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Onlineactivism




  • Onlineactivism, Social Media, Voices of the World

    Take Back the Tech …

    11.23.07 | Dina | Permalink | 1 Comment

    November seems to be full of online activism days and weeks! Today’s the Buy Nothing Day, here’s another one - to end Violence Against Women:

    Cheekay Cinco of APC Women writes to inform me of this campaign to end violence against women. This is a collaborative campaign by ICT users, advocates, collectives and organisations […]

  • Onlineactivism, Social Tools in Disasters

    Somewherein using SMS to raise funds for Sidr Victims

    11.23.07 | Dina | Permalink | Comment?

    Aparna Ray, in a post at Global Voices Online links to several blogs that are trying to garner aid and resources to help victims of Cyclone Sidr. [Image on right courtesy BBC News]. Towards the end of the post, she shares this simple yet cool use of SMS to get people to donate:
    Bangla […]

  • Onlineactivism, Stuff

    Gujarat 2002-Tehelka Expose - What can we do as citizens?

    10.27.07 | Dina | Permalink | 3 Comments

    A commenter who calls himself/herself ‘takeaction’ left this information at my earlier post where I expressed my horror at the blatant role of the Modi Government and its allies in the Gujarat 2002 riots:
    “I think people of India and Indian diaspora can do something beyond just discussing this in egroups and blogs. The […]


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