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Tool: 300K e-petition for Norouz
Written by Hamid Tehrani on March 5, 2009 – 9:22 pm -
treats to celebrate Nourouz, the Iranian new year’s holiday (credit: ISNA.ir)
Description: Norouz (also spelled “Nowruz”) marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the Iranian year. This day is celebrated by nearly 300 million people around the world including Iranians and many other peoples throughout Asia.
Digital Tool Beign Used: e-petition
How: The e-petition is addressed to Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of United Nations. The request is to add this day to the calendars’ of the UN agencies.
Impact: So far more than 300,ooo people have signed the petition. This is a large number, but the e-petition is a very popular lobbying tool. Is it still an effective way for activists to bring attention to their cause or has the ease of creating an online petition made it so commonplace that it is no longer taken seriously by decision-makers ?
Tags: Iran
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