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Three Blogs Worth Reading
A week and a half ago, the Urchin Movement received a very kind award (no, we weren’t awarding ourselves Urchies again…). The wonderful blog Sparks in Shadow included us in a list of blogs worth reading, and we couldn’t be … Continue reading
Year of the Urchin: Five Exciting Things to Look Forward to in 2011
Our first full year as a blog went off without a hitch, which makes the possibilities of 2011 very exciting! We hope you’ll stay with us through this new year – but just in case, here are five things to … Continue reading
Posted in Examples in Urchinism, Geo, Holidays
Tagged 2011, blogs, bookmarks, books, busyness cards, letterpress, libraries, library, london, los angeles, nashville, new year's, new year's resolution, new york city, photoshop, reUMion, ulysses, urchies, urchin manifesto, urchin propaganda, urchins ink
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Nothing Says ‘Happy Anniversary’ Like Ice Monkeys
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Urchin Movement in blog form! Cheers to our readers who’ve read us since our very first post and cheers to the readers who’ve found us along the way. We’ve enjoyed our first year … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Collaborative, Examples in Urchinism, Holidays
Tagged anniversary, blogs, Geo Ong, ice monkeys, margaret hedderman, sarah jost, Urchin Movement
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Write for UM!
One of our earliest goals in creating the Urchin Movement blog was to provide a platform where individuals can join us in voicing their thoughts and opinions. Many people out there have a tonne to say, which is why many … Continue reading
Posted in Collaborative, Examples in Urchinism, Guest Urchins
Tagged blogs, contributions, guest articles, guest urchins, internet, write for UM, writers, writing
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You Know You’re an Urchin When There’s No Such Thing as a Week Off
Tomorrow marks a turning point for the Urchin Movement. As you know, and as we’ve been reminding you with a fiery consistency, we are embarking on our first Urchin road trip. We will be on the road for nine days. … Continue reading
A New Urchin Manifesto, Part Two: The Revolution of the Urchin
[Read Part One if you haven't done so already!] Why should we be taken seriously, especially in this age where everyone blogs, everyone has something to say, without any credentials or anything? While we often resist the urge to blog … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Money, Examples in Urchinism, Geo
Tagged anger, apathy, art as social revolution, blogs, change, cynicism, justin bieber, money, responsibility, revolution, urchin manifesto, young people, youth
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A New Urchin Manifesto, Part One: The Evolution of the Urchin
The Urchins have been on the move for over two years, but we’ve hit a stride ever since crossing the border into cyberspace. While the audience that cyberspace provides will always be randomised and unpredictable, we knew the possibilities of … Continue reading
You Know You’re an Urchin When…
…you can efficiently pack a backpack in under five minutes for a week-long trip. …you pack a lunch to bring to the coffeeshop. …you think in blog. …you go to the park and feed the ducks whenever you are reminded … Continue reading
Revolurchin: NOW!
The first duty of a revolutionary is to get away with it. -Abbie Hoffman Hello, world! We are the Urchins. Welcome to our website. We’re just your average, run-of-the-mill starving artist revolutionaries taking our movement to the internet in hopes … Continue reading
