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India: Navigating rights offline and online
Everywhere at the Human Rights Council (HRC) the catchphrase on everyoneā€™s tongue is ā€œshrinking spaces for civil societyā€. But what does it mean, really? How are activists grappling with this ā€œshrinking spaceā€ in their work?…
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Searching for the ‘A-ha!’ Moments: A Chat with Pat Made
Fungai Machirori, founder of Her Zimbabwe, sat down with fellow feminist journalist, Pat Made at the JASS Southern Africa Strategic Planning & Review to explore the ins and outs of communications for feminist movement building…
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Trekking the Internet
The first time I got my hand on computer, I wasn’t scared at all. Maybe itā€™s because as a 16-year-old, I was anxious to try something new. My parents encouraged me into ā€œtechieā€ stuff because…
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How Indonesian Women Bridge the Digital Divide
IGF is a UN multistakeholder forum to discuss on internet governance. As you may read from its website the event is ā€œto support the United Nations Secretary-General in carrying out the mandate from the World…
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Women, Seize the Online Space!
November 20, 2013 — I will be traveling to Bangkok with hesitation. I had an email from Bytes for All, inviting me to represent JASS Southeast Asia about a discussion on the freedom of expression…
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Claiming Online Spaces for Urban Poor Womenā€™s Causes
Written by Misty Lorin Online activism is popular in the Philippines because the mainstream media, usually owned by corporations, does not provide enough space for the peopleā€™s agenda. Through the internet, the peopleā€™s discontent and…
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The Big “Lā€ Word
ā€œNo, I can’t write about myself! What should I write? I am embarrassed!ā€ cried Swita, a 24-year-old activist. Swita works at Yayasan Harapan Ibu (Mother’s Hope Foundation) and organizes women sex workers in Jayapura, Papua…
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One Step Forward: Filipino Women Protest against the New Anti-Cybercrime Law
Young women activists are posting their comments on the “freedom wall” during  a protest action in Manila. The womenā€™s movement in the Philippines, along with social movements that have been actively campaigning to repeal the new anti-cybercrime…
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Women Build their Collective Power by Pen and Paper in Buhera
By Vimbai Njovana Ā  The period from the FTX till now has been something of a whirlwind tour for me and an exhausting one too. As I reflect on the skills gained and the time…
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Citizen action and the perverse confluence of opposing agendas
When opposing political interests are using the same terms and tactics in diametrically opposed agendas, Lisa Veneklasen asks how we can transform the power of citizen action into sustained change for justice and equality. What…
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Connect Your Rights!
At APC Women’sNet “Connect Your Rights!” Workshop in Mombasa, Kenya. My mind is literally exploding with concepts and ideas.Iā€™m at the APC Women’sNet “Connect Your Rights!” Workshop in Mombasa. We opened the workshop with a…
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Building Pathways and Movements: Feminist Tech Exchange
A statement by Feminist Tech Exchange participantsJohannesburg, South Africa ā€“ 20th July 2011 From the 18th to the 20th July 2011, the first Southern African Regional Feminist Tech Exchange (FTX) was hosted in Johannesburg, South…
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The Voice of Indigenous and Rural Women
Last week JASS Mesoamerica and Sinergia No’j hosted over two dozen indigenous, rural women from all over Central America and Mexico for a communications training in Guatemala City. The training focused on the right to…
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