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Artwork by Francesco Poroli

April 23rd, 2010

Francesco Poroli is a freelance illustrator based in Italy who has been kind enough to create this image specifically for the March 18 Movement.

You can view and download the .pdf file here: OR318

March 18 Movement presentation at the TH!NK3 event

April 6th, 2010

Brief presentation of the March 18 Movement by its co-founder at the TH!NK3 launch event in Brussels, 23 March 2010.

Posters by Zina Saunders for OR318

April 5th, 2010

Hey everyone, Zina Saunders, a NYC-based artist has brilliantly created two posters for the March 18 Movement. Let us know what you think!
You can fine more of her artwork on her blog here.
Follow her on Twitter: @ZinaSaunders
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Life of an Iraqi blogger

April 2nd, 2010

This post is contributed by Wamith Al-Kassab, a blogger at Iraqi Streets and Mideast Youth.
In the summer of 2008, I survived an assassination attempt in Iraq. My “crime” was that I am “an enemy of God,” a promoter of…

Guest Post: The Power (or lack thereof) of Free Speech

March 14th, 2010

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” – Dr. Seuss
After three years of being a regular blogger, I was flabbergasted when I received a comment…

Freedom of will – rational control

March 14th, 2010

Freedom of will, according to Wikipedia, is the ability of rational agents to exercise control over their actions, decisions, or choices. The key words for me here are rational and control.
In our advocacy for freedom to express our ideas,…

Guest Post: Responsible Censorship to Tyranny

March 10th, 2010

by Ritesh J
I’ve always been a strong supporter of censorship, primarily because people don’t understand that with freedom comes responsibility. I have also believed that censorship was created for the good of society.
But when those controlling the content…

Guest Post: The Opposite of Free Speech

March 8th, 2010

I was requested to write these words of some dear friends. Friends I just can’t say no to. So in a way the following is the opposite of what I am about to say, this is about Forced Speech.
Forced…

Guest Post: Who are we? Individuals, citizens, journalists or all three?

March 7th, 2010

-Hisham Wyne-
“Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign”
John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, 1859.

But sovereign are we, over our blogs and the contents and comments therein?

We are bloggers. We want freedom. But…

Guest Post: Libertas Supra Omnia

March 4th, 2010

Freedom of expression.
A term that weighs different on the scales of every individual. Be it invisible fetters that hold back tears, or physical restraints that gag your right to scream. Be it the dread of a tyrant’s wrath, or…