This section features stories of advocates who've successfully turned information into action. Maybe you have your own account, or have seen a good example, of info-activism that you'd like to share. We are always looking for more stories to document, and inspire others with, so please email us at infoactivism[at]tacticaltech.org. We'll then get in touch to write up a story and profile it on our website.
On 15 January, a community television station in Jatiwangi, West Java, Indonesia broadcast 10 Tactics. The station is run by the multimedia department of the Jatiwangi Art Factory (JaF),a nonprofit organization that focuses on the study of local rural life through art and cultural events such as festivals, performances, visual art, music, video, ceramics, exhibitions, artist residencies, monthly discussions, radio broadcasts and education.
This section features stories of advocates who've successfully turned information into action. Maybe you have your own account, or have seen a good example, of info-activism that you'd like to share. We are always looking for more stories to document, and inspire others with, so please email us at infoactivism[at]tacticaltech.org. We'll then get in touch to write up a story and profile it on our website.
Luis Carlos is a video fanatic that for the past few years has built a video screening web site called Habitación de Henry Spencer. He records every day videos about people and situations capturing many social moments in the city of Lima, Peru. With a wide range of topics recorded on video, La Habitación de Henry Spencer has made a large audience for itself attracted by in-house entertainment clips, witness shots on daily happenings in the city, interviews to interesting people and citizen journalism.
This section features stories of advocates who've successfully turned information into action. Maybe you have your own account, or have seen a good example, of info-activism that you'd like to share. We are always looking for more stories to document, and inspire others with, so please email us at infoactivism[at]tacticaltech.org. We'll then get in touch to write up a story and profile it on our website.
Soon after its release, the 10 Tactics Burmese film was picked up by the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) and highlighted on their science and technology program, khit hlaine yin pyin, whose title translates to "wave of new era". The bi-weekly program, directed by than win htut, will be showing the entire 10 Tactics film in weekly installments, along with some segments of Survival in the Digital Age, Tactical Tech's animation series about digital security and privacy for activists.
This section features stories of advocates who've successfully turned information into action. Maybe you have your own account, or have seen a good example, of info-activism that you'd like to share. We are always looking for more stories to document, and inspire others with, so please email us at infoactivism[at]tacticaltech.org. We'll then get in touch to write up a story and profile it on our website.
Twitter use in Mexico has rapidly grown in urban areas since late 2009 alongide the increasing ownership of smartphones. With this, the number of online conversations, opening up new discussions and activities, has also risen.
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In late 2007, a group of young Chileans visited Punta de Choros, one of Chile's natural wonders and home to 80% of the world's Humbolt penguins and over 800 other species. As the group walked through the small town, they noticed a paper on a wall that advertised the plans to building four coal thermoelectric plants in the region, which would threaten the fragile eco-system.
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VotoJoven is an Venezuelan youth movement that aims to promote civic and democratic engagement among the youngest voters. During 2010, VotoJoven worked on voting related topics, starting from increasing voter registration rates, voting promotion and elections monitoring. With a vibrant and creative discourse, VotoJoven managed to combine on and offline campaigns to reach un-registered young Venezuelan voters.
This section features stories of advocates who've successfully turned information into action. Maybe you have your own account, or have seen a good example, of info-activism that you'd like to share. We are always looking for more stories to document, and inspire others with, so please email us at infoactivism[at]tacticaltech.org. We'll then get in touch to write up a story and profile it on our website.
As well as being a key part of people's social lives, social media has a role to play in fostering dialogue between people and the institutions providing the information and feedback loop required to better service customers and citizens.
This section features stories of advocates who've successfully turned information into action. Maybe you have your own account, or have seen a good example, of info-activism that you'd like to share. We are always looking for more stories to document, and inspire others with, so please email us at infoactivism[at]tacticaltech.org. We'll then get in touch to write up a story and profile it on our website.
In Mexico, rural subsidies reach billions of dollars and help contribute to rural life and keep farmers financially viable. Many of these subsidies however, have been diverted and much of it goes into hands that the subsidies were not intended for. Information about these subsidies is difficult to obtain and even more difficult to navigate.
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Many project have tackled sexual harassment in our communities through education and action. One of the major challenges with sexual harassment and tracking is the difficulty of collecting accurate data. A lack of reporting can provide limited numbers and make the problem seem smaller than it is.
