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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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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
On [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Your Tactic for Creating Change in Lebanon?</title>
		<link>http://www.smex.org/2010/02/tactics-for-change-in-lebanon/</link>
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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>
		<link>http://www.smex.org/2010/01/comment-developing-lebanon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smex.org/2010/01/comment-developing-lebanon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:49:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jessica</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Participatory Media Literacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reflections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web Design & Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[civil society]]></category>
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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 trying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photography Workshop With Georges Haddad</title>
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		<comments>http://www.smex.org/2009/06/photography-workshop-with-georges-haddad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jessica</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Participatory Media Literacy]]></category>
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On the 26th, 27th and the 28th of June 2009, SMEX organized the Digital Photography Workshop, facilitated by Georges Haddad.

George Haddad explaining to the participants basic
photography skills on Saturday.


The program included basic photography techniques, followed by a photoshoot where the participants applied the techniques assimilated, then the group got together again to check the pictures, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bareed Mista3jil: A Case Study</title>
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		<comments>http://www.smex.org/2009/06/bareed-mista3jil-case-study/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jessica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social Media is cool. We all know that it’s easy and cheap so we all want to use it to advance our cause. But when asked about Social Media tools (be it blogging, facebook for activism, twitter etc.) my answer is always the same: Social Media is like having a baby, anyone can do it, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A to Z of Web 2.0 for Social Change: F</title>
		<link>http://www.smex.org/2008/07/a-to-z-of-web-2-0-for-social-change-f/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jessica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[F for Facebook:

Facebook is a social network to connect people and help facilitate communication and information sharing among its huge base of members. It is a very popular social network worldwide. Facebook&#8217;s initial purpose is not for the promotion of activism and social change. However, non-profit organizations can leverage facebook’s popularity and increase membership in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A to Z of Web 2.0 for Social Change: B</title>
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		<comments>http://www.smex.org/2008/07/a-to-z-of-web-2-0-for-social-change-b/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jessica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the second post in our Web 2.0 for Social Change series.B for blogging:
A blog is a simple website used to keep a “log” of events, thoughts, and opinions online easily, even if you are not a web programmer.
Blogs usually combine text, images, and videos; list items in reverse chronology—new items first; and allow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our Pilot Workshop Is a Success!</title>
		<link>http://www.smex.org/2008/06/our-pilot-workshop-is-a-success/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smex.org/2008/06/our-pilot-workshop-is-a-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jessica</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beirut]]></category>
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 At last! After a month of laying the groundwork and making preparations, we’ve hosted our first social Media pilot workshop, and it was a great success.
With laptops in the front, piles of paper everywhere, a huge display screen, and a bunch of eager individuals, we managed to cozy up the orderly conference room of [...]]]></description>
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