Tactical Dialogues

Got a question? Got an idea? Need some advice? Want to connect with other people doing human rights work? The New Tactics dialogues area is a collection of featured dialogues and community member blogs, and is the right place for all of those things. Join an ongoing discussion. Start a new one. Agree. Disagree. This is a forum that will help you discover and shape ideas for your work.

Featured dialogues are hosted monthly and focus on a particular tactic or issue-area. These dialogues are led by featured resource practitioners with experience to share. Add updates to past dialogues. Share experiences and ask questions in current dialogues. Save the dates of future dialogues.

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Tactical Online Dialogues
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Tactics for sustaining the well-being and security of defenders Join the Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) and the New Tactics online community of practitioners for an online dialogue on Tactics for sustaining the well-being and security of... 20 Jun 2012 - 26 Jun 2012
Archiving Human Rights for Advocacy, Justice and Memory Thank you for joining WITNESS and the New Tactics community for an online dialogue on Archiving Human Rights for Advocacy, Justice and Memory from May 16 to 22, 2012!  The commitment of the... 16 May 2012 - 22 May 2012
Working with corporations to assess and improve human rights impact Summary-writing in progressThank you for joining the New Tactics community for an online dialogue on the topic Working with corporations to assess and improve human rights impact from April... 18 Apr 2012 - 24 Apr 2012
Strengthening Citizen Participation in Local Governance Summary of DialogueThe involvement of citizens in the political process is an essential part of democracy.  Tactics and strategies for increased citizen participation in local governance can... 14 Mar 2012 - 20 Mar 2012
Advancing Children's Right to Education A summary of this dialogue is now available below!Thank you for joining New Tactics and other practitioners for an online dialogue on Advancing Children’s Right to Education from February 15 to 21... 15 Feb 2012 - 21 Feb 2012
Fundraising for Human Rights: Lessons-learned and practical advice A summary of this dialogue is now available below!Thank you for your participation in our online dialogue on Fundraising for Human Rights: Lessons-learned and practical advice from January 18 to 24,... 18 Jan 2012 - 24 Jan 2012
Using Citizen Media Tools to Promote Under-Represented Languages A summary of this dialogue is now available below!Thank you for joining New Tactics, Rising Voices, Indigenous Tweets, and other practitioners for an online dialogue on Using Citizen Media Tools to... 16 Nov 2011 - 22 Nov 2011
Faith-Based Peacebuilding: Applying a gender perspective Thank you for joining New Tactics and the International Fellowship of Reconciliation's Women Peacemakers Program (IFOR/WPP) for an online dialogue on the topic of "Faith-based peacebuilding:... 19 Oct 2011 - 25 Oct 2011
Using Technology to Promote Transparency Thank you for your participation in this dialogue hosted by New Tactics, the Technology for Transparency Team, and other practitioners on the topic Using Technology to Promote Transparency from... 21 Sep 2011 - 27 Sep 2011
Using Mobile Phones for Citizen Media  Thank you for joining New Tactics, MobileActive and other practitioners for an online dialogue on Using Mobile Phones for Citizen Media from July 27 to August 2, 2011!  It was a... 27 Jul 2011 - 2 Aug 2011
Being Well and Staying Safe: Resources for human rights defenders Thank you for joining New Tactics, Jane Barry and other practitioners for an online dialogue on Being Well and Staying Safe: Resources for human rights defenders from June 22 to 28, 2011. It was a... 22 Jun 2011 - 28 Jun 2011
Front Line Watchdogs: Monitoring accountability for human rights Thank you for your participation in our dialogue on Front Line Watchdogs: Monitoring accountability for human rights that took place from May 18 to 24, 2011.  You can read a summary of the... 18 May 2011 - 24 May 2011
Turning the Tables: Transforming conflicts related to resource extraction A summary of this dialogue is now available (below). Thank you for your participation in this dialogue! In this dialogue, participants discussed the ways in which communities dealing with resource... 27 Apr 2011 - 3 May 2011
Joining Forces: Engaging men as allies in gender-sensitive peacebuilding A summary of this dialogue is now available (below). Thank you for your participation in this dialogue! In this dialogue, participants discussed the concept and practicalities of engaging men... 30 Mar 2011 - 5 Apr 2011
