Blog Entries

What does fighting for justice in east central Illinois look like today?

Posted by Annie Shreffler on 05/20/2011 - 09:14

Gabrielle Parsons: "To me getting on the bus means you're standing up for what you believe is right, no matter what."

Gabrielle Parsons is an intern at WILL.

advocacy, Civil Rights, Freedom Rides, non-violence, pbs, racism

No Doubt that Change was Coming: Freedom Riders at the Kennedy Library

Posted by Annie Shreffler on 05/19/2011 - 22:24

A standing ovation as WGBH radio host Callie Crossley introduces Freedom Riders (L-R) Bernard Lafayette, Jr., Genevieve Hughes Houghton and Ernest "Rip" Patton, Jr., following a screening of Stanley Nelson's film, Freedom Riders, at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum in Boston.

Callie Crosley, Civil Rights, Freedom Riders, Kennedy Library, non-violence

Wave of Freedom Moves Through Utah

Posted by Annie Shreffler on 05/18/2011 - 15:45

Black Panthers, Civil Rights, immigrants rights, jim crow, LDS, protest marches, segregation, Utah

Fools for Justice: Stories surrounding the Freedom Rides

Posted by Annie Shreffler on 05/13/2011 - 13:00

"You can't guarantee the safety of a fool, and that's what these folks are: just fools!"
-an official asked about the violent mob attacks in Birmingham after the first 1961 Freedom Ride

American Experience, Birmingham, bus rides, Freedom Riders, jim crow, justice, New Orleans, non-violence, Oprah, pbs, racism

More American Family, More Lance Loud

Posted by Annie Shreffler on 04/15/2011 - 13:43

American Family, Dick Cavett, Lance Loud, Loud Family, the Mumps

World Events: Join us!

Posted by Annie Shreffler on 04/14/2011 - 16:25

calendar, live chat, mashups, meet the filmmaker, screenings, share, slideshows, streaming, talk, world compass

70's Slideshow: share your photos with the World

Posted by Annie Shreffler on 04/14/2011 - 13:31

70s, 70s architecture, 70s cars, 70s fashion, 70s kitsch, American Family, Flickr, WNET

Austin Day 4: Learnin' somethin'

Posted by Annie Shreffler on 03/31/2011 - 11:49

To give you an idea of the scope of SxSW Interactive and how much discussion took place about the impact of the internet on our daily lives, I should give you an idea of how many choices there were for attending sessions. Seven hotels across downtown Austin and two conference centers all hosted sessions between 9 and 5. They hosted talks by category: Social Broadcast, Future of Journalism, Meet Ups & Podcasting, Social Graph, Late Break Programming, Work & Happiness, Business & Education, Latin American, Health, and Robot Programming.

3six5, Austin, crowdsourcing, daylife, future of journalism, hacking, sb nation, sixitemsorless, storify, SxSW

Austin Day 3: So Long, IMA; Hellooooo SxSW!

Posted by Annie Shreffler on 03/30/2011 - 15:31

You've already heard about the great IMA conference that took place before SxSW from Cristina Quinn. Here's where I come in: I landed in Texas a few days later, contacted Quinn with my cell phone said I hoped the gang from World Channel would join me for dinner. I was headed straight for any place I could get a burrito.

Austin, food trucks, Foursquare, internet memes, QR code, social media, startupvisa, SxSW



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