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Sep 29 2008

Do No Evil

11:26 PM  |  Activism  |  Video  |  0 comments

Google is a tech company with many great products defining this generation of the web culture. Despite their company motto of Do No Evil, the amount of information they obtained certainly has raised many people’s concerns and worried others.  Personally I’m more or less on the side of admiration towards a company that has accomplished so much with unwavering determination. However, this official blog post of Co-founder, Sergey Brin certainly has me convinced of the founders’ sincere belief of Do No Evil.  To stand up and speak up against Proposition 8 and declare the position of the company on such controversial issue with little to gain but a lot to lose, Sergey has earned my utmost respect. Let’s hope that many more Californians can recognize that this all boiled down to an issue of equality and join Google in doing no evil.

Here is a wonderful video I came across with a simple and clear message. Even though this commercial was made in support of legalizing same-sex marriage in Canada, I think the message is universal and fits quite well here.

May 9 2008

“All I Need”

1:34 AM  |  Activism  |  Culture  |  Music  |  Video  |  3 comments

Radiohead has always been known for their environmental and political activism. Recently they have teamed up with MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) to produce a music video to raise awareness of human trafficking. The video for the song “All I Need” was filmed in Australia by Oscar-winning cinematographer John Seale and director Steve Rogers.

I guess no one can describe it better than Radiohead‘s lead singer, Thom Yorke:

They’ve produced a video of two parallel stories running, one of a little boy in the West and one of a little boy in a sweatshop in the East, and the boy [in the West] ends up buying the shoes from the sweatshop. It’s actually quite powerful.

I think it’s important for everyone in the West or on High Street to understand the consequences of our economic activity. You must be aware of the level of exploitation that’s going on. It’s part of our Western life, and one we should accept responsibility for. There’s no such thing as a free lunch or a free ticket to another country.