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Dictators wish Journalists a “Happy Press Freedom Day”Reporters without Borders have made my day. Well they have made many journalists day. They have put in pictures what corrupt, autocratic and authoritarian regimes, policies and laws do to journalists everyday. more after the break
Author: Monica Brasov-Curca
Where: Osocio Weblog
Advertiser: Reporters Without Borders
Category: Activism, Human rights, Media, Peace & Conflicts
Date: 3-05-2013 19:35
Bus-Line DiplomacyBUS-LINE diplomacy and friendship: The best birthday surprise…
Author: Monica Brasov-Curca
Where: Osocio Weblog
Agency: Bedre Buster
Category: Peace & Conflicts
Date: 28-03-2013 11:30
Romania Gives Britain the FingerMEMO: ATTN. BRITAIN Xenophobia is not pretty. Stereotypes are ugly. Social exclusion of migrants and minorities make you look bad. Sincerely, Romania
Author: Monica Brasov-Curca
Where: Osocio Weblog
Advertiser: GMP
Agency: Gandul.info
Category: Activism, Discrimination, Government, Human rights, Politics, Peace & Conflicts
Date: 4-02-2013 08:26
Baku’s (Azerbaijan) Most Annoying Campaign: 5 ‘Qapiks’The 5 ‘Qapiks’ Campaign wants donations! But dont even think about giving American Dollars or British Pounds, it wants your 5 ‘Qapiks’ coins. Each one of these bad-boys are worth about 6.2 US Cents.
Author: Monica Brasov-Curca
Where: Osocio Weblog
Category: Activism, Human rights
Date: 1-02-2013 06:05
Don’t Cut Aid: It’s Working!It has been said; a picture can say a thousand words, well how about “a picture can save, 16 billion dollars in foreign aid dollars.” Uh? Ok yes, I made that one up, but its what International Relief and Development organization Oxfam America is betting on with it’s new “Don’t…
Author: Monica Brasov-Curca
Where: Osocio Weblog
Advertiser: Oxfam America
Agency: unknown
Category: Poverty, Social aid, Developing World
Date: 16-01-2013 05:54
Breaking The Taboo: Sex, Drugs and Rock and RollOk, to be clear the campaign is only about drugs. However nothing smells of success more than a campaign promoting the war against the war on drugs. The campaign also has the rock and roll part featuring famous celebrities such as rapper Dizzy Rascal and eye candy, like Mexican actor…
Author: Monica Brasov-Curca
Where: Osocio Weblog
Agency: Sandog Pictures
Category: Activism, Drugs, Violence, Peace & Conflicts
Date: 6-12-2012 10:05
Weed Out Hate…Plant Seeds of PeaceOn April 23, 2012, President Obama stated that “the world must not allow such ‘seeds of hate’ to take root…” Marc Daniels the visionary behind the “Weed Out Hate” national campaign agrees, in the literal and symbolic sense. Recently, I had the pleasure to have a chat with Daniels about…
Author: Monica Brasov-Curca
Where: Osocio Weblog
Category: Activism, Violence, Peace & Conflicts
Date: 27-11-2012 07:00
Free For The Weekend? Israel-Loves-Iran Part 2In the field of peacebuilding there is something called an “envisioned shared future.” It is when the opposing sides in any conflict stop for a minute and think. It’s a ceasefire of the mind, if you will. In the field of social advertising, few things show this better than two…
Author: Monica Brasov-Curca
Where: Osocio Weblog
Advertiser: Ronny Edry
Category: Activism, Fundraising, Peace & Conflicts
Date: 1-11-2012 00:14
InterPeace: Peace One Day 2012 CampaignInterPeace is Thunderclapping it for Peace One Day Friday 21st of September 2012. I posted about Peace One Day here on Osocio. The Thunderclap is also asking participants to sport a pretty cool PEACE badge on their Facebook and Twitter Avatars. Here’s mine @peaceforsale Interpeace is an independent, international peacebuilding…
Author: Monica Brasov-Curca
Where: Osocio Weblog
Advertiser: Interpeace
Agency: ThunderClap
Category: Media, Social aid, Peace & Conflicts
Date: 19-09-2012 06:11
Peace One Day 2012: Global Truce10 years ago, actor and visionary Jeremy Gillerey was pretty concerned about the state of the world. He turned his concern into action. In 1999 he began creating Peace One Day and since it has truly taken off. On September 21st each year Peace One Day is calling for and…
Author: Monica Brasov-Curca
Where: Osocio Weblog
Advertiser: Peace One Day
Agency: Peace One Day
Category: Peace & Conflicts
Date: 18-09-2012 08:30