Corporate Accountability Beyond Borders: Exploring home states’ efforts to protect against business-related human rights abuses Thank you for your participation in this dialogue!  The summary of this dialogue is now available.If you still have something to add, it's not too late to add your comments to this online... 23 Feb 2011 - 1 Mar 2011
Improving Access to Health: Activating in the intellectual property and health nexus It is not too late to add your comments to this dialogue. New Tactics joined together with New York Law School Fellow Christopher Wong, students from his Intellectual Property & Activism class... 26 Jan 2011 - 1 Feb 2011
Participatory Research for Action It's not too late to add your comments to our online Tactical Dialogue on Participatory Research for Action. This dialogue was active from November 17 to 23, 2010. Participatory research can create... 17 Nov 2010 - 23 Nov 2010
Domesticating International Human Rights Law Join New Tactics for an on-line Tactical Dialogue on Domesticating International Human Rights Law from October 27 to November 2, 2010.  Local human rights groups and practitioners have done... 27 Oct 2010 - 2 Nov 2010
Self-Care for Activists: Sustaining Your Most Valuable Resource Take a look at the amazing collection of resources and ideas added to our recent online dialogue on Self-Care for Activists: Sustaining Your Most Valuable Resource. Human rights work is a powerful... 22 Sep 2010 - 28 Sep 2010
Empowering Citizens to Fight Corruption It's not too late to add your comments to add your comments to this dialogue on Empowering Citizens to Fight Corruption. This dialogue explored how campaigns have empowered and mobilized citizens to... 25 Aug 2010 - 31 Aug 2010
Staying Safe: Security Resources for Human Rights Defenders It's not too late to add your comments to this important online dialogue on Staying Safe: Security Resources for Human Rights Defenders.  Human rights work is powerful and necessary; it is... 21 Jul 2010 - 27 Jul 2010
Using Radio to Empower and Engage Communities It's not too late to add your comments to our tactical dialogue on Using Radio to Empower and Engage Communities.  This dialogue brought together human rights practitioners using community radio... 26 May 2010 - 1 Jun 2010
Engaging youth in non-violent alternatives to militarism It's not too late to add your comments to our dialogue on the topic 'Engaging youth in non-violent alternatives to militarism'. This tactical dialogue is a space for those working with and interested... 21 Apr 2010 - 27 Apr 2010
Tactics That Tickle: Laughing All the Way to the Win Yes, we are working to change serious problems, but that doesn’t mean this work should not use humor as a tool to accomplish our objective!  Humor is a powerful nonviolent tactic that has the... 24 Mar 2010 - 30 Mar 2010
Using Budgets for Monitoring This featured dialogue on 'Using Budgets for Monitoring' took place from February 24 to March 2, 2010. It's not too late to add new comments! 24 Feb 2010 - 2 Mar 2010
Documenting Violations: Choosing the Right Approach There are options on ways to collect, store and share your human rights data safely and effectively. This dialogue will feature practitioners that have developed database systems to document human... 27 Jan 2010 - 2 Feb 2010
Training Law Enforcement for Prevention of Ill-Treatment and Torture This dialogue featured law enforcement professionals, torture prevention organizations and torture treatment and rehabilitation programs from around the world sharing effective ways of bridging the... 18 Nov 2009 - 24 Nov 2009
Geo-mapping for human rights "Geo-mapping for Human Rights" focuses on the role of spatial mapping tools in working to further human rights goals. This online dialogue is a space for practitioners to discuss this new tool to... 28 Oct 2009 - 3 Nov 2009
Art spaces hosting activism & strengthening community engagement The on-line dialogue featured freeDimensional network members sharing the creative ways in which art spaces can and do provide safe havens for activists, share technical tools and training, support... 23 Sep 2009 - 29 Sep 2009
Using Shadow Reports for Advocacy Shadow reports (often called 'alternative reports') are submitted to treaty monitoring bodies at the United Nations and other international institutions as an alternative to a government's official... 26 Aug 2009 - 1 Sep 2009
Information Activism: Turning Information into Action This on-line dialogue is a space for practitioners to share the innovative ways in which they have turned information into action with their advocacy campaigns. 8 Jul 2009 - 14 Jul 2009
