Tag Archives: social change

Campaign to Promote Blogging for Political Change

Written by jessica. Posted on April 1, 2010. Filed under Lebanese Elections, Participatory Media Literacy, Strategy & Technics, Youth & Participatory Media. Tagged , , , , . No comments.
A banner ad on Trella.org encouraging people to open blogs.
The following is a station identification break from our CC-licensed posts: In his latest YouTube video, Imad Bazzi is promoting his blogging platform Trella.org by highlighting the potential of social media to effect political change in Lebanon. Here’s the video, which starts with a fade in to a grid of faces familiar in Lebanese politics and background [...]

Blog Action Day: Unite with the International Blogosphere on October 15

Written by jessica. Posted on October 8, 2008. Filed under Uncategorized. Tagged , , , , , , . No comments.
On Wednesday October 15 at 6:30 p.m., we the Social Media Exchange are joining the global conversation about poverty from Rootspace. We’re testing the impact of simultaneously blogging during this day on a single topic—poverty– together with thousands of bloggers from around the world. Poverty is not only a pressing issue, it is a complex one. [...]

A to Z of Web 2.0 for Social Change: K

Written by jessica. Posted on September 22, 2008. Filed under Uncategorized. Tagged , , , , , . 2 Comments.
K for Kiva.org: From their Website: Kiva.org (www.kiva.org) is the world’s first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to an entrepreneur in the developing world. Founded in 2005 by Matt and Jessica Flannery, Kiva.org’s mission is to connect people, through lending, to alleviate poverty. Kiva.org currently connects lenders in more than 70 countries with entrepreneurs [...]

Movie Night, Blogging, Social Change, and Popcorn!

Written by jessica. Posted on August 4, 2008. Filed under Uncategorized. Tagged , , , , , . No comments.
Join us for another fun Social Hour, hosted by RootSpace and the Social Media Exchange. This week: 1) Screening of a documentary on blogging in Lebanon (in Arabic), and discussion with the person who made it, journalist Ibrahim Arab (also speaking in Arabic). 2) A video lecture (only 20 mins, in English) by web futurist Kevin Kelly: [...]

A to Z of Web 2.0 for Social Change: B

Written by jessica. Posted on July 21, 2008. Filed under Uncategorized. Tagged , , , , , , , . No comments.
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 [...]