The Info-Activism Camp February 19th - 25th 2009, India
- Are you interested in using mobile phones to reach out to your community but don't know how?
- Do you produce reports full of crucial data but feel like the right people aren't reading them?
- Do you know that using the internet and mobile phones for your advocacy work can create security vulnerabilities but don't know how to protect yourself against them?
- Do you want to learn how to use digital advocacy to create change?
If your answer is yes, then read on....and be a participant at our Info-Activism Camp!
The Info-Activism camp will bring together 120 rights advocates from the global South with technologists, designers and activists for a week long hands-on workshop to share skills, tools and tactics in digital advocacy.
Info-Activism is an approach to advocacy that recognises the artful use of information and communications as a primary tactic in successful campaigns.
The camp provides a space for intensive learning and doing, a structured 'skill-share' environment for experienced advocates that will give them the confidence and know-how to leverage the limited resources they have to create greater impact. During the week, participants will learn how to creatively integrate new technologies in to their advocacy and create long lasting connections with other advocates and tech-activists.
The camp will give rights advocates the practical skills, tools and techniques to use technology to:
- Gather and analyse information and facilitate evidence-based campaigning
- Create and disseminate targeted, accessible and engaging information for advocacy efforts that have impact on targets and mobilise support
- Increase participation from affected communities
- Enable cooperation and coordination with allies
- Minimise security and privacy vulnerabilities
The Info-Activism Camp is organised by Tactical Tech and will be held in India, February 19th - 25th 2009.
