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Call for Grassroots Support After Myanmar Earthquake
Weave News
Call for Grassroots Support After Myanmar Earthquake
Weave News
Weave News
Global Indigenous Peoples News Bulletin #3 (April 2025)
Teodora Hasegan
Global Indigenous Peoples News Bulletin #3 (April 2025)
Teodora Hasegan
Teodora Hasegan
Global Indigenous Peoples News Bulletin #2 (March 2025)
Teodora Hasegan
Global Indigenous Peoples News Bulletin #2 (March 2025)
Teodora Hasegan
Teodora Hasegan
“Not Another Billionaire!”: North Country Activists Mark Inauguration Day With Rally for Economic Justice
John Collins
“Not Another Billionaire!”: North Country Activists Mark Inauguration Day With Rally for Economic Justice
John Collins
John Collins
California Fires: Independent, Grassroots, and Global Perspectives (UPDATING)
John Collins
California Fires: Independent, Grassroots, and Global Perspectives (UPDATING)
John Collins
John Collins
Celebrating the Most-Read Weave News Stories of 2024
Weave News
Celebrating the Most-Read Weave News Stories of 2024
Weave News
Weave News
Grassroots Media as Mutual Aid: Breaking the Hold of Information Pollution
Weave News
Grassroots Media as Mutual Aid: Breaking the Hold of Information Pollution
Weave News
Weave News
Activists Under Fire: The Rising Criminalization of Civil Movements Across Europe
Gaia Guatri
Activists Under Fire: The Rising Criminalization of Civil Movements Across Europe
Gaia Guatri
Gaia Guatri
A Historic Win for NYC Climate Activists Shows the Impact of Direct Action
Ryan Krugman
A Historic Win for NYC Climate Activists Shows the Impact of Direct Action
Ryan Krugman
Ryan Krugman
Trieste’s Humanitarian Crisis: At the Crossroads of Migration
Carmen Critelli
Trieste’s Humanitarian Crisis: At the Crossroads of Migration
Carmen Critelli
Carmen Critelli
Vibe Garden at Fitz: A 21st-Century US Salon in Buffalo, NY
Steve Peraza
Vibe Garden at Fitz: A 21st-Century US Salon in Buffalo, NY
Steve Peraza
Steve Peraza
Bookstore Block Party Advances Progressive Politics in Buffalo, NY
Steve Peraza
Bookstore Block Party Advances Progressive Politics in Buffalo, NY
Steve Peraza
Steve Peraza
Third Annual Child Care Community Celebration Rocks the Boat in Buffalo
Steve Peraza
Third Annual Child Care Community Celebration Rocks the Boat in Buffalo
Steve Peraza
Steve Peraza
Life is Already Serious: A Report from the Madrid Student Encampment
John Collins and Derek Sherrange
Life is Already Serious: A Report from the Madrid Student Encampment
John Collins and Derek Sherrange
John Collins and Derek Sherrange
Boycott en el Barrio: Spanish Protesters Reject Israeli Propaganda Efforts
John Collins
Boycott en el Barrio: Spanish Protesters Reject Israeli Propaganda Efforts
John Collins
John Collins
Manal Tamimi on Life and “Resisting Alone” in the West Bank After October 7
John Collins
Manal Tamimi on Life and “Resisting Alone” in the West Bank After October 7
John Collins
John Collins
“Everyone has an obligation”: Madrid Panel Highlights Urgent Calls for Israel Arms Embargo
John Collins
“Everyone has an obligation”: Madrid Panel Highlights Urgent Calls for Israel Arms Embargo
John Collins
John Collins
Byte the Bullet: NYT Takes on Tech Titans in a Copyright Showdown Over AI
Celine Schreiber
Byte the Bullet: NYT Takes on Tech Titans in a Copyright Showdown Over AI
Celine Schreiber
Celine Schreiber
Child Care and the New York State of the State Address 2024
Steve Peraza
Child Care and the New York State of the State Address 2024
