A few links to check out:
One a YouTube vid from the front lines of a picket line in Kelowna, BC at the Sun-Rype packing plant, where the security goons attacked a picket line. Very crazy situation to be in, and I hope the Teamster members can beat the company – although as the Tyee reports, the situation is pretty grim for the workers.
The next, also from the Tyee, is by Michael Geist, who you may remember from such places as the ‘Fair Copyright for Canada’ Facebook group (which he created). The actual article is on the capacity of Facebook for political organizing. It specifically references the success of the ‘Fair Copyright for Canada’ group, claiming that it gave a vehicle to the voices of thousands of Canadians, and directly impacted government policy.
Finally, a link to an article I read some time ago, but one I hope to come back to and write a proper post on soon: danah boyd’s fantastic Viewing American class divisions through Facebook and MySpace.
