeted @kenyamashita62 [ja] and was in contact with his supporters through Facebook [ja, en]. A group of friends also followed his adventure at two...
USA: My Faith My Voice collaborative video project
American Muslim groups are using online video in a collaborative project to try and explain what Islam is about in an attempt to defuse the rise of anti Islam racism and fear spurned by a community center to be built near Ground Zero in New York City. Via.
Jamaica, U.S.A.: Worrisome
Jamaican diaspora blogger Geoffrey Philp is beginning to worry about the U.S.A.
Azerbaijan: Free imprisoned bloggers
A petition has been started urging U.S. President Barack Obama to raise the issue of imprisoned video blogging youth activists Adnan Hajizade and Emin Milli with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev, at the United Nations General Assembly this month. The petition can be signed online here.
Indigenous People and Mines in Canada
The Indigenous community in North America share many similar challenges with many citizens of the developing world. Poverty is endemic even though their territories are often rich in natural resources. Bloggers weigh in on the latest resource controversy:
Hong Kong and the U.S: Rackspace's phishing / copyrights policy
Bencheng complains about the unfriendly policy towards startups regarding web hosting service provider – Rackspace's handling of phishing and copyrights complaints.