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Should children only be the consumers of information? Should they not also have a voice to be able to tell stories from their own perspectives? These were some of the questions that encouraged a partnership between UNICEF and the Department of Communication, University of Hyderabad to launch CAMP, or Children as Media Producers, a participatory video initiative that took place in the Medak district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
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When we send people copies of our toolkits and guides, we follow up asking them to complete an online evaluation. To thank people for their feedback we periodically give out a prize based on the questionnaire response judged most intriguing/interesting/critical by a review panel at Tactical Tech. We regularly review the evaluation feedback people give us and make changes based on what people have suggested.
This section features stories of advocates who've successfully turned information into action. Maybe you have your own account, or have seen a good example, of info-activism that you'd like to share. We are always looking for more stories to document, and inspire others with, so please email us at infoactivism[at]tacticaltech.org. We'll then get in touch to write up a story and profile it on our website.
A group of Spanish activists who organised a kissing ‘flashmob’ through Facebook to coincide with the Pope's visit to Barcelona recently received worldwide press coverage.
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A free iphone and web based application, which provides details of Israeli settlements, has had a timely launch this week. The 10-month freeze on new Israeli settlement building in the occupied West Bank is due to expire this weekend and the issue is receiving significant media and government attention around the world.
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When Vijay Anand moved to the US from India to start his own software company, he realised how much more he could achieve when he didn't have to deal with corrupt officials.“It got me thinking about how citizens in India could fight the corruption that affects them every day.” In 2006 he founded the NGO 5th Pillar; the following year he returned to his home state of Tamil Nadu armed with a brilliant idea which he would use to launch 5th Pillar and to fight corruption: the Zero Rupee note.
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When Reshma failed to clear her Staff Selection Commission (SSC) exams despite many attempts, her father, an auto-driver, thought it fit to keep her at home. The only thing her father allowed her to do was to cut betel nuts and help her mother with embroidery work. The story of Haleema, daughter of another auto-driver, is no different. Being at home all day had left them feeling completely demoralised, depressed and shy.
This section features stories of advocates who've successfully turned information into action. Maybe you have your own account, or have seen a good example, of info-activism that you'd like to share. We are always looking for more stories to document, and inspire others with, so please email us at infoactivism[at]tacticaltech.org. We'll then get in touch to write up a story and profile it on our website.
The Alternative Asean Network On Burma’s (ALTSEAN-Burma) 2010 election watch provides background information, analysis, and up-to-date information on the 2010 Burma elections in a concise, user-friendly format for activists, media, researchers, diplomats, legislators and policy-makers. The overall aim of the project is to “monitor whether the electoral process is conducted in a free and fair manner”.
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The Bell Bajao campaign was conceived by Mumbai-based NGO, Breakthrough, to mobilise men in India to take a stand against domestic violence. The campaign has been led by intensive mass media outreach: a series of public service announcements (PSAs) for Indian radio, television and print. “Bell Bajao” translates as “ring the bell” which is the message that informs the whole campaign: anyone can help stop domestic violence by being proactive and drawing attention to it. The PSAs all show examples of men and boys who have witnessed domestic violence within their communities and intervened.
This section features stories of advocates who've successfully turned information into action. Maybe you have your own account, or have seen a good example, of info-activism that you'd like to share. We are always looking for more stories to document, and inspire others with, so please email us at infoactivism[at]tacticaltech.org. We'll then get in touch to write up a story and profile it on our website.
After the success of 10 tactics for turning information into action, Tactical Tech is starting work on a new info-activism resource that will support rights advocates to use information and digital technology.
While this new project is still at the research and planning stage we are inviting you as friends, colleagues and networks to share with us any ideas you have for info-activism stories. What we are looking for are examples of where rights advocates have used information and digital technology in a strategic way to advance a cause or address an issue.
This section features stories of advocates who've successfully turned information into action. Maybe you have your own account, or have seen a good example, of info-activism that you'd like to share. We are always looking for more stories to document, and inspire others with, so please email us at infoactivism[at]tacticaltech.org. We'll then get in touch to write up a story and profile it on our website.
Wanting to raise public interest around the funding crisis for health in Sub-Saharan Africa and extend their support base to a young audience who would mobilise around this issue, ARASA turned to creative campaign tactics. Inspired by the correlation between excessive government spending on personal luxuries, like birthday parties and flash cars, and the “bling culture” of hip-hop and rap artists, ARASA created a mock music video, “Lords of the Bling”.
"Thanks to 10 Tactics we found out that so much can be done using free and ready to use technology, especially turning data into visual and useful information, such as a map, to inform transit communities of what's happening and inviting them to take action."
