What people say about 10 Tactics

"I work with the Youth Engagement Program for Oxfam Australia, and we’re very interested in ways to engage young people not traditionally associated with social justice issues. I love love love these resources, and look over them time and again, always learning something new. They are just gorgeous, and so useful too. Your resources do an amazing job."
 

“I like the way the film mixes high-tech tools and "good sense", basic reason. This movie can be of interest for both "people in the business" (ie NGOs, activists, etc.) and the general public, who are more and more aware of what is at stake.”

"The video was great for us when introducing youth to ways that information and social media can be used for social accountability. We were working in Kenya where government corruption was an issue that youth brought up a lot. They really liked section on filming police bribes and tracking the plane of the president. When we did action plans, you could see that some of the ideas from the video had sparked thinking in the participants."

“I appreciate you giving me the opportunity to disseminate the this practical knowledge and message of social change. I think the audience found the materials to be very useful and also applicable to their communities here in Texas”

"I show 10 tactics to students at our educational programme at Action Aid Denmark called Global Change. I've sent packages of 10 tactics to all our platforms in Nepal, Kenya, Tanzania, Jordan and El Salvador and use it myself in my teachings in Denmark. The materials are compelling, useful and inspiring."

"10 tactics is a great catalyst for getting passionate people focused on clear, effective storytelling. The training highlights clever ways to get attention for a story, but also emphasises the importance of keeping participants safe. Many have already suffered enough! I found that the training materials translated well, whether they were used in Central Asia or Eastern Africa. I believe you can also use them for journalists who are under increasing pressure when investigating stories."

"I showed the video 10-Tactics as part of the module on Strategy, Tactics and Methods of Nonviolence. As digital media it was a great up-to date example of how electronic advocacy can supplement any larger nonviolence movement. Since our course was focusing on designing and implementing social change through nonviolent methods, the 10-tactics video was a good addition."

"The [10 tactics] film in fact has directed me toward the solutions I have been looking for to support our work on democratic participation. The Kubutana and Sodnet examples will now help me sensitise and inspire my colleagues. I hope we be able to implement something similar for our work in Uganda."

"I show 10 tactics to students at our educational programme at Action Aid Denmark called Global Change. I've sent packages of 10 tactics to all our platforms in Nepal, Kenya, Tanzania, Jordan and El Salvador and use it myself in my teachings in Denmark. The materials are compelling, useful and inspiring."

“10 Tactics is something that has to be seen by migration and human right advocates”

"Since people's attitude towards social movements in Portugal has apparently become more and more inert, screening a film such as 10 Tactics for an audience of young wanna-be reporters was truly inspiring: it was like spreading a seed of good vibes to create the change we want to see in the world, starting in our own community."

"This film had so many good ideas for the use of ICTs to support the work we do. I will use these stories to develop new approaches for budget monitoring and to identify new ways to make the information we collect more accessible to the public."

"We found the material to be innovative and inspirational. It's a great collection of ideas and information for creatively and effectively engaging our community and advocating for those less fortunate than us. Can't wait to go through it further - who knows what else is out there to inspire us!"

"The film was inspiring ...because there are times when people do feel helpless. Sometimes there are already cases of violence against civilians and how do we go about making these cases known to the public so that we could see justice? We have to find ways to empower ourselves not just with principles but with the know-how as well."

"We screened 10 Tactics as part of our 'Show and Tell' programme, a monthly series of informal talks by participants and guest speakers on a variety of subjects. We had around 30 in the audience and the screening provoked a lively debate on the issues raised by the film and the ideas used in it. I found the film really tangible. It introduced me to topics that I know little about in an informative varied way."

10 Tactics shows ways in which technology can be used in a useful form, how it can amplify experiences of life, add to online communities and add to existing projects in the world.

“The first time I heard these stories I felt so excited. I could feel hope and inspiration. I will carry [the film] with me wherever I go and show it to people, especially in places where we do media training.”

"I've used 10 Tactics in classes on activism with undergraduate students and used in co-curricular trainings on activism for students."

"I definitely plan to develop trainings with the 10 tactics pack. The video is a powerful way for us to explain why what we do is important and the cards will help us guide others through the choices they need to make to realise their projects and goals. Eventually, we'd like to adapt these materials into Arabic."

"We had a screening at the Amnesty Australia Sydney office last week and it was really successful. I am going to be running some planning/training sessions with Amnesty University groups early next year and I would really like to give each of the groups a package to help them with campaigning."

“The [10 tactics screening in Sydney] was a great opportunity to consider the use of new technologies and those present in our day to day lives in campaigning for social change and defending human rights. It also brought together our community of like-minded organisations and individuals working in Sydney together in a human rights movement. I’m still hearing from people who’d like to get a copy of the film, or come along to another screening as word spreads to others’ contacts in the field.”

