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Get To Know: Svetlana Chmakova

Get to Know – Svetlana Chmakova Svetlana Chmakova is an internationally published, award-winning manga author Born and raised in Russia and moved to Canada at sixteen to finish high school Attended Sheridan College and received Classical Animation diploma Has more than a dozen published books; were translated into over 13 languages She is  a full-time…

Democracy Now interviews Shoshana Zuboff: “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism”, Part 2.
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Democracy Now interviews Shoshana Zuboff: “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism”, Part 2.

“… These are data that are illegitimately taken from our lives, … without our permission, because it’s done without our knowledge, so we couldn’t possibly give our permission.” — “… private human experience is out of bounds… [and] is essential for a democratic society. It cannot be turned into a commodity…” (S. Zuboff)

Democracy Now interviews Shoshana Zuboff: “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism”, Part 1.
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Democracy Now interviews Shoshana Zuboff: “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism”, Part 1.

“… private surveillance capital has institutionalized asymmetries of knowledge unlike anything ever seen in human history. They know everything about us; we know almost nothing about them.” (S. Zuboff)

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Teen Reads: November Non-Fiction

  Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women’s Fight for Their Rights by Mikki Kendall/Anna D’Amico (Illustrations) A bold and gripping graphic history of the fight for women’s rights. The ongoing struggle for women’s rights has spanned human history, touched nearly every culture on Earth, and encompassed a wide range of issues, such as the right…