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Digital Activism

Are You Losing Your Edge As You Get Older?

Allison Hope | Posted 03.18.2013 | Gay Voices
Read More: Lgbt, Dyke TV, Civic Engagement, Activism, Digital Activism, Lesbian, Lesbian Activism, LGBT Activism, Activism Youth, Gay Voices News
Allison Hope

I've traded in the Dyke March for Dyke Sitting on the Couch. Have I allowed myself to lose my edge, or did it happen naturally? Have the shifting political tides and subsequent progress in favor of equality quieted activist voices, or has activism itself shifted to a different, digital presence?

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Social Media Lessons From a Revolution

Ryan J. Davis | Posted 09.04.2012 | Technology
Read More: Wael Ghonim, Digital Activism, Social Media, Egypt Revolution, Facebook, Social Media Marketing, Technology News
Ryan J. Davis

What did Ghonim do to foster online engagement that eventually contributed to real, on the streets, offline action? It's simple really. He spoke, users listened and responded, and then he acknowledged their contributions.

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Get Online

Fron Nahzi | Posted 08.08.2012 | Technology
Read More: Digital Media, Ict, Twitter, Old Media vs. New Media, Digital Activism, Nonprofits, Offline, Facebook, Social Media, Arab Spring, Ngos, Online, Civil Society, Information Flow, Analog CSOs, Csos, Technology News
Fron Nahzi

In the ever-expanding and fast-paced new media world, issues appear to be more about context and less about content. The posts often appear short sighted, and lack substance but they reach a wide audience nevertheless.

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Egyptian Blogger Sentenced by Military Rulers Amid Accusations of Human Rights "Cronyism"

Courtney C. Radsch | Posted 02.15.2012 | World
Read More: Egypt, Arrests, #jan25, #NoSCAF, Military, Scaf, Activism, Bloggers, Press Freedom, Digital Activism, Cyberactivism, Mikhail Nabil, Alaa Abdel Fattah, Middle East, Human Rights, World News
Courtney C. Radsch

Blogger Maikel Nabil was sentenced to two years in prison yesterday, a one-year reduction from his three-year sentence handed down on Apr. 11 by a military tribunal in closed session.

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Occupy Wall Street and Digital Activism 3.0

Lee Schneider | Posted 12.12.2011 | Technology
Read More: , Digital Activism, Likeminded, Craigslist-Foundation, Meetup, Protest, Occupy Wall Street, Technology News
Lee Schneider

Digital activism is much more than flash mobs and Facebook.

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In Morocco, 91% Approval isn't Good Enough

Jillian York | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Twitter, Anas Alaoui, Activism, Morocco, Youth Digital Activism, King Mohammed VI, Digital Activism, , King of Morocco, World News
Jillian York

When popular glossies TelQuel and Nichane published approval ratings for the Moroccan king, they found 100,000 copies of the magazines seized by the Ministry of Communication.

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Responding to Mumbai: A Population Speaks Out

Jared Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: India, Orkut, Media Online Organizing, Pakistan, Digital Activism, Online Activism, Mumbai Facebook, Facebook, Dorm Room Diplomacy, Digital Media, India Digital Media, Mumbai Orkut, Shubham, Mumbai Attacks, Mumbai Twitter, World News
Jared Cohen

In response to the Mumbai attacks, Facebook and other online social networks are flooded with communities, discussion groups, and individual members convening online to speak out with an amplified voice.

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