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activist cryptocurrency Inbox x Micah White, PhD Unsubscribe 6:10 AM (16 hours ago) to me DEMOSCOIN revolution on blockchain Around two hundred Demos activists gathered under the venerable trees at Gezi Park. Each carried a small device, a cryptocurrency wallet no bigger than lipstick. Their individual attendance at the gathering was recorded on the blockchain and they received an equal share of Demoscoin. • At first, of course, Demoscoin was worthless. The executive presidency was in ascendancy and few thought the Demos democracy movement would go anywhere significant. The movement’s founders, the true believers who kept on attending the Demos gatherings, doggedly accumulated large hordes of Demoscoin in exchange for their active presence. Demos gatherings were vital spaces of revolutionary debate. What form of government should replace the current regime? What rights should be guaranteed in the new constitution? And how can we increase the efficacy of our movement? It was all discussed despite the most repressive domestic political situation. •• Then one day authorities grew tired of the Demos gatherings and forcefully removed us from Gezi.. And that is when the flippening happened. Activists abroad had been watching the livestream and when they saw our movement getting suppressed they started buying Demoscoins on decentralized exchanges as a way to support the movement's early adopters. The more intense the repression, the more revolutionary their actions, the more valuable Demoscoin became. Early founders now had a warchest: just by selling a few hundred coins on anonymous exchanges they raised millions of dollars to fund the revolution. And because activists acquired Demoscoin by participating in Demos gatherings, the movement grew faster than imaginable. (Shadowy foundations and quasi-state organizations started pouring money into accumulating Demoscoin as well.) Demos had financialized global revolution with the blockchain. A new people struggled for sovereignty. ••• Make this story real by funding the development of Demoscoin, an ethereum smart contract that rewards activists for participating in early-stage revolutionary movements. Demoscoin is a project of Micah White. Fund Demoscoin Please share this direct link: http://micahmwhite.com/demoscoin
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Micah White: End of Protest 388 views https://youtu.be/kjRhgwvACMM QIdeas.org Published on Nov 3, 2017 In an age of protests like Black Lives Matter, the Women's March, and increased political demonstrations, it seems the best way to rage against the machine and make your voice heard is protest. As the creator of the global Occupy Wall Street movement - Micah White questions whether protests really matter and what lessons he has learned trying to create change from the street. Category Nonprofits & Activism License Standard YouTube License
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Micah White | Mar 17, 2016 | Appel Salon 1,873 views https://youtu.be/HYm74pkFlNU torontopubliclibrary Published on Mar 23, 2016 Micah White is the award-winning activist who co-created Occupy Wall Street, a global social movement, while an editor of Adbusters magazine. His essays and interviews on the future of protest have been published in publications including The New York Times, The Guardian Weekly and Folha de São Paulo. With NOW Magazine’s Susan Cole. Category Film & Animation License Standard YouTube License