elections
Tapping into the grassroots in Kenya
After violence rocked Kenya in the wake of the 2007 elections, Fahamu, an African human rights movement, set out to tackle some of the social, economic, and political factors behind the crisis. Fahamu targeted its efforts at providing New Tactics tools to a citizen movement called the Bunge La Mwananchi – the People’s Parliament – and to a network of women living in the vast Nairobi
Transmitting vote tallies by mobile phone to prevent tampering
Mobile phone networks can also be useful in other situations when time is of the essence. For example, during and immediately following elections, control of ballot boxes and vote tallies is critical.
Blog: political parties using social media
The St. Paul Pioneer Press, the daily newspaper of St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, today published an article about how the Republican National Convention (to be held in St. Paul this year) is using social media (such as Twitter and Digg)
to engage constituents. This isn't that groundbreaking, since political
parties have been using social media for some time, but it does reflect
the growing importance and mainstream appeal of these tools,
particularly as a way to engage young people.
Are policital parties in other countries using innnovative online tactics to engage citizens? Let me know...
Children in Colombia hold election - organizing children as activists
In its 40 plus years of civil war, Colombia has had a long history of human rights abuses, especially against its children. One estimate says about 4,300 children die violent deaths in Colombia annually, which isn’t surprising, given over 7,000 of them serve as “soldiers” on one side or other of the conflict.
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