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		<title>Civil Society Groups Band Together to Protect the Net at E-G8</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 07:36:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, more civil society groups from around the globe, in the company of digital pioneers such as Creative Commons founder Lawrence Lessig, CUNY journalism professor Jeff Jarvis, Wealth of Networks author Yochai Benkler, and former ICANN board member Susan Crawford-took a stand for the Internet in an improvised press conference at the E-G8 summit in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Open Letter to Our Funders, Partners, and Friends</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Funders, Partners, and Friends: When we met recently in San Francisco to discuss the E-Mediat program to build the capacity of civil society organizations through the use of digital and social media in the Middle East, we were gratified to see your interest and support. Now, we need your help in calling for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We Stopped This Law (for a month)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The picture says it all, but the post must go on. (Follow the conversation on Twitter.) Yesterday was a busy day. And now we wait. While you scan your Tweetdecks and iPhones, we want to report back to you on what&#8217;s happened so far, how you&#8217;ve responded, and what we might have achieved. The Background [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Your Tactic for Creating Change in Lebanon?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jessica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, after Martyrs&#8217; Square cleared out and before Valentines dates began, 10 activists and social media enthusiasts gathered at the SMEX offices in Badaro to watch the new video documentary 10 Tactics for Turning Information into Action (2009) and talk about the potential for using digital and social media for positive social change in Lebanon. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Comment on a Recent Article on the &#8220;Developing Lebanon&#8221; Blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:49:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jessica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I tried several times—unsuccessfully—to post this comment on a recent post on the Safadi Foundation USA blog, Developing Lebanon. It&#8217;s an important topic that&#8217;s being raised and I want to continue the discussion, if a bit belatedly. Below is some thinking from SMEX: I appreciate the mention of our work in Lebanon. It&#8217;s true, we&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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