Case Studies — Mobilize

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.

Using Facebook to Protest and Overturn an Unfair Egyptian Data Usage Policy

Posted by Taylor Berry in Build Awareness , Humor, Middle East & North Africa, Mobilize, Social Networking, Facebook, Online Video

Syrian Boycott of Mobile Telecoms

Posted by Taylor Berry in Blogging, Build Awareness , Middle East & North Africa, Mobiles, Mobilize, Social Networking, Facebook

Ukraine’s Ladies Of Femen

Posted by Jennifer Cassidy in Advocacy, Arrest and Harrasment, Build Awareness , Eastern Europe, Mobilize, Social Networking, Facebook

10,000 Applaud to Overthrow ‘Europe’s Last Dictator’

Posted by Josie Baum in Advocacy, Arrest and Harrasment, Build Awareness , Access Blocked Information, Civic Engagement, Collaborate, Election Monitoring, Mobilize, Social Networking, Facebook, Twitter

The Lawyers Movement in Pakistan

Posted by Usama Khilji in Build Awareness , Mobilize

Led by a community of lawyers, Pakistani civil society - including students - built a movement aimed at reinstated rule of law
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Tackling Corruption in India

Posted by Susannah Vila in Build Awareness , Poorly Wired, Mobilize

Vijay Anand returned from the U.S. to his native India in order to tackle that country's pervasive corruption
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The Pink Chaddi Campaign

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

A group on Indian women initiated a tongue-in-cheek campaign to stand up women's rights.
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Herman Wainggai and activism in West Papau

Posted by Matt Mulberry in Asia, Mobilize

Ahmed Salah and Egyptian Revolution

Posted by Matt Mulberry in Build Awareness , Collaborate, Plan and Strategize, Middle East & North Africa, Mobiles, Mobilize, Social Networking, Facebook, Twitter

How the South African Shack Dwellers Movement Got a Political Voice

Posted by Josie Baum in Advocacy, Africa, Collaborate, Plan and Strategize, Location Based, Mobilize

Building A Movement in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Posted by Darko Brkan in Build Awareness , Eastern Europe, Mobilize

10 years after a war, citizens are apathetic and disillusioned - that's why net activists took on new tactics to reengage them.
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Engaging Youth with Politics in Venezuela

Posted by Susannah Vila in Build Awareness , Civic Engagement, Plan and Strategize, Document Information, Election Monitoring, Latin America, Mobilize

What tactics worked for youth activists in Venezuela trying to get their peers involved ahead of 2010's parliamentary elections?
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The Orange Revolution in Ukraine

Posted by Susannah Vila in Eastern Europe, Mobiles, SMS, Mobilize, Social Networking

When Ukrainian citizens suspected election fraud, pro-democracy groups organized to pressure the government.
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