Creating Technology for Social Change

This Week in Civic Media: MyDotTour highlights youth leadership in Dorchester

From the Center

My Dot Tour

  • @ReganStP: My Dot Tour kicks off today in Fields Corner – add your voice! timenesia.org @deptofplay @civicMIT @DotNews @DorchesterNews
  • Dorchester walking tour strengthening youth leadership skills http://mydottour.org/?page_id=2

AAGO

Hero Reports

  • Cronicas de Heroes moving toward bi-national rollout, creating hero reports along the U.S.-Mexican border http://cot.ag/plXgzP
  • “Heroes in Juarez: Citizens Challenge a City’s Reputation” http://cot.ag/nJXjmA
  • @ernestopriego: Sobre Juárez, Hero Reports y @civicMIT: http://wp.me/pXF0u-hD #vocesmx #SinLugar

Digital Signage in Union Square, Somerville

Zeega

  • @pazonada interview with Zeega platform co-founder: using media via many to give voice to many others http://cot.ag/pqFl40

Data viz

Chicago

Awesome Foundation

  • @awesomebos: Announcing 2 new @awesomebos members (@danger_awesome @jacobbarssbailey) 1 open seat left. Apply! http://bit.ly/pnC6Dp

Elsewhere

  • “Prices may be higher in Hawaii.” @MITCoLab on what is means to ‘buy local’ in Hawai’i? http://cot.ag/olAfW8
  • First step in having a positive impact on the environment? Think critically: http://cot.ag/o9C892
  • 29 universities push broadband into their local communities. But companies say they’ve moved on to mobile http://cot.ag/qYwxDz