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Exploring how rights advocates use information and digital technology to create positive change

"I definitely plan to develop trainings with the 10 tactics pack. The video is a powerful way for us to explain why what we do is important and the cards will help us guide others through the choices they need to make to realise their projects and goals. Eventually, we'd like to adapt these materials into Arabic."
Jessica Dheere, Social Media Exchange, Lebanon
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10 tactics featured on the BBC website,The Ecologist and the BBC World Service.

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10 tactics in New York City

The Open Society Institute organised a screening of 10 Tactics in New York City on Monday 1 March
Inspiration for East African elections

10 tactics received great praise last week when it was screened in Nairobi, Kenya, to more than 20 East African organisations working on election monitoring and civic participation
A new community of info-activists in Sweden

On Thursday 18 February Stephanie Hendrick held a '10 tactics for turning information into action' screening and workshop at the HUMlab, Umeå University in Sweden

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This space has been created to publish the latest information about 10 tactics for turning information into action, a project of Tactical Technology Collective.

10 tactics for turning information into action includes stories from more than 35 rights advocates around the world who have successfully used information and digital technologies to create positive change. 10 tactics is made up of a film and a complementary set of cards. The film features 25 interviews with advocates and the cards detail info-activism case studies, tools, and advice from people about the tools and tactics they have used in different contexts.

The film includes the story of Noha Atef whose blog, TortureinEgypt.net, has led to the release of illegally detailed prisoners in Egypt. Sami Ben Gharbia, explains how activists upset the government in Tunisia when they used Google Earth and Google Maps to highlight stories of rights abuses. Dale Kongmont reveals how he uses video karaoke and YouTube in Cambodia to spread the word about the mistreatment and rights of sex workers in Asia. Dina Mehta, from India, explains what it was like to be part of an online group that worked via Twitter to get blood donors and other essential support to hospitals during the Mumbai Terror attacks.

The global launch of 10 tactics will take place at the Frontline Club, London on December 4 at 7pm. 10 tactics will be shown around the world in over 35 different countries including Argentina, Brazil, Lebanon, Indonesia, India, Thailand, Nigeria and Pakistan. View the full list of launch screenings.

For press enquiries please contact Eva Whitlow eva[at]acticaltech.org. For any other information about this project please contact: infoactivism[at]tacticaltech.org.

Press release (word document)

PRESS IMAGES

These images are stills from the 10 tactics film. If you require additional images, we are happy to help. Please contact us at infoactivism[at]tacticaltech.org.

Please note these images are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.

Image 1: 10 tactics title screen (gif)

Image 2: Namita Singh, Video Volunteers, India (jpeg)

Image 3: Noha Atef, TortureinEgypt.net, Egypt (jpeg)

Image 4: Alaa Abd El-Fatah, Technologist, Egypt (jpeg)

WHAT IS 10 TACTICS?

10 tactics provides original and artful ways for rights advocates to capture attention and communicate a cause. It includes a 50-minute film documenting inspiring info-activism stories from around the world and a set of cards; with tools tips and advice, for you to work through as you plan your own info-activism. A new chapter of the film and a card will be released on this website every week.