Engaging Pro-Bono Lawyers A major obstacle for victims of human rights abuses is gaining access to legal representation in order to file a complaint against the perpetrator. This online dialogue will be space for... 27 May 2009 - 2 Jun 2009
Building Human Rights Cities Human Rights cities can have many benefits such as engaging in such actions as election monitoring, theater and human rights prizes. This dialogue shares how local civil society leaders, members of... 22 Apr 2009 - 28 Apr 2009
Healing of Memories: Overcoming the Wounds of History The Institute for the Healing of Memories (IHOM) is a response to the emotional, psychological and spiritual wounds that are inflicted on nations, communities and individuals by wars, repressive... 25 Mar 2009 - 31 Mar 2009
Human Trafficking: Addressing Modern Day Slavery From prevention, intervention, and cooperation, all are important in the interconnected nature of the human trafficking problem. The many different organizations, each with a distinct purpose, must... 25 Feb 2009 - 3 Mar 2009
Election Monitoring Election monitoring is a powerful tool in promoting democracy, political rights and good governance. Participants in this dialogue discussed the principles behind this tactic, the risks and... 21 Jan 2009 - 27 Jan 2009
Human Rights in Higher Education: Incorporating practical experience This dialogue specifically features ideas, experiences and methods from human rights higher education programs for incorporating practical experience into human rights curriculums to better prepare... 19 Nov 2008 - 25 Nov 2008
Using Theatre for Human Rights Education and Action Theater can be used to promote, educate, motivate and move people to action regarding human rights, development and issues "screaming for" change. This dialogue is an opportunity for you to ask... 22 Oct 2008 - 28 Oct 2008
Year-End Review We want to provide this opportunity to generate feedback from you, our New Tactics community members, about what New Tactics resources and tools have worked well for you. We have opened the “year-end... 24 Sep 2008 - 30 Sep 2008
HIV/AIDS Prevention August's featured online dialogue focused on HIV/AIDS Prevention. The New Tactics project decided to keep the momentum going from the International HIV/AIDS Conference held in Mexico City this month... 20 Aug 2008 - 26 Aug 2008
Video Advocacy Filmmakers and communities are using the power of video to change the world around them for the better. This Featured Online Dialogue focused on ways in which these mechanisms can be utilized and how... 25 Jun 2008 - 1 Jul 2008
Training for Nonviolent Action  From the days of the Home Rule struggle in India to large-scale actions by the environmental and alter-globalization movements, nonviolent action has involved various forms of training in the... 28 May 2008 - 3 Jun 2008
Using National Human Rights Institution mechanisms for addressing discrimination issues   National Human Rights Institutions can be powerful vehicles for the promotion of human rights. This Featured Online Dialogue will focus on ways in which these mechanisms have utilized their... 23 Apr 2008 - 29 Apr 2008
Truth and Reconciliation Processes: Aiding community healing through addressing impunity Truth and Reconciliation processes have and are being implemented to aid community healing. This dialogue seeks to share experiences transitional justice processes known as Truth and Reconciliation... 26 Mar 2008 - 1 Apr 2008
Engaging the Media in Human Rights It is important to be interested in "engaging" the media not just as another constituency with some influence, but because it is one of the ESSENTIAL levers of power. The media is integral to civil... 27 Feb 2008 - 4 Mar 2008
Unarmed Accompaniment Unarmed accompaniment is the protection of human rights defenders so they can continue their important work! Human rights defenders do their work in unpredictable and often dangerous situations and... 23 Jan 2008 - 29 Jan 2008
Using Mobile Phones for Action Mobile technology is being used by citizens all over the world as the most affordable and massively adopted piece of technology. How can we harness this technology for advancing human rights and... 28 Nov 2007 - 4 Dec 2007
The Power of Place: Sites of Conscience Places and historic sites can be powerful places that hold the potential to be transformed into a site of conscience. This dialogue features resource practitioners from the International Coalition,... 24 Oct 2007 - 30 Oct 2007
Information is Power: Librarianship and Human Rights Librarians and information experts hold a critical role in helping organizations research, document, collect, organize, store and use information for action. This dialogue features outstanding world... 26 Sep 2007 - 2 Oct 2007