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openAwakening in conjunction with the University of East London is organizing a three-part event series on ‘The Tahrir Square Meme’ to be held at UEL's Dockland Campus.
Our first event is Rap and the Arab Spring.
The Long Revolution
The Long and the Quick of revolution Anthony Barnett
We live in revolutionary times... but what does this mean? Anthony Barnett
The precariat: why it needs deliberative democracy Guy Standing
The Long Revolution Raymond Williams
Occupy movement
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James Warner Standing Perpendicular, as books do
Markha Valenta Inter Alia: religion, politics, culture
Paul Rogers on Global security
Li Datong on China from the inside
Mary Kaldor on Human security
Daniele Archibugi on Cosmopolitan democracy
Book - Fred Halliday's oD essays
The Drugs Policy Forum
Demotix: photo partner
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We all believe in freedom.
Just now, we are free to do as we are told.
It used to be the economy ran the stock market ran the economy. Now the stock market runs the economy.
In other words. The corporations are telling us what to do to make them richer. And like sheep, we are obeying.
A good example; I buy heating parts for furnaces. The wholesaler charges $40 for a hot surface ignitor. Through a friend that works for a manufacturer, I buy them for $7 . That is what they pay for them.
Where is the fairness?