Steve Peraza
Steve Peraza
Child Care: Underreported and Underappreciated
Steve Peraza
Child Care: Underreported and Underappreciated
Steve Peraza
Steve Peraza
The Anti-Zionist Generation: Gen Z Demands an End to the Israeli Occupation Despite Widespread Repression
Derek Sherrange
The Anti-Zionist Generation: Gen Z Demands an End to the Israeli Occupation Despite Widespread Repression
Derek Sherrange
Derek Sherrange
Ione Belarra: To Stop Genocide in Palestine, We Must Use Our Heads and Our Hearts
John Collins
Ione Belarra: To Stop Genocide in Palestine, We Must Use Our Heads and Our Hearts
John Collins
John Collins
Miguel Urbán: The Palestinian Struggle is Our Struggle in Europe
John Collins
Miguel Urbán: The Palestinian Struggle is Our Struggle in Europe
John Collins
John Collins
Spanish journalist Olga Rodriguez: “They want the massacre of the Palestinian people to be normalized”
John Collins
Spanish journalist Olga Rodriguez: “They want the massacre of the Palestinian people to be normalized”
John Collins
John Collins
“This is not a defense”: Retired Spanish General on Israel’s War in Gaza
John Collins
“This is not a defense”: Retired Spanish General on Israel’s War in Gaza
John Collins
John Collins
Media Confronting Genocide: Open Discussions vs. “Shadow Bans”
John Collins
Media Confronting Genocide: Open Discussions vs. “Shadow Bans”
John Collins
John Collins
“Israel Kills, Europe Sponsors!”: Spaniards Mobilize for Palestine, Call Out EU Complicity
John Collins
“Israel Kills, Europe Sponsors!”: Spaniards Mobilize for Palestine, Call Out EU Complicity
John Collins
John Collins
Climate Justice Now! Spaniards Demand Decarbonization at Madrid March
John Collins
Climate Justice Now! Spaniards Demand Decarbonization at Madrid March
John Collins
John Collins
6 Key Takeaways from Spain’s “Debate of 7”
John Collins
6 Key Takeaways from Spain’s “Debate of 7”
John Collins
John Collins
Spain: Here Come the Fascists (Who Never Really Left)
John Collins
Spain: Here Come the Fascists (Who Never Really Left)
John Collins
John Collins

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Echoes & Algorithms: The Risks and Realities of AI in Journalism
Celine Schreiber
Echoes & Algorithms: The Risks and Realities of AI in Journalism
Celine Schreiber
Celine Schreiber
The Vienna Model and Social Housing Best Practices
Steve Peraza
The Vienna Model and Social Housing Best Practices
Steve Peraza
Steve Peraza
AI Isn't Going to Cut Government Bureaucracy - It's Going to Vastly Worsen It
Ulises A Mejias
AI Isn't Going to Cut Government Bureaucracy - It's Going to Vastly Worsen It
Ulises A Mejias
Ulises A Mejias
Dreams and Nightmares: Georgia Navigates Russia-Europe Tensions in the South Caucasus
Leyla Eminova
Dreams and Nightmares: Georgia Navigates Russia-Europe Tensions in the South Caucasus
Leyla Eminova
Leyla Eminova
Bodies in Revolt: The Everyday Resistance of Iranian Women to State Oppression
Gaia Guatri and Shekufe Ranjbar
Bodies in Revolt: The Everyday Resistance of Iranian Women to State Oppression
Gaia Guatri and Shekufe Ranjbar
Gaia Guatri and Shekufe Ranjbar
On Euphemisms and Military Spending
Fernando Luengo
On Euphemisms and Military Spending
Fernando Luengo
Fernando Luengo
Social Housing Journal: A Buffalo Story
Steve Peraza
Social Housing Journal: A Buffalo Story
Steve Peraza
Steve Peraza
A Social Housing Development Authority for New York State
Steve Peraza
A Social Housing Development Authority for New York State
Steve Peraza
Steve Peraza
Where Are You Going, Europe?
