Holding an intensive visual campaign to increase awareness of urgent matters
Nawaat, a blog, provides a public platform for Tunisian dissident voices and debates on current events.
Tactics
Using flickr as a participatory tool to expose perpetrators of human rights violations
Egyptian bloggers started Piggipedia, a flickr “group pool” where activists could post pictures to identify and expose security officials suspected of committing crimes against civilians.
Organizing debates between elected representatives and citizens to discuss constitution articles
Al Bawsala organized debates between elected representatives and citizens during the drafting of the new Tunisian constitution in order to promote dialogue and understanding between these two groups.
Signing a demands petition and collecting mass signatures to support the cause and mobilize the community
The Rebel Movement started a signature petition in order to call for the removal of Egyptian then-president Mohamed Morsi.
The Rebel Movement wanted power in Egypt to transition from then-president Morsi to the Supreme Constitutional Court chief judge. To do so, they organized a petition with the goal of collecting 15 million signatures by June 30, 2013, the date which marked one year of Morsi’s rule.
Using victims testimonies to create public awareness and encourage positive action
I Saw a Harasser is a “pressure group that works on monitoring and documenting sexual harassment crimes against women." It is an umbrella to most of the popular anti-sexual harassment initiatives in Egypt which were founded amid the horrifying proliferation of the phenomenon in the streets of Egypt.
Organizing intervention teams to rescue women who are sexually assaulted during protest demonstrations
Operation Anti Sexual Harassment/Assault (OpAntiSH) organizes teams of volunteers to intervene when women experience sexual assault or harassment during street protests in Egypt.
Using satirical symbols to challenge media censorship
Protesters in Turkey used the image of a penguin to demand a more accountable and responsive media.
Utilizing SMS to facilitate communication between detainees and human rights groups to provide medical help and legal assistance
The Front to Defend Egypt Protesters (FDEP) developed an approach to encourage activists and protesters at risk of arrest and detention to communicate with a volunteer network and mobilize timely legal, medical and other support.
Engaging government allies to advance the right to free early childhood education in poverty pockets
The Change Academy for Democratic Studies and Development and the Arab Network for Civic Education (ANHRE) successfully engaged allies in national government agencies along with local community organizations to advance the right to early childhood education in poverty pockets in Ma’an governorate, South Jordan.
Standing in silence at symbolic locations to protest government abuses and memorialize victims
Turkish protesters stood in silence at symbolic locations to draw attention to government abuses and unmet promises.
Mass demonstrations began in Istanbul in May 2013 as protests aimed at halting government plans to develop a popular urban park grew into a broader social movement to protest increasingly authoritarian policies and the violent response to peaceful demonstrations.
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