Campaign: Overview of the Egyptian General Strike

Written by Mary on April 10, 2008 – 3:01 am -

Description of Campaign: As mentioned in our previous post, Egyptian activists organized a massive nation-wide strike on April 6. In our last post we talked about their use of Facebook. Now Global Voices correspondent Amira Al Hussaini gives a complete run-down of the other technologies used by the activists. This is definitely one of the most sophisticated digital activism campaigns to date.

Digital Activism Tools: blogs (both individual and collaborative), Twitter, Facebook, phone banking

How These Tools Are Being Used: From Amira’s excellent post:

Egyptian bloggers worked round the clock telling the world about a workers’ revolt that shook their country, as thousands rioted at a textile mill in Al Mahalla, demanding better pay and protesting against increasing prices. They were also among the first casualties of the unrest, which left two people killed, scores injured and an undetermined number of activists, organisers and mere spectators behind bars. Their coverage came in the form of blog posts, YouTube videos, Twitter feeds, Flickr shots, Facebook messages and all other online tools they could get their hands on. Read more…


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Guide: Blog for a Cause! - The Global Voices Guide to Blog Advocacy

Written by Mary on February 15, 2008 – 1:22 am -

Title: Blog for a Cause!: The Global Voices Guide to Blog Advocacy

Author: Mary Joyce

Published by: Global Voices Advocacy (2008)

What is it?: A strategic step-by-step guide to using a blog as the center of a campaign for social or political change

Download it!

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