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Tahrir Square meme: Event
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
Our Authors
Jim Gabour Sunday Comics
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
For England's Sake!
Book - Fred Halliday's oD essays
The Drugs Policy Forum
Postcards from the future
Demotix: photo partner
BigC,
"Whether you are talking about the Disnification of the likes of Mary Poppins or Winnie the Pooh, awful beer, the eclipse of the adverb or a milk shake which is thickened with cold chicken fat, it has been almost excusively negative."
Don't forget the personal computer and the internet. They have allowed myopic, embittered old cynics such as yourself the ability to broadcast across the planet.