Take Back the Tech! wins honorary mention from Prix Ars Electronica 2008

frederic — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:58:01 +0100

MEXICO CITY (Erika Smith for APC WNSP) -

The Association for Progressive Communications Women’s Programme is proud to announce that Take Back the Tech was awarded an honorary mention by the prestigious Prix Ars Electronica International Competition for Cyber Arts for its innovative, collaborative campaign to end violence against women.

South Africans against xenophobia, racism and tribalism assert themselves on Facebook

frederic — Wed, 21 May 2008 23:11:46 +0100

JOHANNESBURG (FD for APCNews) -

News reports from South Africa are shocking. Violence unseen in years was unleashed in the poorest districts of Johannesburg, a city where APC counts four of its member organisations and many staff. From neighbouring Pretoria, Tshepo Thlaku of member Ungana-Afrika decided to act, using what he knows best: technology. He started a group on the social networking website Facebook called South Africans Against Xenophobia, Racism & Tribalism. “The group is growing fast like wild fire and there is a number of people from NGOs and church groups sharing contacts and project ideas,” Tshepo declared.