Fernando Luengo
Where Are You Going, Europe?
Fernando Luengo
Fernando Luengo
Audaciously Hoping: Independent, Grassroots, and Global Perspectives on Social Housing
Steve Peraza
Audaciously Hoping: Independent, Grassroots, and Global Perspectives on Social Housing
Steve Peraza
Steve Peraza
We Have Entered the Era of ‘Global Boiling’ - Marine Wildlife, Ecosystems, and Economies Are Being Devastated
David Hastings
We Have Entered the Era of ‘Global Boiling’ - Marine Wildlife, Ecosystems, and Economies Are Being Devastated
David Hastings
David Hastings
The European Flag Against Trump?
Fernando Luengo
The European Flag Against Trump?
Fernando Luengo
Fernando Luengo
Hungary’s Asylum Policy: A Regional Dilemma With Global Implications
Carmen Critelli
Hungary’s Asylum Policy: A Regional Dilemma With Global Implications
Carmen Critelli
Carmen Critelli
Invisible Borders, Vital Care: How Migrant Women Sustain Europe’s Aging Societies
Gaia Guatri
Invisible Borders, Vital Care: How Migrant Women Sustain Europe’s Aging Societies
Gaia Guatri
Gaia Guatri
Echoes & Algorithms: Stories Beyond the Code
Celine Schreiber
Echoes & Algorithms: Stories Beyond the Code
Celine Schreiber
Celine Schreiber
California Fires: Independent, Grassroots, and Global Perspectives (UPDATING)
John Collins
California Fires: Independent, Grassroots, and Global Perspectives (UPDATING)
John Collins
John Collins
Decoding ‘The Media and Me’ (Book Review)
Steve Peraza
Decoding ‘The Media and Me’ (Book Review)
Steve Peraza
Steve Peraza
Grassroots Media as Mutual Aid: Breaking the Hold of Information Pollution
Weave News
Grassroots Media as Mutual Aid: Breaking the Hold of Information Pollution
Weave News
Weave News
Trump, Europe, and Military Spending
Fernando Luengo
Trump, Europe, and Military Spending
Fernando Luengo
Fernando Luengo
Echoes & Algorithms: AI’s Impact on Grassroots Journalism
Celine Schreiber
Echoes & Algorithms: AI’s Impact on Grassroots Journalism
Celine Schreiber
Celine Schreiber
NYS Child Care and Governor Hochul at the Democratic National Convention
Steve Peraza
NYS Child Care and Governor Hochul at the Democratic National Convention
Steve Peraza
Steve Peraza
Flowers of Buffalo: A Postscript
Steve Peraza
Flowers of Buffalo: A Postscript
Steve Peraza
Steve Peraza
Feminist Reimagining in Pakistan: From NGOs to Emancipation
Mariam Waqar Khattak
Feminist Reimagining in Pakistan: From NGOs to Emancipation
Mariam Waqar Khattak
Mariam Waqar Khattak
Toward a Permanent Workforce Compensation Fund: Notes on Key Sources
Steve Peraza
Toward a Permanent Workforce Compensation Fund: Notes on Key Sources
Steve Peraza
Steve Peraza
The Danger of the Far Right Occupying Brussels
Fernando Luengo
The Danger of the Far Right Occupying Brussels
Fernando Luengo
Fernando Luengo
War, War, and War
Fernando Luengo
War, War, and War
Fernando Luengo
Fernando Luengo
This Europe, No
Fernando Luengo
This Europe, No
Fernando Luengo
Fernando Luengo
The Numbing Language That the Left Cannot Accept
Fernando Luengo
The Numbing Language That the Left Cannot Accept
Fernando Luengo
Fernando Luengo
Interweaving with Somdeep Sen: The ICJ’s Investigation of Israel and the Possibilities and Limitations of International Law
John Collins
Interweaving with Somdeep Sen: The ICJ’s Investigation of Israel and the Possibilities and Limitations of International Law
John Collins
John Collins
Goodbye to Economic Globalization?
