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#illridewithyou says, “We can distinguish between peaceful and violent actions, peaceful and violent people.”

http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2014/dec/15/illridewithyou-hashtag-offers-solidarity-to-sydneys-muslims-after-cafe-siege

Ken Smith Uncategorized December 15, 2014December 15, 2014

Active citizens use the #IllRideWithYou hashtag to assert values and claim ownership of their public places.

http://mic.com/articles/106442/australians-show-the-world-exactly-how-to-respond-to-terrorism-with-ill-ride-with-you

Ken Smith Uncategorized December 15, 2014December 15, 2014

There are “few English-speaking people who read or even consider reading translated works.”

http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/books/20141212-local-publishing-houses-dedication-to-translated-works-could-change-the-industry.ece

Ken Smith Uncategorized December 15, 2014

“There are beautiful public spaces..and you never have to live in a crime-ridden slum because they don’t have them.”

http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2014/12/08/purity-of-essence-one-question-for-nell-zink/

Ken Smith Uncategorized December 15, 2014December 15, 2014

My “citizenship is not just voting” reply to a @CharlesMBlow column on the NY Times site.

Ken Smith Uncategorized December 15, 2014December 15, 2014

“Voting is vital. Voting alone is for suckers.” –Mark Thomason

Ken Smith Uncategorized December 15, 2014December 15, 2014

And @insidehighered too on professors sharing responsibility for the tone of social media posts about their campus.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/12/15/professors-turn-yik-yak-happy-space

Ken Smith Uncategorized December 15, 2014December 15, 2014

Professors decide to share responsibility for the tone of social media posts about their campus.

http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/responding-to-offensive-posts-on-yik-yak-professors-stage-social-media-takeover/55265

Ken Smith Uncategorized December 15, 2014

Do public schools teach young people that active citizenship _starts_ with voting but does not end there?

http://10x14s.smallpict.com/2014/12/15/#a1418649266

Ken Smith Uncategorized December 15, 2014

We need a toolkit for active citizenship that _starts_ with voting rather than ends there. Replies to @CharlesMBlow.

Ken Smith Uncategorized December 15, 2014

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