nickgrossman.is
Supporting workers in the gig economy | The Slow Hunch
http://www.nickgrossman.is/2015/07/28/solving-the-on-demand-economys-1099-problem
Hi, I'm Nick Grossman. Welcome to my internet brain. I work at Union Square Ventures. And live outside of Boston with my lovely wife. Supporting workers in the gig economy. July 28, 2015. If there’s one thing I’ve learned throughout my years as a human, it’s that life is hard. And people need help. In order to make things work. That help can come in many forms: family, friends, co-workers, teachers, unions. Healthcare providers, agents. Therapists, strangers on the internet. Seeking W2 status for on-dema...
lisaabeyta.com
Open Data | Mama CEO™
https://lisaabeyta.com/category/civic-tech-2/open-data-civic-tech
Musings, Meanderings and Miscellaney. Watch New Mexico Rise. Watch New Mexico Rise: A Conversation with Peter Ambs, CIO, Albuquerque. July 27, 2015. August 6, 2015. Peter Ambs, CIO, City of Albuquerque, NM. How do you implement twenty years’ worth of innovative technology in record time? Shortly after taking office, Mayor Richard Berry. Of the City of Albuquerque. Movement, establishing one of the world’s first open data policies and portals. I was thrilled when our Albuquerque-based startup, APPCityLife.
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IBFI Plan
http://www.ibfinvestigations.org/plan.html
A Compendium of Forensic Investigations. On 11 September 2001, 2,974 people were murdered in New York City. At the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. and on flights 77 and 93, 224 innocent people were murdered. To this day, these crimes remain unsolved and the perpetrators continue to elude justice. The following is a plan which you can implement in your hometown to compell our justice system to enforce our laws, expose the guilty and bring them to justice for the 9/11 murders:. Go to www.coworker.org. Yes, Cong...
queeninthequeencity.wordpress.com
Internet+Social Change | Queen in the Queen City
https://queeninthequeencity.wordpress.com/2016/01/19/internetsocial-change
Queen in the Queen City. Connecting the common threads of charlotte's young professional community. January 19, 2016. February 21, 2016. Internet Social Change: Building Culturally, Politically and Technologically Connected Communities. Folks start filling out our Tech Timeline #c2clt. Mdash; amalia (@guatemalia) January 9, 2016. The room, small and unassuming, filled with construction paper drawings and musical instruments shared by students of the. Throughout the day, I was pushed to think about my rol...
carolwolfedc.com
Interactive | Interactive Journalism
http://www.carolwolfedc.com/category/interactive
Adventures in disruption and innovation. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. New Media Offers New Hope to the Labor Movement. March 9, 2014. Michelle Miller and Jess Kutch worked for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) as they watched the Wisconsin uprising unfold in January 2011. Protesters throughout the state were gathering to oppose the push by Governor Scott Walker. And the state legislature to strip public service unions of collective bargaining rights. As union members...
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Grants Awarded in 2015 | The Discount Foundation
http://www.discountfoundation.org/grants
Skip directly to content. Organizing for Worker Justice. Grants Awarded in 2015. 9to5 National Association of Working Women. For supporting the participation of two state adirectors in the Management Center's Management Crash Course for people of color. 9to5 National Association of Working Women - Georgia chapter. For expanding paid sick days in Georgia. General operating support for implementation of Oakland's minimum wage and paid sick days and advancing access to fair hours, fair pay and fair work.
vice.com
What Today's Revolutionaries Could Learn from the Protest Movements of the Past | VICE | United States
http://www.vice.com/read/the-future-of-protest-looks-a-lot-like-the-past
2016 VICE Media LLC. The Future of Protest According to VICE. January 15, 2015. From the column 'The Future According to VICE'. People gather during last year's Occupy Hong Kong protests. Photo via Flickr user johnlsl. An Interview with Viral Poet Hera Lindsay Bird. A Guy Addicted to Swallowing Metal Had 40 Knives Removed from His Gut. We Live in Public' Director Talks About the Narcissistic World Her Documentary Predicted. A Secret Gay Language Has Gone Mainstream in the Philippines. For building it and...
wired.com
Netflix Will Let New Moms And Dads Take A Year of Leave | WIRED
http://www.wired.com/2015/08/netflix-will-let-new-moms-dads-take-year-leave
Skip to: Start of article. Go to Wired Home Page. Netflix Will Let New Moms And Dads Take A Year of Leave. Subscribe now to get. 6 months for $5 - plus a FREE Portable. WIRED's biggest stories, delivered to your inbox. Apple and Google are teaming up to kill robocalls forever: bit.ly/2bxzmxH. Don't miss our latest news, features and videos. See what's inspiring us. Don't miss out on WIRED's latest videos. Skip Article Header. Skip to: Start of Article. Date of Publication: 08.04.15. The new policy is con...
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