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Colombia: Solidarity With Hiperbarrio After Library Robbery
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00:20, October 26th, 2009
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After a robbery of the La Loma Library in Medellín, Colombia, the home of the Hiperbarrio citizen media project, an outpouring of support and solidarity was sent from around the world.
[Video] Does New Media Outreach Lead to Westernization?
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13:25
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It is always easier to criticize than to get involved and one of the criticisms we hear most often at Rising Voices is that helping under-represented communities join the online global conversation will inevitably lead to their westernization. Álvaro Ramírez and Diego Gomez, co-founders of the HiperBarrio project, addressed this question while they were in Austria to pick up their Golden Nica award.
Rising Voices at Ars Electronica and Highway Africa
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01:39, September 15th, 2009
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It was a busy weekend for three Rising Voices grantee projects as representatives from Blogging Since Infancy, Voces Bolivianas, Abidjan Blog Camps, and HiperBarrio all spoke about their projects at major international conferences.
[Video] Álvaro Ramírez at Ars Electronica 2009
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09:23
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HiperBarrio was represented at Ars Electronica by Álvaro Ramirez, Gabriel Jaime Vanegas, and Diego Gomez. Álvaro's presentation introduced the history and evolution of HiperBarrio and how the group of young bloggers and citizen journalists in San Javier La Loma have managed to maintain a sense of community while still introducing new members to remain open and inclusive.
HiperBarrio Receives The Golden Nica 2009 In Linz, Austria
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04:49, September 10th, 2009
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In June we reported that HiperBarrio had won the prestigious Prix Ars Electronica awards in the Digital Communities category and with it a 10,000 euro prize. Last Week HiperBarrio members Gabriel Jaime Vanegas Montoya and professor Alvaro Ramirez Ospina were in Linz, Austria to receive the prize.
Hiperbarrio: Campus Party And The Workshops In Ituango
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13:54, August 15th, 2009
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The Campus party Bogota 2009 took place in Colombia during July 6-12, 2009. Several members of the Rising Voices grantee Hiperbarrio participated in that event and wrote about their experiences. They also shared their thoughts on the blog outreach workshops in Ituango, a municipality located in the northern department of Antioquia in colombia.
Catalina Restrepo Awarded Miss Talent Medellín Award
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03:33, August 11th, 2009
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The success of the Colombian citizen media project HiperBarrio has been the fruit of endless hours of dedication by many young leaders who pushed the project forward on their own initiative. Catalina Restrepo, one of the first and most dedicated leaders of the project, was recently awarded the "Mujeres Talento" award by the Medellín municipality.
Hiperbarrio: Winner Of The Prix Ars Electronica Awards
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13:25, June 5th, 2009
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Rising Voices grantee Hiperbarrio in Colombia won the prestigious Prix Ars Electronica awards in the Digital Communities category and with it a 10,000 euro prize. The team members and well wishers share their reactions to the news.
A New Era of Human Rights Advocacy
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18:41, May 27th, 2009
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Representatives from several Rising Voices projects took part in this month's "Soul of the New Machine" conference convened by the University of California at Berkeley's Human Rights Center. Their comments and their projects are indicative of a new era of human rights advocacy.
Convergentes: A Community Despite The Differences
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13:28, April 29th, 2009
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It is great to see Convergentes resuming its activities with new vigor. Convergentes, a part of the Rising Voices grantee HiperBarrio project, is a creative community of citizen journalists of La Loma in Medellín, Colombia.
