Tag Archives: online activism

New possibilities… sharing, prioritising, communicating

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

In their 8 Tools for New Possibilities post, ISIC have pulled together 8 social media tools for connecting, hearing and organising people and their views. I’ve had a quick look and can see some of them being valuable additions to … Continue reading →

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Taking action for activists

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

I’m an unashamed fan (and user) of Riseup, the Seattle-based autonomous tech collective. Here’s an item from their latest email bulletin – a nice bit of action to protect activism. We Fought the Law, and We Won (warning: legal stuff … Continue reading →

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Doing it by the Facebook

Posted on May 9, 2011 by

I understand the merits of Facebook as a campaigning tool.  By nature I tend to be averse to anything that’s a)mainstream corporate and b)so fashionable, but I’ve taken the time to listen to those that use it and understood what … Continue reading →

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Virtual meetings

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

Just a quick nudge towards Adrian Nixon’s recent post Facilitating Virtual Meetings on his On Facilitation blog. Some good and detailed tips on using Skype in particular, but I imagine many of them are relevant to other VoIP applications. Lest … Continue reading →

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Clicktivism….a few links

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

The debate about clicktivism (online activism) is raging on… is it an effective substitute for good old-fashioned face-to-face activism? does it encourage shallow, almost meaningless engagement? is it the way forward? are local groups a thing of the past. All … Continue reading →

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Collaborative writing online

Posted on September 7, 2010 by

I’m just back from working with a development education organisation (more on that soon) who need to finalise the vision we were working on, and hope to do it online. I promised to send some suggestions for tools they could … Continue reading →

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Online activism

Posted on July 27, 2010 by

Just been emailed to tell me about the .Activist ‘Online Campaigning’ conference on 7th August. Looks like a useful resource for activists and all those that work with them:

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