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Opening plenary: Energy, song and feminist rituals to ward off evil
“We don’t like prisons but we don’t fear them.” – Yara Sallam, Egypt
The 13th AWID International Forum began on Thursday with an opening plenary to the tune of Bahian music, song and dance to honor Oxum, orisha of Brazilian hospitality, followed by inspiring presentations and questions posed by guest panelists on t
Inside the Information Society: Can privacy survive in the digital age?
Data privacy. Source: Wikimedia Commons*_Each week David Souter comments on an important issue for APC members and others concerned about the Information Society.
The gender binary: Thank you!
Pencil drawing by Living Smile Vidya, theatre actress and activist based in Chennai.This is a thank you note. It is also a statement of purpose.
Let’s start, not in media res, but at the beginning.
I have been “online” – in as many senses of the word as is possible – since 1997-98.
Joining the dots: Gender, ICTs and climate change (1)
The climate crisis: Why women and women’s movements need to be up front
As I write this in mid-August 2016, Iranians are struggling to deal with temperatures reaching 60 degrees Celsius, while across the Middle East temperatures are reaching the point where scientists are saying climate change may severely impact the
See it, film it, change it: Training and supporting people using video for human rights
_“In this age, when the mass media rest in fewer and fewer hands, we must have strong, vital, independent voices if we ever want to hear all the stories or seek justice.
Inside the Information Society: Where is our relationship with mobiles going?
Each week David Souter comments on an important issue for APC members and others concerned about the Information Society. This week’s blog is about our changing relationship with mobile phones.
The way people use mobiles and other ICT devices is the most dramatic change in life and lifestyle in my lifetime.
Inside the Information Society - Building capacities... or building capabilities?
Moderating the session on capacity building for Internet governance at the ITU symposium
*_Each week, David Souter comments on an important issue for APC members and others concerned about the Information Society.
AWID Forum: "This is a story about the present, told as the past, from the gaze of the future"
_The APC Women’s Rights Programme organised several activities during the 13th AWID International Forum (#AWIDForum), where more than a thousand activists, researchers and feminist techies got together between 8 and 11 September to discuss feminist futures and build collective power for rights and justice.
How regional engagement can benefit a human rights defender
Participants at AprIGF 2016. Source: AprIGF 2016 website
Early last year, I disclosed to a small group of people at work how unstimulated I have become. One of the terrifying words I had used at a group coaching session was “blasé”.
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