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Entries from Austinist tagged with 'activism'

March 5, 2008

Austin is about to incur a hefty carbon footprint as SXSW kicks off, but thanks to the folks at MakeMeSustainable (MMS), people have an opportunity to walk the sustainability talk. The 'Interactive Carbon Tree' was designed specifically for SXSW in an effort to mobilize attendees at the conference to reduce their collective carbon impact. Check it out here: http://makemesustainable.com/sxsw...

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February 5, 2007

Tomorrow night, the monthly Dionysium meeting willl resolve whether or not Austin should welcome the construction of new Wal-Mart stores. While this seems like a no-brainer to Austin's "Keep Austin Weird" majority, it could be a hot, contentious topic if there are any fervent "Make Austin Normal" believers in the audience. The evening will also feature a multimedia presentation called "Culture Jamming: Parody, Pranks, and Piracy as Activism" by Afsheen Nomai and a special preview......

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