Case Studies — Latin America
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.
Zapatista Army of National Liberalization
The EZLN empowered a marginalized community by harnessing early online tools and developing new activist tactics for its cause.
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Oscar Morales and One Million Voices Against FARC
Colombian Oscar Morales created a Facebook group against FARC that led to an international protest movement.
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#InternetNecesario
A Twitter campaign organized using hashtags and repealed an unpopular law that would have taxed internet users.
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El Chiguirre Bipolar
Despite encroaching censorship, a satirical political blog gains a huge following in Venezuela.
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Engaging Youth with Politics in Venezuela
What tactics worked for youth activists in Venezuela trying to get their peers involved ahead of 2010's parliamentary elections?
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Cuidemos el Voto
How clean are elections in Mexico? A team of activists and technologists decided to find out for themselves.
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Viva Favela
Open-source tools, inexpensive cameras and Web training to produce citizen media from Brazil
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