After 3 months that I have created an open letter trying to persuade politicians to leave X, I have just noticed a very interesting number. In 10 days, the petition that endorses the letter got more than 1500 signatures. From that day in, that is more than 80 days, there were less than 1000 new signatures. We have less than 2400 signatures at the moment: https://openpetition.eu/leavex

There were two people with several followers here on the Fediverse sharing the petition right after it was started, @randahl and @eloquence . I wonder if that's the reason there were so many signatures in a few days, then it faded out. Or maybe there is some network effect when it comes to online petitions.

I still believe that politics is done face to face. Unfortunately, I haven't found an organization to take over the petition, which would make it easier to gather signatures on the streets. I've talked to a few, and I'll keep trying.

“Hard facts are no more frightening than darkness. You can play with them if you are with friends. They are only scary if you read them alone.”

—Michel-Rolph Trouillot

#CivilSociety: Don't build a central government database with the #health data of all citizens, it's dangerous.

@eppgroup: No worries, access will be only for treatment and research. Very safe.

#CDU in #Germany: #Police should use the data to track down people with #mentalhealth issues; they could be #terrorists.

https://www.heise.de/en/background/When-the-state-wants-to-read-the-patient-file-10248544.html

#Trump has cleared out much of the leadership of the #US Agency for #International #Development, placing dozens of career ofcls on leave after accusing unnamed US ofcls of trying to “circumvent” Trump’s #ExecutiveOrder freezing all #ForeignAid….

The move comes as the admin seeks to radically reorient DC’s relationship w/foreign #aid, causing turmoil at #USAID & ground to a halt projects related to #malnutrition, #AIDS prevention, #democracy promotion & #CivilSociety around the world.

Don't you wish you could use technology without enriching hateful oligarchs? What if I told you, we could? https://www.disconnect.blog/p/why-we-must-reclaim-digital-sovereignty - efforts like this? PEAK #DigitalCivilSociety
#nonalingedtech #oligarchy #freedom #privacy #philanthropy #civilsociety

3 Degrees More

“I consider a 3°C world to be an existential threat to human civilisation.” Professor Stefan Rahmstorf

"This open access book describes in detail what life on this planet would be like if its average surface temperature were to rise 3 degrees Celsius above the preindustrial level. On this basis, the book argues that it is imperative to keep this temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius. It then lays out a detailed plan of what politically feasible, cost-effective measures should now be taken to achieve this goal. In this context, the book provides detailed discussions of climate finance, climate education and nature-based solutions."
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https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-58144-1
#climate #FossilFuel #industry #OpenAccess #book #InformedCitizens #ExtremeHeat #mortality #biodiversity #rainforest #forests #degradation #TippingPoints #disasters #CivilSociety #civilisation #AMOC #collapse

“When you build your community on a centralized platform, do you really own it?”

@FedicaHQ’s @samir explains how federated networks shift power from platforms back to people.

Discover how this approach could reshape #CivilSociety—and why it matters for #nonprofits!

Check out the full interview with @TechSoup’s Billy Bicket here: https://youtu.be/uGerYlvpbkM

@HeavenlyPossum a broken system set up by an elite for the elite, its one of (supposed) representation. It was never truly representative of the majority. We need to stop talking about "democracy" it is not the only form. We need to experiment with forms of democracy not put it in a box. It let's #civilsociety thrive & people grow. It could be exciting. https://riverasun.com/the-laboratory-of-democracy
https://youtu.be/eYlFNZSsHLc?feature=shared

#israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #hamas / #civilsociety / #ceasefire / #documentation

https://www.pressenza.com/2024/10/israeli-citizens-calling-for-true-international-pressure-on-israel-for-an-immediate-ceasefire/

Today 15 French #CivilSociety organizations brought a lawsuit before the Conseil d'État against the social security agency Caisse nationale des allocations familiales (#CNAF) for its #scoring algorithm. The score is used to calculate a "risk" rating for people already on e.g. disability or unemployment benefits. Once again, as per @pluralistic 's observation, the most vulnerable populations seem to be a test case for #MassSurveillance and #AlgorithmicDiscrimation.

https://www.laquadrature.net/2024/10/16/lalgorithme-de-notation-de-la-cnaf-attaque-devant-le-conseil-detat-par-15-organisations/