Media outlets, magazines etc
- Radiotelevisione del Mezzogiorno
- URL: http://www.trmtv.it/
- Description: Local TV in Matera
- Why relevant: Already covering edgeryders/unmonastery (http://www.trmtv.it/home/argomenti/unmonastery/)
- Contact:
- BoingBoing
- URL: http://boingboing.net/
- Description: Popular blog, often publicises innovative groups/events like LOTE
- Why relevant:
- Contact: http://boingboing.net/suggest.html, @boingboing, @doctorow, @xenijardin
- Red Pepper
- URL: http://www.redpepper.org.uk/
- Description: UK green/socialist/feminist magazine.
- Why relevant:
- Contact: 44-48 Shepherdess Walk, London N1 7JP · +44 (0)20 7324 5068 · office[at]redpepper.org.uk , @RedPeppermag
- Dowser
- URL: http://dowser.org/
- Description: blog about "social innovation and social entrepreneurship"
- Why relevant:
- Contact: http://dowser.org/about/
- OpenDemocracy
- URL:
- Description:
- Why relevant: Their 'transformation' section "tells the stories of people who are combining personal and social change in order to re-imagine their societies"
- Contact: https://www.opendemocracy.net/contact. Ray Filar, @rayfilar, co-edits the transformation section
- Taz
- URL: http://www.taz.de
- Description: German newspaper, largely supportive of cooperative-style movements
- Why relevant:
- Contact: http://www.taz.de/!112355/
- Diagonal
- URL: https://www.diagonalperiodico.net/
- Description: Spanish newspaper which grew out of the Indignados social movements
- Why relevant:
- Contact: https://www.diagonalperiodico.net/acerca-de/contacta.html
- Yes! Magazine
- URL: http://www.yesmagazine.org/
- Description: "YES! Magazine empowers people with the vision and tools to create a healthy planet and vibrant communities".
- Why relevant:
- Contact: editors [at] yesmagazine.org, http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/contact-us
- Shareable Magazine
- URL: http://www.shareable.net/
- Why relevant: Good relationship with Neal Gorenflo the founder, plus LOTE4 is already listed in their events section: http://www.shareable.net/events
- @Shareable on twitter
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People, places, events
- Heather Brooke
- URL: http://heatherbrooke.org/about/contact-details/
- Description: Journalist and author, mainly interested in di
- Why relevant:
- Contact: heather [at] heatherbrooke.org
- Bruce Sterling
- URL: http://brucesterling.tumblr.com/
- Description: SF author and commentator,
- Why relevant: Often publicises similar groups/events. Lives in Italy
- Contact: @bruces
- Mark Engler
- URL: http://www.commondreams.org/author/mark-engler,
- Description: Journalist covering social movements
- Why relevant: http://www.democracyuprising.com/mark-engler/
- Contact: engler [at] democracyuprising.com
- Nathan Schneider
- URL: http://www.therowboat.com/about/
- Description: writes about activism and alternative movements, intersection with religion
- Why relevant: has had an interest in unMonastery previously, can connect us with other journalists
- Contact: @NathanAirplane
- United Nations Development Programme blog
- URL: http://europeandcis.undp.org/blog/
- Description: Voices from Eurasia - news on peacebuilding, development and grassroots initiatives in the Central Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia region; also interested in local governance models, cooperation with citizens
- Why relevant: good collaboration between Edgeryders and UNDP network, some of their audience could join Lote4.
- Contact: ariel.rubin [at] undp.org
- Alternative Festival of Solidarity and Collaborative economy
- URL: http://www.festival4sce.org/
- Contact: @athensfest4sce on twitter
- OuiShare Fest on collaborative economy
- @OuiShareFest, @OuiShareLabs on twitter
- More contacts from Georgia, Armenia, Egypt available in this spreadsheet.