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Digital Activism Digest: Iranian Blogger Free on Bail
The digital activism digest is a round up of interesting stories related to technology, activism and social entrepreneurship.
In today's post, well-known Iranian-Canadian blogger Hossein Derakhshan ("Hoder") was temporarily released from prison on $1.5 million bail; Ushahidi redesigned their website; Twitter and mobile provider MTN Cameroon have announced a new partnership; AYM Ambassador Daniel Teweles writes about his experience at the International Youth Conference and Festival 2010 in Pakistan; compete for a chance to attend Davos 2011.
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From Flickr user ucloccupation
Maptivism in London
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of central London today to protest a bill that would raise tuition fees. They used a variety of traditional protest tactics and digital activism to coordinate and share their message, including a Google Map to plot police activity.
From Flickr user digital.democracy
Digital Activism Digest: Election Results Spark Protests in Haiti
The digital activism digest is a round up of interesting stories related to technology, activism and social entrepreneurship.
In today's post, protests spread in Haiti following election results; AYM Ambassador Ken Banks writes about how mobile phones are being used to improve, enrich and empower lives; Evgeny Morozov discusses the implications of WikiLeaks on open vs. closed societies; Microsoft announces plans to help NGOs and independent media groups in 12 countries and changes its stance on piracy prosecutions; and Global Voices in Spanish held a "blog carnival" in Peru, asking bloggers to comment on cyberactivism.
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From Flickr user Vox Asia
Digital Activism Digest: Who’s Skipping the Nobel Prize Ceremony?
The digital activism digest is a round up of interesting stories related to technology, activism and social entrepreneurship.
In today's post, 19 countries plan to skip the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony for Liu Xiaobo; yesterday's runoff election in Egypt tightens the ruling party's grip; Walking Papers needs your help to improve OpenStreetMap; Internet hacktivists are defending Wikileaks; and the UN Security Council wants to hear the ideas of youth around the word.
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From Flickr user 350.org
New Case Study: 350.org’s 10-10-10 Global Work Party
October 10, 2010 was no ordinary day. Around the world, groups of people came together to engage in small actions and bring awareness to climate change as part of 350.org’s Global Work Party.
Actions included a bicycle rally in Sydney, Australia, the installation of solar panels in the Maldives, tree planting in Vietnam, a “silent” parade in Berlin, and community gardening in United States.
350.org, an international organization that works to mobilize people around solutions to the climate crisis, encouraged activists and average citizens alike to hold parties in their local communities and to work on projects that cut carbon emissions and promote clean energy. The goal was to send a strong message to world leaders: "If we can get to work on solutions to the climate crisis, so can you." By the day’s end, 7,300 work parties were held in 188 countries.
So how did 350.org get the word out amongst their base of supporters? What types of actions did individuals and organizations take part in? Read our latest case study to learn more about the 10-10-10 Global Work Party.
Digital Activism Digest: Facebook Unveils New Profile Pages
The digital activism digest is a round up of interesting stories related to technology, activism and social entrepreneurship.
Facebook releases new profile pages; France proposes police controls on who uses public information; Beth Kanter addresses Apple's unfriendly iPhone donation app policy; an excellent resource guide for mobile data collection is released by MobileActive; nonprofits are experimenting with $25 mobile giving campaigns.
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Take Back the Tech!
Can technology be used to help eliminate violence against women? The organizers behind Take Back the Tech! believe so. This collaborative campaign focuses on addressing access and affordability issues and breaking down gender stereotypes through the strategic use of online communication platforms for activism. Learn how you can Take Back the Tech and what actions local campaign organizers have taken to raise awareness.
From Flickr user rhokberlin
Random Hacks of Kindness: A Community of Innovation At Work
Over the weekend, software developers and engineers gathered at sites around the world to participate in the third Random Hacks of Kindness. What types of disaster risk- and response-related software projects came out of the hackathons?
This Week’s Featured How To and Case Study
We're continuing to feature a paired up how to guide and case study every Monday. This week: how can you engage, empower, and broadcast information to an audience with low connectivity to the internet and low rates of literacy? The team behind the Liberian citizen media site Ceasefire Liberia, which trained citizens in post conflict Liberia to tell their stories on a group blog, offers a great example. In some cases, they hand transcribed blog posts from Liberians in rural areas and posted them to the web manually. Although Ceasefire Liberia didn't make use of Freedom Fone, it's still great example of a tool that can put to use in this context.
Get in touch with any suggestions, concerns or ideas, and remember you can always suggest an idea for a case study here and for how to guide here
Follow Along With the First Ever Youth Conference in Pakistan
AYM is a proud sponsor, along with Google, YouTube, Pakistan's Express Tribune, and the Pakistani Ministry of Information of the International Youth Festival and Conference being held in Islamabad this week by the newly launched civil society organization Khudi Pakistan. Khudi, started by AYM Ambassador Maajid Nawaz and Senior Fellow Fatima Mullick, has brought together 150 Pakistani youth activists from throughout the country and 100 participants from elsewhere. This is the first event of its kind in Pakistan. Stay tuned for posts from the event and follow along here and on Twitter and with the hashtag #iycf2010.
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