Fernando Luengo
Goodbye to Economic Globalization?
Fernando Luengo
Fernando Luengo

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The Agony of a Palestinian Mother
We Are Not Numbers
The Agony of a Palestinian Mother
We Are Not Numbers
We Are Not Numbers
Reimagining Ski Slopes in Copenhagen
Nela Chestojanova
Reimagining Ski Slopes in Copenhagen
Nela Chestojanova
Nela Chestojanova
Owámniyomni: Waters Speak
Owamniyomni and Bjorn Long
Owámniyomni: Waters Speak
Owamniyomni and Bjorn Long
Owamniyomni and Bjorn Long
Cycling Against Borders: Seb’s Journey
Carmen Critelli
Cycling Against Borders: Seb’s Journey
Carmen Critelli
Carmen Critelli
Union Square’s Climate Clock: A Symbol of Climate Urgency Lost in Translation
Antoinette de Crombrugghe
Union Square’s Climate Clock: A Symbol of Climate Urgency Lost in Translation
Antoinette de Crombrugghe
Antoinette de Crombrugghe
Interweaving with Premesh Lalu: The Long, Global Shadow of Apartheid
John Collins
Interweaving with Premesh Lalu: The Long, Global Shadow of Apartheid
John Collins
John Collins
“El Arte No Es Delito”: Colombians Reclaim Their Voices on the Streets
Camila Gonzalez Herrera
“El Arte No Es Delito”: Colombians Reclaim Their Voices on the Streets
Camila Gonzalez Herrera
Camila Gonzalez Herrera
Community Gardens in a War Zone: A Call for Solidarity
Talking Wings
Community Gardens in a War Zone: A Call for Solidarity
Talking Wings
Talking Wings
The Streets That Turn Trash Into Treasure
Nela Chestojanova
The Streets That Turn Trash Into Treasure
Nela Chestojanova
Nela Chestojanova
What Does It Mean to Survive?
We Are Not Numbers
What Does It Mean to Survive?
We Are Not Numbers
We Are Not Numbers
Grab a Coffee and Meet Me At the Graveyard
Nela Chestojanova
Grab a Coffee and Meet Me At the Graveyard
Nela Chestojanova
Nela Chestojanova
Grassroots Media as Mutual Aid: Breaking the Hold of Information Pollution
Weave News
Grassroots Media as Mutual Aid: Breaking the Hold of Information Pollution
Weave News
Weave News
Interweaving with Filmmaker Alexandrine Benjamin: Bringing Haiti’s Maternal Health Crisis to Light
Celine Schreiber
Interweaving with Filmmaker Alexandrine Benjamin: Bringing Haiti’s Maternal Health Crisis to Light
Celine Schreiber
Celine Schreiber
Great Salt Lake and the Uinta Basin: An Intertwined History
Confluence
Great Salt Lake and the Uinta Basin: An Intertwined History
Confluence
Confluence
Activism for Palestine in Trinidad & Tobago: A Form of Kinship in Resistance
Karni Keushgerian
Activism for Palestine in Trinidad & Tobago: A Form of Kinship in Resistance
Karni Keushgerian
Karni Keushgerian
Interweaving with James J. Coughlin: The Roots of Racial Segregation in Buffalo, NY
Steve Peraza
Interweaving with James J. Coughlin: The Roots of Racial Segregation in Buffalo, NY
Steve Peraza
Steve Peraza
How Many Drops in a Tidal Wave? Tribal Members and Allies Carry Water 31 Miles in Response to Proposed Copperwood Mine
Tom Grotewohl
How Many Drops in a Tidal Wave? Tribal Members and Allies Carry Water 31 Miles in Response to Proposed Copperwood Mine
Tom Grotewohl
Tom Grotewohl
In Search of Safety: A Family’s Journey Through Gaza
Farida Algoul
In Search of Safety: A Family’s Journey Through Gaza
Farida Algoul
Farida Algoul
Interweaving with Song Lee: Child Care as Public Good and “Radical Joy”
Steve Peraza
