Feminist Activism And Social Media

Lucinda MarshallFeminist Peace Network

2010

From the Princess Phone tothe Cell Phone: Feminist

Activism and Social Media

Please note:

This slide show is designed as an onlinereference to accompany a presentation byLucinda Marshall, Director of the FeministPeace Network. To learn more or arrange abooking for your organization or school, pleasecontact:

LucindaMarshall@feministpeacenetwork.org

The purpose of this presentation is to share waysin which feminists are using social media togrow their work.

It is NOT a comprehensive look at social mediaitself, but if you want to delve into that in moredetail, here is a slide presentation that Irecommend:

Step Into Social Media:http://www.slideshare.net/sueanstiss/step-into-social media-slides-from-the-workshop-january-19-2010

That said however...

• Before we look at specific examples, let’stake a brief look at what you can achievewith social media and inventory some ofthe basic tools.

So theSo the first question is:first question is:

What are you trying to achieve?

• Connect• Have an impact• Get your message out• Take action• Gain supporters• Raise money

And what social media tools can youuse to get the job done?

Kinds of Social Media:• Blogs• Videos--You

Tube• Twitter• Facebook• Websites

• Cellphones• Listservs• Email• Podcasts• Internet radio• Petitions

Some Examples Of Using SocialMedia To Empower Women

• Digital Sisters http://www.digital-sistas.org/home.shtml

• Women Who Techhttp://womenwhotech.com/

• Fem 2.0 http://www.fem2pt0.com/• Women Action and the Media

http://www.womenactionmedia.org/• Take Back the Tech

http://www.takebackthetech.net/• UNIFEM

http://www.unifem.org/campaigns/sayno/

And a few more examples...

Upcoming EpisodesWomenCount Radio talks to Congresswoman LindaSanchezDate / Time: 1/21/2010 4:30 PMCategory: PoliticsCall-in Number: (646) 716-9381

Submit Your Videohttp://reproductiverights.org/en/fe

ature/no-abortion-ban

Digital Storytelling:

http://www.awid.org/Issues-and-Analysis/Library/Digital-Storytelling-by-

Survivors-of-Gender-based-Violence

The Freedom Fone can be used to warnwomen away from areas where there isviolence and to report sexual assaults.

THE NGO NETWORK ALLIANCE PROJECT -an online community for Zimbabweanactivists

Be the Media...

Literacy and Media Training allows women whose voices mightotherwise be heard to become part of the media and to connectacross borders. http://worldvoiceinternational.org/literacy-and-media-training/

by Lucinda Marshall, DirectorFeminist Peace Networkwww.feministpeacenetwork.orgwww.facebook.com/feministpeacenetworkwww.twitter.com/fempeaceLucindaMarshall@feministpeacenetwork.org

From Princess phones to cellphones--much has changed but the goal is thesame--communicate and connect...social media offers the possibilityfor (r)evolutionary change. Be themedia, be the change.