Posted by admin on May 24, 2005
The cell phone is increasingly becoming the most important
communication tool used by the general public all over the world. The
mobile nature of the phones along with the rich voice and data
connections have become an invaluable part of youth and business
culture.
As with all previous leaps in technology, cell
phones are used to empower organizing efforts (just like early
campaigns using printed materials, TV, radio, fax, email, web, etc.).
The time has come to recognize the power of the cell phone as an
organizing and campaign communication tool.
A handful of
visionaries and activists are convening a working session of global
activists, communications staff, technology experts and foundation
staff to exchange a wide variety of experience, expertise and
vision.
The goal is to shorten the learning curve and
accelerate the use of cell phones as a successful tool in campaigns,
human rights efforts and field organizing.
The "MobileActive"
convergence will develop new guides for campaign planners,
communications staff and technology staff. Case studies from the field
will be explored and a short list of recommendations will be developed
for funders interested in supporting campaigns and issue organizing
that use mobile phones as an engagement tool. Participants will be invited from across the world including Africa, South Korea, the Philippines, India, the Ukraine, and the Americas.
Posted by admin on May 24, 2005
The MobileActive Converegence was held at Estates of Sunnybrook, Toronto Canada: Toronto Canada: September 22, 23 and 24, 2005.
Posted by admin on May 24, 2005
We seek anyone using cell phones in innovative ways for advocacy,
public interest campaigns or civic engagement.
Please help us identify who's doing what so that we can engage
activists, technology experts, communications staff, strategists and
funders interested in defining and distributing best practices.
Posted by justinoberman on Aug 31, 2006
Posted by KatrinVerclas on Mar 15, 2006
Hay gente que afirma que los investigadores pueden localizarte en un radio de 10 metros, otros hablan de una precisión mayor.
Te gusten o los odies, el teléfono móvil es una herramienta muy útil para el activista contemporáneo. De todos modos, los beneficios que aportan en términos de anonimato y movilidad tienen una cara negativa, la de ser otra herramienta que el Gran Hermano puede emplear para controlarnos. Cuando el teléfono móvil se convierte en algo indispensable supone una amenaza para tu seguridad y tu privacidad.
Pero no todo está perdido, con unas cuantas precauciones sencilla
Posted by Bonnie Bogle on Oct 13, 2006
In very exciting news, microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunas and the Grameen Bank he founded have won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for their work bringing people out of poverty in Bangladesh. This is a great win for everyone who believes that the path to peace is through ending poverty and that technology can help achieve this.
Yunas came up with the concept of microfinance, which has made it possible for millions of Bangladeshis to rise out of poverty. He has also made great strides in bringing technology to poor areas in Bangladesh, particularly cell phones.
The Grameen Phone initiative uses cell phones for economic development. How it works is that banks give loans so people can purchase mobile phones and in turn rent them out to others in their villages. These phones are often the first access entire villages have to a telephone. Not only do these phones make excellent businesses for the people who manage them, but they also make it possible for everyone in the town to work more efficiently through faster communications. A case study about this program is available here. I’ve also written about it here.
And not surprisingly, access to mobile technology is bringing about the development of innovative new tools to meet Bangladeshi’s specific needs. One example is the service Cell Bazaar, a kind of mobile Craig’s List that people can use to check prices before they buy or sell a product to make sure they are getting the best rate.
Congratulations Yunas and Grameen Bank. Your win is a great achievement for the movement behind using technology for social change, the field of microfinance, and everyone in Bangladesh.
Posted by KatrinVerclas on Oct 06, 2005
Date Published:
October 5, 2005
News:
MobileActive is over but the work has just begun...Stories about the convergence and the use of cell phones and texting in avocacy and civic campaigns are coming in fast after the first-ever MobileActive. The event brought together a group of activists from around the globe to explore the use of cell phones for social justice and citizen participation campaigns.
Patrick Burnett, a participant from Fahamu, puts it well: "In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) SMS is being used to monitor child rights violations.
Posted by Bonnie Bogle on May 02, 2006
SMS campaigns are becoming common in many parts of the world, but perhaps no where so much as in India. Every couple days it seems like a new campaign has been started and is getting coverage in the Indian online newspapers.
On the heels of the Justice for Jessica SMS campaign that received significant press coverage in India and abroad, a campaign has been started seeking justice for a woman in Patna, India. Text messages asking people to forward the message on to friends and to the head of police showing their support for a woman who says she was sexually exploited by a police officer.
A political candidate in West Bengal, India, is sending text messages to reach out to urban and semi-urban citizens to ask for their vote in an upcoming election. Text messages are being circulated in Madhya Pradesh, India,asking people to conserve water. In several parts of India SMS campaigns are urging parents to send young children to schools that teach in their native language, rather than in English. And university students started a campaign for the quick recovery of Pramod Mahajan, an Indian politician who was recently shot several times.
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