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Bernardo Parrella

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About Bernardo Parrella

11 posts · joined 2008-07-24

Freelance journalist, translator and activist on media and digital culture issues, currently living in New Mexico, USA. Involved with Italy-based media outlets/projects among others, he's also editor of Global Voices in Italiano and contributor to GV's Translation Exchange Project.

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November 27th, 2009

USA: Native American Heritage DayVideo post

A new National Native American National Heritage day is being honored in the United States on November 27, the day after most people there celebrated Thanksgiving. Native Americans rejoice - online and elsewhere.

November 17th, 2009

Italy: Online activism fires up “No Berlusconi Day”Video post

A group of bloggers-citizens has launched an International protest movement to demand the resignation of Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi due to scandals and corruption trials. More than 280,000 people have pledged to participate in the December 5 rallies.

October 15th, 2009

USA: Native Americans exploitation in Sedona 'sweat lodge' deaths

Two people died and 19 were treated in hospital after attending a "Spiritual Warrior" sweat lodge session organized by self-help expert James Arthur Ray. Bloggers discuss the misappropriation of Native culture.

October 8th, 2009

USA: Native Americans' long battle against racismVideo post

Racism and discrimination in the USA still affect Native Americans particularly hard, as it has in the past too. But now Native Americans are fighting back with online media.

April 8th, 2009

Italy: citizens provide news and reflections on the earthquake in L'Aquila

More than 250 people dead, about 1,000 injured and over 25,000 displaced: Italy's worst earthquake in three decades. While the situation on the ground is still unfolding, people are widely using online tools to offer updates, commentaries, and help.

February 28th, 2009

USA: Activists Incensed after Fatal Shooting by PoliceVideo post

Several people recorded mobile phone videos of a police officer shooting and killing a young man named Oscar Grant on a train platform in Oakland, California, on January 1. Since then, citizen media have been central in the ensuing campaigns for justice.