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Instigator. Co-founder. Executive Board member. The Plastic Pollution Coalition, is a nonprofit organization created wih the vision of a world free of plastic pollution and of the toxic impacts of plastic on humans, the environment, wildlife and marine life. The Plastic Pollution Coalition is a coalition of individuals and institutions involved in the study and remediation of plastic pollution worldwide. Members: Over 40 international organizations -and growing- including Algalita Marine Reseach Foundation, Environment California, Greenpeace USA, Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Sea Studios Foundation, Surfrider Foundation. Full list here. Supporters include: Rosanna Arquette, Ed Begley, Jr., Jackson Browne, Laura Dern, Ben Harper, Bonnie Raitt, Tim Robbins, Kelly Slater. Full list here. Advisors include: Fabien Cousteau, oceanographer; Steve Miller, Founding Project Manager, Google Oceans; Captain Charles Moore, pioneer in the study of plastic pollution, Wallace J Nichols, California Academy of Sciences; Claudia Welss, Next Now Collaboratory. Full list here. Fiscal Sponsor: Earth Island Institute ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Participant. Five media artists, led by photographer Chris Jordan, traveled to Midway Atoll, one of the remotest islands on earth, to witness the catastrophic effect of our disposable culture on the albatross, one of the world’s most beautiful and symbolic creatures. But even more, they embarked on an introspective journey to confront a vitally relevant question: how can we move through grief, denial, despair and immobility into new territories of acceptance, possibility, and wise action? Team Members : Chris Jordan (visual artist, expedition leader), Victoria Sloan (poet), Jan Vozenilek (filmmaker) and Bill Weaver (filmmaker). Supporters: Compton Foudation, Watson Family Foundation, Richard Russell, Claudia Welss - NextNow Collaboratory, John Shipee and Margaret Blevins, Charlie Kouns, Travis Warren- Whipple Hill Communications, Holly Thomas -Mindzaye Studio, Plastic Pollution Coalition ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
A Marine Collaboratory. Founder, project coordinator. Trash Island is a nonprofit, collaborative project to raise awareness on plastic pollution through the use of science, art, and digital technology. It incorporates interactive, educational tools, and a world-wide outreach campaign. Under NDA. Please contact me for details. Accomplices: NextNow Collaboratory, Plastic Pollution Coalition
Trash Island website coming soon. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Vice President of Community and Strategy BlooSee is a map-based, social atlas of the oceans. User contributions to the map platform are shown on their social environment. Generated and maintained by sailors and other sea-lovers, BlooSee will become an in- The ocean is the largest ecosystem on Earth, and BlooSee will be a platform to foster environ- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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We the People, We the Media. Director for the Americas. Periodismociudadano.com promotes freedom of speech, freedom of the press and an active citizen involvement in all aspects of society through the use of Web 2.0 technologies. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
The first Social TV Tuner for mobile phones. Advisor theChanner allows mobile users to find and watch TV channels on their mobile phones, anywhere in the world via 3G or Wi-fi. The audience can share, rate, comment and discuss mobile TV in real time, creating a community around TV content that spills over to existing social networks, such as Facebook and Twitter. Viewers on theChanner become active participants, while independent broadcasters are able to reach a global audience. Get ready for citizen participation and mobile phones to transform television. theChanner turns "the tube" into a smart, citizen tool. iPhone and Android applications available March, 2010. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Advisor. CircLabs is developing a new, easy-to-use communication platform called Circulate. Circulate addresses the problem of information overload and delivers professional and citizen journalism, entertainment, status updates from social networks and more using one consistent and user-friendly interface. CircLabs was incubated at the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) at the University of Missouri. RJI is the founding investor. CircLabs also has significant support from The Associated Press, which has contributed technical collaboration and access to its database. Private beta starting 2010. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Advisor. Spot.Us is a nonprofit project of the Center for Media Change and funded by various groups like like the Knight Foundation. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Founder. Nuestra Voz is a nonprofit organization helping Spanish speakers participate actively in the online conversation, with a focus on citizen journalism and social media. Nuestra Voz seeks to extend the benefits of online participation and self-expression to all Spanish speakers by actively engaging in advocacy, education, and awareness, reaching out to underrepresented and less-favored communities. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
November 2010 (exact dates TBD.) University of Costa Rica. Instigator, co-organizer, keynote speaker. This symposium -and the informal gathering of bloggers that will precede it- will bring together the leading voices of Citizen Journalism in Costa Rica and Central America. Accomplices: Universidad de Costa Rica, PeriodismoCiudadano.com. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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