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Campaign: Help Fouad Mourtada
Written by Mary on March 5, 2008 – 3:32 pm -Description of Campaign: On February 5, Moroccan Fouad Mourtada was taken into custody for posting a joke profile of Prince Rachid (the King’s brother). Two weeks later, he was sentenced to three years in prison and fined over $1000 on a false charge of document identity fraud. The goal of this campaign is to reverse this sentence, which is horribly out of proportion to the offense committed.
Digital Activism Tools: YouTube, web site, G-Chat, Skype, Facebook, digital video, digital photography
How These Tools Are Being Used: First there was the official web site, www.HelpFouad.com with an e-petition asking for Fouad’s release. Members of the campaign both inside and outside Morocco communicated using G-Chat and Skype. Then there was the Facebook group, Help Fouad Mourtada. Through the Facebook group and offline social networks, rallies were organized this past Saturday at Moroccan embassies and consulates in 8 cities around the world (Rabat, Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, Washington DC, Montreal, Madrid, and London). Digital video and photographs were collected from these rallies made into a video to promote the cause (see below).
Tags: facebook, fouadmourtada, gchat, helpfouad, morocco, skype, youtube
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Tool: GTalk
Written by Mary on January 23, 2008 – 4:23 am -Tool Description: GTalk is Googles version of Internet telephony. I allows you to talk online for free with other people that use GTalk.
Activist Application: Burmese democracy activists used GTalk to tell people around the world what was happening in their country. According to Maung Maung, a Burmese activist and trade unionist, “There are about 50 Internet cafes all over Burma, and young people were able to log into GTalk and say to the rest of the world, ‘Here’s what is happening on this corner; here’s what is happening on that corner.’ Quite a lot of young activists have been trained in how to use Gmail. It is extremely helpful to the movement.” GTalk is available in Burmese (see below) and many other world languages.
Ease of Use: Easy. You can download it here or use it without downloading it by clicking here. You do need a Gmail account and a microphone to use GTalk.
Tags: asia, burma, google, gtalk, myanmar, southeastasia
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Tool: Skype
Written by Amine on November 26, 2007 – 5:21 pm -Name: Skype
Website: http://www.skype.com
What it is: Skype is a program which you can use to have chat, voice and video conversations with friends and contacts around the world.
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