That’s MalariousCelebrities have been spent countless hours promoting causes they care about. From Angelina Jolie and UNHCR to George Clooney in Darfur - most have tried to dignify the role of being a spokesperson and ambassador for a great humanitarian cause. But who says the messenger’s dignity is crucial in campaigning…
Author: Monica Brasov-Curca
Where: Osocio Weblog
Advertiser: College Humor
Category: Activism
Date: 22-08-2012 03:41
Book Review: How Advertising Will Heal Your Business and the WorldAuthor: Mark Woerde Published May 2011 Publishing on Demand Amsterdam, Netherlands Free copy paperless copy at Letsheal.org I became interested in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) a few years ago and was further intrigued after I attended “Conscience Capitalism” conference in 2011 at Bentley College just outside Boston, Massachusetts. There I…
Author: Monica Brasov-Curca
Where: Osocio Academy
Category: Corporate Social Responsibility, Online, Interviews, Talks
Date: 2-08-2012 20:30
The Smoking Kid: Messengers of cognitive dissonanceThe old adage “people should take their own advice” has never been more true than in this Thai ‘quit smoking ad’. The video below features children asking adults for a light. Shocked, the adults precede to tell the kids how bad smoking is for them and what the affects really…
Author: Monica Brasov-Curca
Where: Osocio Weblog
Advertiser: Olgivy, Thailand
Agency: Thai Health Promotion Foundation
Category: Health
Date: 11-07-2012 18:56
A Day Without Dignity 2012 Campaign“A Day Without Dignity”, 2012 campaign held on Monday April 16th highlighted how humanitarian aid and other development interventions often do more harm than good. The campaign features the use of social media channels such as blog posts, tweets and other media to share stories of local champions making a…
Author: Monica Brasov-Curca
Where: Osocio Weblog
Category: Activism, Human rights, Social aid
Date: 20-04-2012 06:03
Lend Your Leg Campaign“The Lend Your Leg Campaign” April 4th commemorates the International Day for Mine Awareness. The campaign brings to light the destruction and human suffering antipersonnel landmines have caused. Often used in war antipersonnel landmines are activated when the victim steps on the explosive device, and causes great injury of even…
Author: Monica Brasov-Curca
Where: Osocio Weblog
Advertiser: Arcangeles
Agency: International Campaign to Ban Landmines
Category: Activism, Human rights, Peace & Conflicts
Date: 4-04-2012 08:34
The Little PeacekeeperDanish Blogger and photographer Sebastian Rottmair introduces the world to “The Little Peacekeeper.” Although he is a little green lego man with a blue hat, he has BIG ideas. The Little Peacekeeper believes that we live in a world that needs a lot of small and big peacekeepers. You can…
Author: Monica Brasov-Curca
Where: Osocio Weblog
Advertiser: Sebastian Rottmair
Category: Social aid, Peace & Conflicts
Date: 2-03-2012 14:47
Is He A Real Man? The “Vrai Djo” SFCG Project in the Democratic Republic of CongoIn the Democratic Republic of Congo or DRC, sexual violence is a community-wide problem. Rape, in the DRC has been used as a weapon of war and sadly continues to increase even after. According to the peacebuilding NGO Search for Common Ground or SFCG, it is estimated that there are…
Author: Monica Brasov-Curca
Where: Osocio Academy
Category: Behaviour Change, Social Marketing, Strategy
Date: 7-02-2012 04:23
SOPA/ PIPA Boycott CampaignIts Hollywood VS Silicon Valley SOPA: Stop Online Piracy Act PIPA: PROTECT IP Act Jan. 18, 2012 is the designated SOPA blackout day. In protest prominent websites: Wikipedia, Go Daddy, Reddit and over 10,000 other sites are planning to go dark to contest two bills working through Congress. The bills…
Author: Monica Brasov-Curca
Where: Osocio Weblog
Advertiser: SOPA STRIKE
Category: Activism, Culture, Government, Media
Date: 17-01-2012 23:26
“I’m a Roma Woman” CampaignIn the midst of the recent upsurge in violence in Europe against the Roma people, where unprecedented numbers of organised right wing extremists, terrorists, hooligans and, in some cases, even resentful citizens have participated. The “I’m a Roma Woman Campaign” is fighting back against hate and marginalizations that all Roma…
Author: Monica Brasov-Curca
Where: Osocio Weblog
Advertiser: The Romedia Foundation
Category: Activism, Discrimination, Gender issues, Human rights, Women's Issues
Date: 14-01-2012 20:24