Interweaving with Song Lee: Child Care as Public Good and “Radical Joy”
Steve Peraza
Steve Peraza
Sustainable Food Systems and Animal Rights in War-Torn North Kivu, DRC
Talking Wings
Sustainable Food Systems and Animal Rights in War-Torn North Kivu, DRC
Talking Wings
Talking Wings
Arbol de Fuego (Tree of Fire)
Yolo Martínez Spinoso and Alejandro Beltrán Cordero
Arbol de Fuego (Tree of Fire)
Yolo Martínez Spinoso and Alejandro Beltrán Cordero
Yolo Martínez Spinoso and Alejandro Beltrán Cordero
Interweaving with Jorge Ramos Tolosa: Spain’s First Student Encampment for Palestine
John Collins
Interweaving with Jorge Ramos Tolosa: Spain’s First Student Encampment for Palestine
John Collins
John Collins
A Response to Forced Assimilation in the Hadzabe Tribe
Fousani Hamidou
A Response to Forced Assimilation in the Hadzabe Tribe
Fousani Hamidou
Fousani Hamidou
Humans, Not Numbers: Gaza’s Agony Through the Eyes of a Palestinian in Denmark
Gaia Guatri and Mashal Baloch
Humans, Not Numbers: Gaza’s Agony Through the Eyes of a Palestinian in Denmark
Gaia Guatri and Mashal Baloch
Gaia Guatri and Mashal Baloch
The People of Buffalo Remember Those Lost in the Buffalo Blizzard of 2022
Jordan Pescrillo
The People of Buffalo Remember Those Lost in the Buffalo Blizzard of 2022
Jordan Pescrillo
Jordan Pescrillo
Manal Tamimi on Life and “Resisting Alone” in the West Bank After October 7
John Collins
Manal Tamimi on Life and “Resisting Alone” in the West Bank After October 7
John Collins
John Collins
The Scarcest Resource is Wilderness: A Call to Oppose the Copperwood Mine Project
Tom Grotewohl
The Scarcest Resource is Wilderness: A Call to Oppose the Copperwood Mine Project
Tom Grotewohl
Tom Grotewohl
Interweaving with Somdeep Sen: The ICJ’s Investigation of Israel and the Possibilities and Limitations of International Law
John Collins
Interweaving with Somdeep Sen: The ICJ’s Investigation of Israel and the Possibilities and Limitations of International Law
John Collins
John Collins
“The Human Tribe” from Naples to NYC
Valeria Obregon
“The Human Tribe” from Naples to NYC
Valeria Obregon
Valeria Obregon
Ghassan Hage: Statement Regarding My Sacking from the Max Planck Institute of Social Anthropology
Weave News
Ghassan Hage: Statement Regarding My Sacking from the Max Planck Institute of Social Anthropology
Weave News
Weave News

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Jim Crow on Campus, Episode 4: "The Case Against SUNY Canton"
Erin Corbine
Jim Crow on Campus, Episode 4: "The Case Against SUNY Canton"
Erin Corbine
Erin Corbine
Jim Crow on Campus, Episode 3: “Dashawn and Andre”
Erin Corbine
Jim Crow on Campus, Episode 3: “Dashawn and Andre”
Erin Corbine
Erin Corbine
Jim Crow on Campus, Episode 2: "Ashley"
Erin Corbine
Jim Crow on Campus, Episode 2: "Ashley"
Erin Corbine
Erin Corbine
Jim Crow on Campus, Episode 1: "Tyreek"
Christian Exoo
Jim Crow on Campus, Episode 1: "Tyreek"
Christian Exoo
Christian Exoo

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Artsakh: The Burdens of Healing (Short Documentary)
Taline Norsigian
Artsakh: The Burdens of Healing (Short Documentary)
Taline Norsigian
Taline Norsigian
Stand With the AAPI Community: Resources and Actions
Weave News
Stand With the AAPI Community: Resources and Actions
Weave News
Weave News
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Shanice Arlow
