Exploring common, new grounds that lie in the border between computer engineering (my education) and journalism (my practice). Clues: informatics, information, (open) data, communication, networks, communities, digital inclusion, (free) digital culture, activism and social transformation.
Check out this chronology of some of the things I have done in the last few years including speaking, training, organizing events, learning permaculture, travelling and having fun while connecting with people in Timor-Leste, Mozambique and around the world. You can also follow me on Twitter (@saritamoreira) and check my Linkedin profile. PGP: 0x6023D406
[Também escrevo / traduzo no Global Voices em Português.]
Latest posts by Sara Moreira from July, 2012
Angola: Citizens Demand Transparent Electoral Campaign
Angola's civil society is urging more transparency [pt] on the preparation of the coming general elections scheduled for August 31, 2012. One of the initiatives recently launched is an online petition [pt] demanding the parties leaders to take part of live debates on TV.
Mozambique: Has Social Media Killed Blogging?
On a short series of posts, professor Carlos Serra writes about some of the reasons why Mozambique's blogsphere is fading away. One reader comments that blogging requires a load of work in order to ensure updates and quality. Whereas Serra says that social media may need to be blamed, despite...
Portugal: Citizens Audit of Public Debt Still Without Answers
With the troika's "bailout" operation in full implementation, recession and social woes worsen in Portugal. The Initiative for a Citizens Audit of Public Debt (IAC), launched in late 2011, promised to deepen the debate around the legitimacy, legality and implications of bailout. However, months have passed, and the IAC presents itself as a "great nebula."
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2013
Mar – Banned Music and Missing Voices in Angola
Jan – Nobel Peacemaker Ramos Horta's Mission to Guinea Bissau
2012
Dec – Transparency in Extractive Mega Projects in Mozambique | Political crisis in São Tomé and Principe
Nov – Brazil: Rio de Janeiro Demands Better Sanitation
Oct – Portugal: Citizen Digital Activism
| Brazil: The Cry of Resistance of the Guarani Kaiowá
Sep – Portugal: Citizen Digital Activism | Brazil: Media, Citizenship, and Public Policies Under Debate | Brazil: Threat to the Autonomy of Indigenous Lands
Aug – Guinea-Bissau: Women, Citizenship and “Mandjuandades”
May – Mozambique: President Rejects Social Networks | Cape Verde: Encouraging Storytelling and Creative Writing
Apr – Guinea-Bissau: Coup d'etat and the Angolan military misson
Mar – Brazil: “Kilombos”, Stories of Slaves Bridging Three Continents | Guinea-Bissau: Constitutional Limits on the Presidential Elections | Portugal: Subversive Priest's “Homily” to General Strike on YouTube | Brazil: Mihoko Satou, a Bridge-Blogger After the Japan Earthquake | Brazil: Navy Surrounds Quilombo Community Slated for Eviction
Feb – Brazil: Quilombo Community in Bahia About to Be Evicted | Portugal: Web Users Debate Portuguese Private Copying Bill
Jan – Portugal: State Radio Silenced after Angola Opinion Piece
2011
Dec – Online Highlights from the Portuguese-Speaking World in 2011
Nov – East Timor: Building One Country Out of Many Languages
Oct – Portugal: Vídeos e Fotos do 15 de Outubro | Portugal: Democracy Takes to the Streets on October 15
Jul – Portugal: “Junk” National Debt Rating Provokes Online Demonstrations | Guinea-Bissau: International Day of the African Child
Jun – Equatorial Guinea: A Language that Ignores Human Rights
May – Portugal: Adrift, With a Bailout in the Works
Feb – A declaration of love to the Portuguese language, in all its variations | Angola: Mass Evictions Displace Thousands
Jan – Portugal: Reflections on Egypt
2010
Nov – Guinea Bissau: Dictatorship of Consensus and Aly's Temptation for Accusations | Brazil: Eradicating the Indigenous Guarani Kaiowa
Jun – Portugal: A Tribute in Unison to Saramago