“The info-activism toolkits were remarkable … well laid-out and appealingly designed... The examples of activism used to demonstrate the 10 tactics were inspiring. 10 tactics provided invaluable insight and ideas, as well as experienced words of caution, for how to turn information into action and demonstrated how rights advocates around the world are using the Internet and digital technologies to create positive change.”

"10 Tactics is empowering,  informative and strategic. I'm using it to help create messages for students about why they should stay at school to attain the benefits and outcomes that follow years down the trackfrom this. I'm also using it to create messages that inform parents about law changes and how it will effect thier children and how they can help."

“The film strengthened my motivation as an activist through the tools I already use, while also showing me new ones I was previously unaware of. At the same time, it made me feel closer to a reality that is not usually portrayed in the mass media, making me feel stronger.”

“I liked the film because it bridged the gap between having information and what you can do with information”.

"This is a great starter guide to show how technology can be used in development and peace work, and I plan to give the guide to all new interns/staff who join our organization as a way to introduce them into the power of simple tech use. We are a legal empowerment through technology organization so a lot of the people who join us or are interested in us come in from the legal side. 10 tactics is a great way to introduce them to the technical side."

"10 tactics is a great catalyst for getting passionate people focused on clear, effective storytelling. The training highlights clever ways to get attention for a story, but also emphasises the importance of keeping participants safe. Many have already suffered enough! I found that the training materials translated well, whether they were used in Central Asia or Eastern Africa. I believe you can also use them for journalists who are under increasing pressure when investigating stories."

"10 Tactics is a smart, nifty resource package, loaded with valuable information and links that unlock the doorway to a world where hard data, software technology, creativity and sheer human ingenuity frisson to tell tales of human resilience and struggles for social justice."

“I think the film is a powerful illustration of how smart advocacy in the digital age can effectively influence the course of events.”

"I've used 10 Tactics in classes on activism with undergraduate students and used in co-curricular trainings on activism for students."

"The tactics explained in the film and toolkits...are an honest summing up of years of struggle and online activism, thoroughly explained and generously shared with the rest of the world. It is an impressive easy-to-understand and ready-to-use guide for grassroots activists and netizens, many of which may lack the knowledge to making their campaigns successful while protecting themselves and their sources."

"The 10 tactics film was great. Especially I liked the Morocco police story. We have many such examples of police corruption in Tanzania. I learnt from this story how involving people in capturing these kinds of abuses of power can lead to change."

"As a very young advocacy group, A Bleeding Heart needed as much information as it could get. It was just a group of young people interested in being more involved in positively changing their country, but we were starting from scratch. But now that we have the wealth of knowledge that the 10 Tactics package provides. I for one consider us a lot more prepared to fight the good fight...or fights..."

"I am involved in holistic community development work helping poor communities and marginalised groups in Sierra Leone to get them empowered on a sustainable basis. Applying 10 tactics to our operations have seen new ways of doing our work in a creative manner that makes things very practical, interesting and easy for us and others to comprehend what is going on. It is a fully loaded interrelated package that if carefully studied and well implemented can bring positive transformation to organizations. I am greatly impressed with it and recommend it for use as it adds value to what groups are doing and does so easily."

“Dissemination of information is very important. This film can play an important role in turning information into action.”

"This [10 Tactics] is very good in terms of awareness generation about new media tools and tactics for activists."

"I am involved in holistic community development work helping poor communities and marginalised groups in Sierra Leone to get them empowered on a sustainable basis. Applying 10 tactics to our operations have seen new ways of doing our work in a creative manner that makes things very practical, interesting and easy for us and others to comprehend what is going on. It is a fully loaded interrelated package that if carefully studied and well implemented can bring positive transformation to organizations. I am greatly impressed with it and recommend it for use as it adds value to what groups are doing and does so easily."

I think the 10 Tactics kit is a powerful tool: It's simple, clear, accessible and gives a lot of practical ideas for the most diverse contexts. I plan to share it widely among our partners.

“With films like 10 tactics...there is now a wealth of information and advice available to organisations who want to embrace the possibilities of [new] technologies and work more effectively.”

"[10 Tactics is] in one word: excellent. It is really an inspiring collection of practices, showing people from many parts of the globe working on varying issues and giving the low down on how they have managed to use various tactics for their issue or cause."

"The material is spectacular and something we really needed. For the freshness, for the design of it, we loved it."

"I'm now finishing watching the film and its fantastic! Im really impressed with the clarity and messages coming through as well as with the material. So straightforward and a great design!"

"The material is FANTASTIC. Folks in my office are fighting over a chance to have a look. I think it is an especially useful tool for trainers, such as myself, who are constantly on the look out for great, inspirational materials. I also like the versatility of it and just how attractive the design is. It is very portable too."

"I use 10 Tactics as an essential tool for raising awareness about new media in all my workshops on Citizen Journalism and New Media here in the north east of India. It helps me to get the agenda going as all the components of the workshop are based around the tactics included in the movie."