Editor’s Note: From “Surviving PWIs” to “Conflicting Emotions”
Shanice Arlow
Shanice Arlow
Protect the Protest Task Force Launches With A Promise: An Attack On One Is An Attack On All
Jana Morgan
Protect the Protest Task Force Launches With A Promise: An Attack On One Is An Attack On All
Jana Morgan
Jana Morgan
Call for Submissions: Glocal Dispatches
Weave News
Call for Submissions: Glocal Dispatches
Weave News
Weave News
Weave News to co-sponsor the 2018 Media Freedom Summit 2.0
John Collins
Weave News to co-sponsor the 2018 Media Freedom Summit 2.0
John Collins
John Collins
Call for Submissions: Surviving PWIs for POC
Weave News
Call for Submissions: Surviving PWIs for POC
Weave News
Weave News
Weave News 10th Anniversary Conference Presenters
Nicole Eigbrett
Weave News 10th Anniversary Conference Presenters
Nicole Eigbrett
Nicole Eigbrett
Weave News 10th Anniversary Conference and Call for Proposals
Nicole Eigbrett
Weave News 10th Anniversary Conference and Call for Proposals
Nicole Eigbrett
Nicole Eigbrett

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After January 6th: Critical and Grassroots Perspectives
Weave News
After January 6th: Critical and Grassroots Perspectives
Weave News
Weave News
NCALE Summit video: Rivers, Water & Life panel
Weave News
NCALE Summit video: Rivers, Water & Life panel
Weave News
Weave News
Talking Wings - The Collective Behind the Summit
Derek Sherrange
Talking Wings - The Collective Behind the Summit
Derek Sherrange
Derek Sherrange
SLCJI Celebration: Citizen Journalism in the North Country
NextGen Media
SLCJI Celebration: Citizen Journalism in the North Country
NextGen Media
NextGen Media
Interweaving with Hanif Abdurraqib: “To know that I cannot move the world on my own means that I can’t be silent”
Nicole Roché
Interweaving with Hanif Abdurraqib: “To know that I cannot move the world on my own means that I can’t be silent”
Nicole Roché
Nicole Roché
Protect the Protest Task Force Launches With A Promise: An Attack On One Is An Attack On All
Jana Morgan
Protect the Protest Task Force Launches With A Promise: An Attack On One Is An Attack On All
Jana Morgan
Jana Morgan
Weave News to co-sponsor the 2018 Media Freedom Summit 2.0
John Collins
Weave News to co-sponsor the 2018 Media Freedom Summit 2.0
John Collins
John Collins
#WeaveNews10 Preview with Filmmaker Quester Hannah
Nicole Eigbrett
#WeaveNews10 Preview with Filmmaker Quester Hannah
Nicole Eigbrett
Nicole Eigbrett
Weave News 10th Anniversary Conference Presenters
Nicole Eigbrett
Weave News 10th Anniversary Conference Presenters
Nicole Eigbrett
Nicole Eigbrett
Weave News 10th Anniversary Conference and Call for Proposals
Nicole Eigbrett
Weave News 10th Anniversary Conference and Call for Proposals
Nicole Eigbrett
Nicole Eigbrett

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Is LaMDA Sentient? We Don't Know - and That's What Scares Me

When it comes to Artificial Intelligence (AI), I am a layperson; I don’t have anything remotely resembling AI development experience. But if the interview posted by Google engineer Blake Lemoine is an accurate and truthful account of their conversation with LaMDA, I don’t know if I could make a determination on whether LaMDA is sentient or not.

And that’s absolutely horrifying to me.

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