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To mark International Day Against Violence
Against Women we are launching the Take Back the Tech! campaign and our online
map to document stories and experiences of women and girls who face violence
online or through the use of the internet and mobile phones. Share your
stories, strengthen your skills on online safety and amplify your stand. Take
control of technology to end violence
against women! Jac sm Kee - Take Back the Tech! Coordinator
1) Map it!: www.takebackthetech.net/mapit
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* Map your stories of technology-related violence against women. It
can be something you experienced, or encourage a friend to share hers,
or scan the media for news reports. Every story is important.
* The map is currently translated and available in different languages
including Spanish, French, Bosnian,Portuguese and growing everyday.
This is made possible from the collective efforts of local campaigners
in different parts of the world.
* Start a local mapping initiative with your communitiy or networks.
Translate, document and grow the collection of experiences that women
and girls face where you are. Make the invisible visible. Email us to
find out how.
* Throughout the 16 days, we will be focussing on 5 areas of
technology-related violence against women. Check out the campaign site
to keep updated.
2) Make ending-VAW a global priority. #16days Tweetathon!
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* Calling all Twitter users to join the global effort to trend #16days
as a global topic today.
* Join us in this action, and tweet stats, questions, ideas to end
VAW, numbers of local shelters, link to campaign sites, the TBTT map,
start a conversation and join one.
* Add the hashtag #16days and #takebackthetech and let's make activism
to end VAW a global priotity!
3) Spread the word
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* Keep checking www.takebackthetech.net throughout the 16 days on
actions that you can take every day during the campaign. Or sign up
for updates from our site.
* Help grow the campaign by spreading the word on your social
networks, Facebook, Orkut, G+, mailing lists, emails, Twitter and more.
* Join us on Facebook and start a poll on things we can do to end VAW.
* Check out the campaign video to find out about the issue and what
you can do. View, embed, share.
Take Back the Tech! Happy campaigning :)
* Map: http://www.takebackthetech.net/mapit
* Daily actions: http://www.takebackthetech.net/take-action/16days
* Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2268458091
* Twitter: https://twitter.com/takebackthetech
* Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCwK8Y1Unr4
* Email: ideas@takebackthetech.net
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www.takebackthetech.net
ideas@takebackthetech.net
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Ushahidi
- http://www.ushahidi.com/about-us - We are a
non-profit tech company that specializes in developing free and open source
software for information
collection, visualization
and interactive
mapping.
Take
Back the Tech - Ushahidi example - https://www.apc.org/ushahidi/reports/submit
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