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Online Dialogue on Information Activism tomorrow
Written by Mary Joyce on July 7, 2009 – 1:40 pm -
What: New Tactics in Human Rights is presenting an online dialogue on the topic of Information Activism: Turning Information into Action.
When: beginning tomorrow, Wednesday July 8 and and ending Tuesday the 14
Why: This on-line dialogue will be space for practitioners to share the innovative ways in which they have turned information into action with their advocacy campaigns. They will discuss topics such as: collecting data, creative ways of visualizing data, digital ways of sharing this information, and the security risks one should evaluate before implementing these activities.
Who: New Tactics promotes tactical innovation and strategic thinking within the international human rights community and is coordinated by the Center for Victims of Torture. They are co-hosting the dialogue with Tactical Technology Collective the foremost international training organization for new media and activism. Their focus is on the effective use of information in activism. There are also several great guest speakers, including our own Patrick Meier and Frederick Noronha:
- Fredrick Noronha, writer, journalist, blogger and photographer, India
- Noha Atef, editor of Tortureinegypt.net, Egypt
- WITNESS team
- Melissa Gira Grant, writer and sex-worker activist, USA
- Patrick Meier, scholar, activist and writer for DigiActive, USA
- Sally-Jean Shackleton, Lebogang and Eva of Women’sNet, South Africa
- Frontline Defenders team
How: To participate just create a user account on New Tactics here: http://www.newtactics.org/en/user/register…
Where: … and then between the 8th and 14th visit this link: http://www.newtactics.org/en/blog/new-tactics/information-activism-turning-information-action, which will be the location of the dialogue.
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By Cynthia Estrada on Jul 30, 2009 | Reply
We began by helping NGOs working in urban poor communities contextualize their data. The Sagip Pasig Movement (200 organized urban poor communities on the Pasig riverside) holds a fluvial parade every year. We made a small cheap digital docu of their fluvial parade. Armed with youtube, executive director Meth Jimenez was able to convince her Asian partners to hold the Asian river summit here in the Philippines. We have since helped “Bantayog ng mga Bayani” (Sentinel of Martyrs and Heroes). In their effort to honor victims of Marcos Martial Law and rewrite history that a tyrant hoped to erase. There is a big need (a niche market) for this kind of research film in the Philippines. There are many NGOs and GOs steeped in 20 years of research that cannot be given proper context unless it is videographed. ( Not cinema direct but video-direct. ) Its the only way to contextualize our data so that our foreign partners understand what we are trying to do. Many programs depend on it.
Recently, several young friends have come to our door volunteering to work for free as a form of apprenticeship. But I told them that we have no ability to train others. They refuse to go home. They don’t mind starving and working unpaid as long as they learn a craft. Polytechnical University of the Philippines (PUP) has asked us to prepare a short syllabus. Perhaps we can build a small learning centre for this kind of research film? It will foster a lot of scientific exchange.