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Social network workshop: activism examples

From Computers, Freedom, and Privacy

Initially started as notes for Jon Pincus' presentation at the workshop on Activism and Education Using Social Networks.

please help by filling in links and additional references

  • Twitter and blogs after Egyptian activists are arrested. (References needed!)
    • Also see Clay Shirky's Here Comes Everyone
  • Courage Campaign's anti-Blackwater activism in Southern California
    • Video
    • Town of Potrero votes out city council and changes stance
    • Blackwater changes plans (AP article)
    • Petition to Pelosi
    • Letter to San Diego Mayor about new permit
  • Mashups
    • Netsquared's contest


  1. International Activism Network on Small Arms - developed at short notice their for ther www.iansa.org/stoptheship...shipment.php campaign which achieved over 6 thousand signatures in about 6 days if I recall correctly... not massive by AVAAZ standards, but achieved almost entirely virally.
  2. Garstang, the world's first fair trade town
  3. Climate Stewards - carbon footprint calculator (a re-write is planned later this year so that the emphasis moves from offsetting to lifestyle management)
  4. Conciliation Resources - "the shop is a particular bespoke piece of code, because they had many specific needs that would have been compromised badly if an off the shelf product had been used"
  5. WorthBroadcasting, a central directory from Sitewriters for podcasts and vidcasts from charitable, voluntary and campaigning organisations, as well as a central resource for podcasting and vidcasting tutorials and tools

ACLU (Eric's presentation):

  • blog
  • Flickr
  • on Facebook -- account currently disabled!

Ben Masel: 2006 Democratic Senate primary in Wisconsin, a MySpace-based campaign -- spent less than $1000

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