Waste colonialism and the disposable culture addicts

Today’s generations will be remembered for many things. We are the first communication and technology generations. The generations of widespread globalization. Of climate change. First wars on water. Migration crimes. The ones of the flourishing transnational social movements. But also, and in some senses most outstandingly, we are the generations …

On being a White Saviour

You may have read my How to be a Clicktivist post, you ought to know that being a White Saviour is a level up in the Development Game. Unlike Clicktivism, White Saviourism is not a new phenomenon (colonialism, anyone?). Sure, these days White Saviours don’t commit genocides, enslave people, and …

“Columbus Day” and the internet crusaders

As fate would have it, I was born in Madrid, the capital of Spain, more than thirty years ago. “Mine” was one of the first and more bloody-minded countries to develop and implement the system that legitimizes the invasion and expropriation of other peoples’ lands and resources. The system that …

Indigenizing digital territories: Three inspiring indigenous collective actions in social media

“As I cast to sea my web, in the hope of catching fish in my net, I cast words across the web, catching people’s thoughts through the inter-net. Raising awareness about Indigenous issues by using social media. We Shall Idle No More, Or Listen to lies spread by pop culture …