Digital Democracy & VozMob Presentation

Digital Democracy

Digital Democracy Working with local partners to connect people through new technologies that encourage education, communication and participation.

Where We Work: Burma/Myanmar One of the most repressive regimes of the 21st Century Human rights abuses: Forced labor Forced relocation Rape as a tool of war Around Burma In Exile: more than 3 million Sophisticated network of community based organizations KHRG

Overcoming Obstacles, Creating Opportunities Our Research Youth Perspectives from the Thai-Burma Border www.newwordsmedia.com Youth Perspectives from the Thai-Burma Border

www.newwordsmedia.com Key ﬁnding Young Burmese with access to the internet were more likely to identify themselves as activists

Problem Solution Regional instability Cross-border communication World’s longest running civil Networking among war traditionally divided groups Rampant use of child soldiers Providing 21st century education Over 3.5 million internally displaced persons and Connecting refugees with refugees their resettled communities Severe censorship Freedom of information

Solutions http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/whiteafrican/2736565604/ 1. Education 2. Inter-ethnic dialogue 3. Communication technology

Solutions “I came to study here, I can use computer, I can use email, and I also learn something from internet, I also know more experience.” – Male Student, age 23 http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/whiteafrican/2736565604/ 1. Education 2. Inter-ethnic dialogue 3. Communication technology

Solutions http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/whiteafrican/2736565604/

Solutions Democracy Digital Democracy • Being heard • Empowerment of the • Minority rights individual • Accountability and • Fall of hierarchies transparency • Wider participation • Advocacy for change • Democratization of • Access information http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/whiteafrican/2736565604/

Handheld Human Rights What? Making human rights data accessible & actionable How? Mapping text messages for human rights Where? Piloting with human workers to coordinate a rights organizations operating response in and around Burma

Project Einstein “Because Einstein was a refugee but could still do great things” Digital Pen Pal program Photography-based participatory education linking American students with refugee youth overseas Facilitate cross-cultural dialogue in the US, maintain a connection between resettled refugees and their home communities, and provide an open channel of communication between closed communities and the outside world Recent work: Refugee Camp in Bangladesh, Shelter in South Africa

Project Einstein: Digital Pen Pals Peace Culture Let’s Discuss: Happiness History USA Ideas Bangladesh Pictures Let’s Exchange: Lessons Culture Resettled Refugees Photo Books with American youth Youth in in US schools Let’s Create: Slideshows refugee camps Videos D 2

Building the Project Einstein Platform: Sample Features: Photo Galleries Blogging Discussion Forums Rating System

Our Partners Burma Information Technology

Our Supporters

VozMob Projecting the voices of immigrant workers by appropriating mobile phones for popular communication

Partnership

Challenging hate speech

daylaborers.org “Do you really want this in your neighborhood?” Day Laborers site in Farmingville, Long Island, NY Photograph courtesy of Dave Drew

Day Laborers

Popular Education

Free Software & Creative Commons Content

Multiple Channels

Community Correspondents: MADELOU http://vozmob.net/en/node/ 1188

Community Correspondents: MANUEL http://vozmob.net/en/node/ 3812

Community Correspondents: ADOLFO http://vozmob.net/en/node/ 3162

Supporters

Integration Development of new mobile functionality for Drupal and integration to VozMob and Project Einstein platforms: Short video Audio & photo slideshows via MMS Combining our target communities - connecting youth from around the world

Digital Storytelling The development Lesson plans and activities will of curriculum with explore themes such as: a focus on teaching people What is your community like? digital storytelling What is your school like? skills with mobile phones... What do you do for fun?

Collaboration Outputs Hands-on training Curriculum development Open source software Contributions back into VozMob, Open Atrium & Drupal development communities

Funding Distribution Central project fund Division of responsibilities to appropriate organization Disbursement of funds as needed

Contact:! Digital Democracy! VozMob! Mark Belinsky! Amanda Garces! Co-Director! VozMob Project mbelinsky@digital-democracy.org! Coordinator! amanda@idepsca.org! Emily Jacobi! Co-Director! ejacobi@digital-democracy.org!

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