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Online social activism

Reporting from Middle Earth: how to save the world in one click

December 7, 2012Crowd funding, Documentary, Online social activism, Social mediaKerry Sunderland
I recently arrived in Southland, and it feels very much like the end of the earth. It's also not far from Middle Earth, AKA the Queenstown/Wanaka region of New Zealand's South Island (the setting for Sir Peter Jackson's epic Lord of the Rings triology, which was shot "
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The Kony phenomenon

April 4, 2012Online social activism, Social mediaKony, social media, viral, YouTubeKerry Sunderland
When my 12-year-old friend Maya sent me an email with a link to Kony 2012 (a simple but impersonal 'check out this video on YouTube' and URL) on 12 March, I thought her laptop had succumbed to a virus. But Maya was standing up to be counted, just like hundreds of thousands of other childr
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Ten things you can do

June 30, 2009Online social activismKerry Sunderland
The first Australian screening dates have been announced for The Burning Season and we've launched a companion site at www.tenthingsyoucando.com, which has been designed to give audiences who see the documentary some practical suggestions about how they can bring about positive change. 
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Global vote: is capitalism dead?

September 30, 2008Market research, Online social activismKerry Sunderland
Even though I am travelling at the moment and away from my daily news routine, I haven't been able to escape the mainstream media images of the Wall Street stock market meltdown. Let's hope that the Phoenix that emerges from the ashes is one majestic bird.In the meantime, my friend and fe
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Where are the midwives?

June 10, 2008Online social activism, TelevisionKerry Sunderland
I know I said I wouldn't blog about anything other than the iPhone today, but there is an interesting campaign currently doing the email rounds, after 60 Minutes ran a story called 'Birth Choices' on Sunday night. The email, from Tara Darlington at Blue Dakini Productions, encourages people to wr
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Fabi the whale travels Oz for Visual Petition

May 7, 2008Online social activism, Social networkingKerry Sunderland
A few months ago my good friend, business colleague and mad keen surfer Russell Green from RUCC Pty Ltd told me about Visual Petition, and asked me for my support. Visual Petition is a global petition for the conservation of marine animals, backed by Byron local and soul surfer Dave Rastovich
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Write Across Media

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A wonderful blog post from the original Renée, who discovered when she took part in @PageBlackmore ​ Pukapuka Talks… https://t.co/W5Bs21cLR7

- November 6, 2019

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All the best for this year’s @verbwellington - I’m so sorry I can’t make it this year, but I’m in the middle of mov… https://t.co/wJuDuh0ipA

- November 5, 2019

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Thank you for being part of the 2019 @nelsonartsfest @PageBlackmore Pukapuka Talks @chrisjtse https://t.co/43i2LyvBSM

- October 29, 2019

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RT @FergusVUP: Kerry Sunderland, Chessie Henry and Miriam Lancewood kicking off in Nelson https://t.co/PWfz4PpPbt

- October 26, 2019

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RT @nelsonartsfest: In exactly one week's time, we'll be enjoying 'The Friday Poem' session at @PageBlackmore Pukapuka Talks at this year's…

- October 18, 2019

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