Call for submissions! OOMK Issue 2: Print ... - oomk zine. Activist Modus Operandi: Methods of Communication « Genderbitch: Clarifications: This post is only regarding tactics, not people. The Nuker is not an inherently angry person, just uses anger and harshness to get the job done. Most people blend these methods together into varying combinations and there are many people who are unable to use many of these methods for whatever reason. When I talk about blending these tactics together in balance, I don’t mean in one person. I mean in a group of people. I sure as hell can’t blend them in just me. ~KH Activism is a fairly simple concept. That’s where it stops being simple. You see, there’s a lot of disagreement among activists about exactly how to achieve the conceptual goals above.
These methods, of course, can be summarized under several easily remembered analogous categories (that actually act as two separate spectrums between opposing methods): 1: NukerMethods: Satire, rants, biting wit, clever trolling, griefer trolling, bluntness, calling outDescription: The Nuker is the hardcore angry activist. Now. HOW TO: Use Social Media to Champion International Causes. Dana Oshiro is a Canadian PR strategist and writer who began her career in social media as an anti-poverty and public health advocate. She blogs regularly at Villagers With Pitchforks. For many, social media updates are akin to breathing. A 140 character emotional weather report might get geo-tagged and posted to Twitter, but by the end of the day it's retweeted, aggregated and bookmarked to a much larger audience.
A social media junkie's network might span between 300-10,000 viewers. Given the current economy, you may be considering overseas work. Know of additional international volunteer opportunities? SalaamGarage: Social media for change Amanda Koster's SalaamGarage is one excellent project where social media gurus leverage their networks for good. Through Facebook, photo blogs, Flickr, Twitter and YouTube, SalaamGarage has helped Vatsalya gain seven new onsite volunteers and media exposure in major outlets including the Seattle Post Intelligencer. Choose your own adventure 1. 2. 3. A Quiet Revolution Grows in the Muslim World. [Iranian Writers Group Marks Day Against Censorship] - [Radio Fr. T he Iranian Writers Association has designated today as a Day Against Censorship. All forms of media in Iran -- including print, television, radio, and the Internet, as well as film and gallery exhibitions -- are subject to censorship by the Iranian government.
Fearing possible reprisals, most Iranian journalists opt for self-censorship. To mark the Day Against Censorship, RFE/RL's Radio Farda interviewed writers, artists, and intellectuals in Iran to find out how censorship has affected their lives. Kurosh Danishyar, a student from Tehran’s Amir Kabir University, told RFE/RL that authorities have even closed student publications that were critical of government policies. Iranian-born filmmaker Nahid Persson, the director of documentaries such as "Prostitution Behind the Veil" and "Four Wives -- One Man," says she was briefly imprisoned for what she calls "trying to show the plights and problems Iranians face in their everyday lives.
" South Asia | Karachi protest at Sharia mosque. Tens of thousands of people have protested in the Pakistani city of Karachi against a radical mosque and its religious schools in Islamabad. The chief cleric of the Lal Masjid (Red Mosque), Abdul Aziz, had announced a Taleban-style Islamic court would be set up to curb "vulgar" activities. He also gave the government a month to close video shops and brothels. The protest organisers, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), branded the mosque "religious terrorists". Fatwa The MQM is largely supportive of the policies of President Pervez Musharraf. MQM leader Altaf Hussain told Sunday's rally by telephone from London via loudspeakers: "Islam is a religion of peace and there is no place in it for using force or terrorism.
"The people of Islamabad are insecure and under threat due to the activities of these religious terrorists. " Abdul Aziz is a vocal critic of the Pakistan government's support for the US-led "war on terrorism". IOL: Child soldier calls for action. The March to Mecca | The Huffington Post. HELLO EVERYONE. I know it's been awhile since I've posted, but I've been very busy working on my book and television and web projects. However, after receiving this press release from the Huffington Post, I had no choice but to return. This is an absolutely fantastic idea, and I urge everyone to participate. PRESS RELEASE EMBARGO DATE: December 15, 2006, 4 PM. Human Rights Watch, Moveon.org, ACT-UP, the Huffington Post and David Geffen are proud to present the March to Mecca, a celebration of peace that calls all gay brothers, sisters and people undergoing sex-reassignment to march to the holiest of holy cities, Mecca, the capital city of Saudi Arabia's Makkah province on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2007.
The march, a brainchild of activists and celebrities who acknowledge that more gays are dying from Islamic fundamentalism than from the policies of George W. "Not marching in these countries, in this era of terror, seems cowardly," says event co-organizer Sharon Stone. 039;s Guide to Action.