http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/06/18/193101142/with-inspiration-from-turkey-brazil-discovers-mass-protests
"Tens of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets across the
country Monday night, and more demonstrations are slated for the coming
week. Brazil doesn't have a history of this kind of mass dissent, but it
seems to be catching on very quickly.
'The social movements in
the world are learning from each other,' said Marco Antônio Carvalho
Teixeira, a professor at Fundacao Getulio Vargas in Sao Paulo. 'This is a
brand new way of protesting in Brazil.'
The Brazilian
protesters have a lot in common with their Turkish counterparts:"
That's one thing the Internet provides; instant information about protests elsewhere.
Internet Collective Action is people organizing in a nonhierarchical manner to accomplish a particular goal. The reward is in the doing, and how much or how little anyone participates is completely voluntary, depending on their abilities and commitment to the goal. By this process amazing things can be accomplished. ICA will grow so long as the Internet is free. http://www.lisamcpherson.org/pc.htm is an example of ICA.
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