J May 2010, at 12:52 pm
Digital Activism
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Yesterday we posted an excerpt of the chapter I wrote for our new book on MAP, and below is an excerpt (See here for original post).
NOTE: On June 1st we’ll be posting a free downloadable copy of our new book Digital Activism Decoded and on July 1st the paper [...]
J November 2009, at 14:54 pm
DigiActive
I was on the 6 November episode of HubSpot TV discussing social media news, DigiActive/digital activism and Girls in Tech.
You can get the full show notes on the [...]
J October 2009, at 13:42 pm
DigiActive
Policy Memo for the US Helsinki Commission: In the digital age, where a “good” is a string of code that can be delivered anywhere in the world with the click of a mouse, even today’s smart sanctions are not smart enough. By preventing access to blogging platforms, social networks, and other types of new media, current embargo policies harm the very activists who are furthering our common goals of democracy promotion, while leaving authoritarian governments free to spread propaganda through a range of state-controlled media outlets. [...]
J August 2009, at 10:44 am
Digital Activism
I’m in the last stages of writing a chapter for a book on Digital Activism that’s being written by a really great group of colleagues, such as Patrick Meier, Gaurav Mishra, Mary Joyce, and Tim Hwang (among others). I thought I’d lay out my outline for now, as I’m working through it.
Please let me know your [...]
J July 2009, at 18:48 pm
Digital Activism
Our goal in creating this survey was to collect the first international demographic data on the new group we call “digital activists”: people who use digital technology as part of grassroots campaigns for social and political change. [...]
J February 2009, at 20:36 pm
DigiActive
Title: Quick ‘n Easy Guide to Online Advocacy
Author: Tactical Technology Collective
Published By: Collective Commons (2009)
What is it?: This guide offers ways to use social networking and web 2.0 tools to improve advocacy campaigns. It aims to expose advocates to online services that are quick to use and easy to understand.
Visit DigiActive for [...]
J December 2008, at 20:41 pm
DigiActive
Description: Homeless Nation was started by Daniel Cross, a documentary filmmaker who has highlighted Canada’s homeless population in several of his films. While gathering thousands of stories given by the homeless, most of which wouldn’t fit into the films, Cross envisioned a space where these reports wouldn’t be lost……
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J November 2008, at 20:53 pm
DigiActive
Please visit the DigiActive blog for a book review of Market Rebels: How Activists Make or Break Radical Innovations, by [...]