Once again #protesting (and marching) against the corrupt prorussian #Slovak government. This time the bastards copied over a #Russian law targeted against #ngo and our freedoms.
We’re not gonna just let it happen. We will fight it with everything we’ve got. #slovakiaiseurope
Help us, #EU
Du leitest eine #NGO, willst einen #Verein oder Ähnliches #gründen und hast rechtliche Fragen? Hier ist ein #FreeWebinar
"Start Right e.V. bietet kostenlose Rechtsberatung für gemeinnützige Organisationen – von der Vereinsgründung bis hin zu Fragen zu Datenschutz oder Haftung. In diesem Webinar erfährst du, wie du als NGO rechtlich sicher agierst und welche rechtliche Unterstützung du kostenlos in Anspruch nehmen kannst."
https://www.skala-campus.org/event/kostenlose-rechtsberatung-non-profits/
The Failure of #Mainstreaming – What Comes Next?
It should be painfully obvious by now that all the current #mainstreaming paths have failed. Whether we look at politics, technology, media, or activism, the same patterns emerge, co-option, stagnation, and eventual collapse under their own mess and contradictions. The valid question isn’t whether mainstreaming has failed, it has. The real question is: What do we do about it? This applies just as much to our efforts to reboot the #openweb as it does to broader struggles in the "real […]https://hamishcampbell.com/the-failure-of-mainstreaming-what-comes-next/
MEPs reject call to halt funding for environmental NGOs:
“The European People's Party (EPP) group’s campaign to block EU financial support for non-profit environmental groups has taken a blow after a trio of conservative lawmakers broke ranks and voted down a motion to censure the European Commission over its use of public funds.”
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Building #OGB is about power without #powerpolitics
If we want the #openweb to survive and thrive, we need new forms of power, ones that can defend the community and challenge traditional power dynamics without falling into the traps of control, hierarchy, and co-option. The problem is clear: If we follow traditional power politics, which are built on control, manipulation, and exclusion, we will fail. We’ve seen this play out repeatedly, grassroots movements spark change, only to be then sold out and absorbed, neutralized by the […]https://hamishcampbell.com/building-ogb-is-about-power-without-powerpolitics/
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Interested in sociocracy but no idea where and how to start?
This webinar on April 10 is for you!
https://www.sociocracyforall.org/event/first-steps-into-sociocracy-2025/
#israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #ngo / #warcrime / #impunity / #ifrc
„The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has said it is "outraged" at the deaths of eight medics killed on duty in Rafah in southern Gaza.
The nine-person ambulance team came under heavy fire in al-Hashashin on 23 March, said the IFRC. Their bodies were retrieved on Sunday after access was denied for a week. One medic is still missing.“
Italian 
government admitted using #Graphite #spyware developed by 
#Paragon Solutions against the founders of an #NGO that helps refugees crossing Mediterranean
For 2 months evaded questions, dismissed allegations, and shifted its narrative
High-ranking intell. officials told a parliamentary oversight committee they approved the surveillance on the grounds of national security
.. came to light after Meta notified some of the activists
https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/spyware-scandal-italian-government-reportedly-admits-targeting-activists/
Composting the mess
We do need to share a sharp critique, that funding structures shape (and often stall) #openweb development. The argument is that #NGO funding models divert energy away from real grassroots alternatives, pushing projects into bureaucratic traps rather than fostering a thriving #DIY culture. With, paranoid individualism which stems from #stupidindividualism, a byproduct of the #deathcult’s mainstream influence. NGO funding traps devour alternatives, replacing them with sanitized, […]
Über eine #Verbandsklage dürfen anerkannte Umwelt- und #Tierschutzorganisationen gegen Behördenentscheidungen vorgehen, auch wenn die Rechte der Verbände selbst nicht verletzt worden sind. So sollen die Belange der #Umwelt leichter durchgesetzt werden. Die #Inquisition war laut Duden ein als Einrichtung der katholischen Kirche wirkendes Gericht, das vom 12. bis 18. Jahrhundert „mit großer Härte und grausamen Untersuchungsmethoden“ gegen Abtrünnige und Ketzer vorging. Auch die Untersuchungen dieses Gerichts werden dem Wörterbuch zufolge als Inquisition bezeichnet.
„Das Verbandsklagerecht ist nicht #Willkür, sondern fest verankert im Rechtssystem“, sagte Sascha Müller-Kraenner, Bundesgeschäftsführer der #DeutschenUmwelthilfe. Es sei gesetzlich geregelt und üblich „in europäischen und internationalen Demokratien“. „Insofern zeigt Herr #SalmSalm, dass er ein #vordemokratisches #Rechtsverständnis hat, vielleicht aus der Zeit, wo #Adlige wie er das Sagen hatten in unserem Land.“
https://taz.de/Umstrittene-Rede-bei-Freie-Bauern-Demo/!6078605/
#ngo
The issue with #FOSS tech development
The failure of many #FOSS projects is a failure to move from theory to practice. The issue is that developers work in isolation, disconnected from grassroots needs, and get lost in perfectionism rather than delivering functional prototypes.
The #geekproblem dominates, many coders prioritize control, abstract debates, or self-contained experiments over practical, usable tools for real-world communities. This is why projects stall: they are not built with activists in mind. Meanwhile, centralized platforms continue to consolidate power, because they offer simple, accessible, and functional solutions, despite their deep flaws.
To break this cycle, we need:
* Practical iteration—build rough, working solutions rather than endless theorizing.
* #4opens culture—embrace open process, standards, and real collaboration.
* Bridging solutions—tech that activists can actually use, not just developer-driven experiments.
* Funding models beyond #NGO traps—so projects remain independent and sustainable.
The fight for the #openweb is not only about resisting #dotcons but creating alternatives people can and will use. Can we move beyond abstraction and actually make history?
The development side of #MakingHistory
Building radical alternatives is not just about ideas—it’s about infrastructure. The #makeinghistory project is grounded in the messy, often frustrating work of creating tools that actually function for real communities. We’ve spent decades watching #dotcons centralize power while open projects stumble due to lack of focus, infighting, or simply being too obscure for everyday use.
#Makinghistory means stepping outside the cycle of dead-end open-source projects that never reach real people. We need bridging solutions, funding models outside the #NGO trap, and devs who understand grassroots needs. It’s not about innovation for its own sake, it’s about making the #openweb function better as a lived alternative.
This is where the real fight is. Not in reaction, not in abstraction, but in building tools people can and will use.
@tazgetroete Bei mir haben #Merz, Spahn, Linnemann, Kretschmer, Dobrindt, Klöckner, Bär, Söder & Co. viel verdient, aber Vertrauen gehört definitiv nicht dazu.
Wegen vieler Gründe: u.a. weil sie nichts für das #afd_verbot_jetzt aber etwas gegen #omasgegenrechts und #ngo tun oder den #Klimaschutz völlig vernachlässigen.
Und sofern es die #noSPD betrifft: Der gegenüber habe ich auch kein Vertrauen.
The Israeli violence continues, supplies are still scarce, and rebuilding is sabotaged by Israel. So the work by The Sameer Project is still very much needed. Here's a conversation from last September with one of the founders, Hala Sabbah.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICxLVeTg2Qg
On this donation page, you can read more about their activities: https://chuffed.org/project/113222-tent-campaign-the-sameer-project Any amount is incredibly welcome!
#SaveGaza #PalestineSolidarity #RefaatAlareerCamp #MutualAid #NoCharity #NGO #SameerProject #Gaza #Solidarity #Winter @israel @palestine #SameerProjectGaza
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