Case Studies — Free

Case studies from countries that received the "Not Free" classification from the NGO Freedom House due to a high quality of civil liberties and political rights.

The Movements.org case study series identifies and evaluates campaigns that have harnessed technology for social change in their communities or that have demonstrated degree of success that others could learn from. Think you or someone you know should be featured?! Share your work here.

The Pink Chaddi Campaign

Posted by Brannon Cullum in Arrest and Harrasment, Asia, Build Awareness , Free, Very Wired, Mobilize, Social Networking, Facebook

A group of Indian women initiated a tongue-in-cheek campaign to stand up for women's rights.
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@BPGlobalPR

Posted by Brannon Cullum in Build Awareness , Free, Very Wired, Fundraising, Humor, North America, Social Networking, Twitter

Following the Gulf oil spill, one comedian used a parody Twitter account to poke fun at BP while raising money for the Gulf.
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CrisisCamp Haiti

Posted by Brannon Cullum in Free, Emergency Response, Very Wired, North America, Social Networking, Twitter

Following the earthquake in Haiti, volunteers gathered at CrisisCamps to lend their tech skills and help the relief efforts.
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#InternetNecesario

Posted in Blogging, Microblogging, Free, Moderately Wired, Email, Latin America, Social Networking, Twitter

A Twitter campaign organized using hashtags and repealed an unpopular law that would have taxed internet users.
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Bersih 2.0 Rally

Posted by Afsanieh Rassti in Build Awareness , Free, Civic Engagement, Plan and Strategize, Election Monitoring, Keep Supporters Engaged

Bersih 2.0 drew 50,000 supporters to its Walk for Democracy, strengthening the movement for free and fair Malaysian elections.
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Cuidemos el Voto

Posted by Oscar Salazar and Susannah Vila in Free, Civic Engagement, Crowdsourcing, Moderately Wired, Document Information, Election Monitoring, Latin America, Social Networking, Twitter, Ushahidi

How clean are elections in Mexico? A team of activists and technologists decided to find out for themselves.
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How SMS Swung a Parliamentary Election in Spain

Posted by Brannon Cullum in Free, Very Wired, Mobiles, SMS, Western Europe

Spaniards, wary of a government cover-up of the Madrid train bombings, quickly organized and altered the direction of elections.
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Viva Favela

Posted by Rodrigo Noguiera and Susannah Vila in Free, Citizen Media, Moderately Wired, Latin America, Online Video

Open-source tools, inexpensive cameras and Web training to produce citizen media from Brazil
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