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Feminist Talks @ AWID: Soweto #RapeVideo: I don’t create or forward violence!

Submitted by flavia on Thu, 03/05/2012 - 19:42
TURKEY

In a trend that is becoming all too familiar, distribution of an alleged gang rape video has again made the news this week.

Feminist Talks @ AWID: MENA: Who talks for the region?

Submitted by flavia on Thu, 03/05/2012 - 19:37
TURKEY

I am an AWID participant, and it is my first time to attend the forum.

Mobile Africa 2012 report

Submitted by LisaC on Tue, 01/05/2012 - 14:21
South Africa

The focus of the Mobile Africa report this time is on the overall innovation ecosystem, which includes a range of stakeholders: industry, entrepreneurs, government, academia, civil society, donors and multilateral organisations. The report also addresses the crucial role of innovator networks and incubators.

Girls in ICT day in the Democratice Republic of the Congo

Submitted by LisaC on Fri, 27/04/2012 - 14:33
Goma, DRC

Internet is a vast tool which marked this century because it revolutionized and continues to impact the economy, social development and intellectual habits of several companies worldwide including people. Its use varies according to the behaviour of communities and the basic education received.

The Internet and Human Rights: a new frontier?

Submitted by ggithaiga on Thu, 26/04/2012 - 19:29
Nairobi

The Internet can strengthen human rights through the enhancement of the realization of freedom of expression, allowing people to receive information and seek to impart it as required in article 19 of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights.

Surveilling CISPA

Submitted by frederic on Tue, 24/04/2012 - 21:01
MONTREAL

Surveilling CISPA: CC licence DonkeyHoteySurveilling CISPA: CC licence DonkeyHoteyI wrote a story about surveillance efforts by the UK authorities lately. It seems that snooping communications (emails, text messaging, etc) is in vogue.

How Africa tweets - visualised

Submitted by LisaC on Mon, 23/04/2012 - 14:23
United Kingdon

How Africa tweets: visualised

Twitter is often thought of as a European and American phenomenon. But how does Africa use the social networking tool? Tweetminster and Portland have analysed more than 11.5m geo-located Tweets from the last three months of 2011.

Feminist Talks @ AWID: Last Rescue in Siam: A comedy about anti-trafficking raids in Thailand

Submitted by flavia on Fri, 20/04/2012 - 15:05
TURKEY

Empower Foundation of Thailand has creatively used art and media to promote the rights of sex workers for over 20 years. Empower has collaborated with artists to bring their messages to people in Thailand, in cartoons, in nearly life-size papier mache dolls that are more well traveled than the sex workers they represent, and in their own books.

Feminist Talk @ AWID: Filtered by the state, inspired by Gita Sen

Submitted by flavia on Fri, 20/04/2012 - 12:29
Istanbul, Turkey

The convention center is big, enormous, 2500 women from all over the world to attend the 12th AWID International Forum on Women’s Rights in Development. It’s my first AWID, usually I avoid these overwhelming conventions but this time I couldn’t say no.

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