A workshop for journalists and NGOs in Tbilisi, Georgia in May 09. More background at http://www.internetartizans.co.uk/taking_twitter_activism_to_tbilisi

1. dr. dan mcquillan www.internetartizans.co.uk @danmcquillan DIGITAL KUNG FU FOR CIVIL SOCIETY TBILISI, GEORGIA – MAY 30 th & 31 st 2009

2. STATUE OF BRUCE LEE IN MOSTAR, BOSNIA A HERO ACROSS SECTARIAN DIVIDES THE KUNG FU HERO (WU-XIA) FIGHTS AGAINST INJUSTICE DIGITAL ACTIVISM IS KUNG FU FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

3. WHAT ARE THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF YOUR SOCIETY? HOW CAN YOU USE INTERNET MEMES LIKE TRANSPARENCY & PARTICIPATION FOR IMPACT

4. DO SOCIAL MEDIA RIGHT, AND PEOPLE WILL DO YOUR CAMPAIGNING FOR YOU

6. RSS IS NOT JUST FOR READING YOUR NEWS YOU CAN CREATE AGGREGATOR PAGES FOR PUBLIC VIEWING

7. A WORDPRESS TEMPLATE MAKES IT EASY TO CREATE ALLTOP-STYLE SITES

8. FOR MORE ADVANCED EXAMPLES, LEARN FROM http://www.mashthestate.org.uk/ AND http://ouseful.wordpress.com/

9. USE A WHITELABEL SOCIAL NETWORK LIKE NING FOR SHARING & COLLABORATION

10. THE FUTURE IS NICHE LIKE THE SAVVY CHAVVY NETWORK FOR YOUNG ROMA & TRAVELLERS IN THE UK

11. MAPS ARE GREAT ACTIVISM TOOLS A SIMPLE PDF OF GOOGLE EARTH SCREENSHOTS CREATED A STIR IN BAHRAIN

12. TUNISIAN ACTIVISTS HAVE CREATED INNOVATIONS LIKE GEO-BOMBING

13. GEORGIA IS PRETTY BLANK ON GOOGLE MAPS... BUT NOT ON OPEN STREET MAP ->

14. OPEN STREET MAP IS MAPPING FOR THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE GREAT FOR COMMUNITY PROJECTS

15. USE BUZZ MONITORING TO FIND PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES

16. EVEN THE UNITED STATES AIRFORCE UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF BLOGGER OUTREACH

17. MEASURE AND LEARN THINK HOW METRICS CAN SHOW IMPACT E.G. SOCIAL NETWORKS -> SOCIAL CAPITAL

18. LOOK TO MYSOCIETY FOR CLASSIC PROJECTS THAT NEED A MORE BEHIND-THE-SCENES GEEK POWER

19. FIND GREAT ACTIVISM EXAMPLES AT DIGIACTIVE

20. SIMPLE BUT POWERFUL: CROWDSOURCING OF (POLICE) WITNESS IDENTIFICATION AFTER THE DEATH OF IAN TOMLINSON AT THE G20

21. STATS FOR WEB V. MOBILE MEANS MOBILE ACTIVISM IS IMPORTANT FOR GEORGIA LEARN ABOUT FRONTLINE SMS

22. USHAHIDI MASHES UP MAPPING AND MOBILE TO MAKE A CITIZEN REPORTING TOOL THAT CAN BE USED ANYWHERE

23. TWITTER ACTIVISM IS BECOMING IMPORTANT CHECK OUT THE DIGIACTIVE GUIDE AND THE ANALYSIS OF MOLDOVA POLICE IN GUATEMALA RECENTLY ARRESTED SOMEONE FOR A POLITICAL TWEET

24. FIX MY STREET; A POTENTIAL STARTING POINT FOR COLLECTIVE ACTION C.F. SAUL ALINSKY

25. HISPANIC YOUTH USED MYSPACE TO SELF-ORGANISE THEIR PROTESTS AGAINST ANTI-IMMIGRANT LEGISLATION

26. MYSOCIETY CREATED PLEDGEBANK TO SUPPORT SELF-ORGANISATION

27. TEEME ARA IN ESTONIA USED MOBILE, GPS AND MAPS TO CATALYSE A MASS CLEANUP

28. SOCIAL MEDIA HAS A DARK-SIDE

29. DURING THE WAR IN GAZA THE ISRAELI DEFENCE FORCE WERE BUSY ON YOUTUBE AND TWITTER

30. THE STATEBOOK SPOOF SHOWS THE EXTENT OF DATA SURVEILLANCE IN THE UK

31. BUT CENSORSHIP CAN BE CARRIED OUT BY COMMERCIAL COMPANIES, USING THEIR TERMS-OF-SERVICE C.F. THE YOUTUBE-WAEL ABBAS EXAMPLE

32. WE CAN USE DIGITAL TOOLS TO DEFEND OUR DIGITAL ACTIVISM

33. WE MUST DEFEND THE FREEDOM OF THE DIGITAL SPACE

34. SOCIAL MEDIA FOR SOCIAL IMPACT – A MODEL OF CHANGE THAT'S WIDER THAN JOURNALISM OR CAMPAIGNING

35. SOCIAL INNOVATION CAMP USES DIGITAL TECH TO TACKLE SOCIAL PROBLEMS

36. WE BRING GEEKS TOGETHER WITH PEOPLE WHO KNOW ABOUT A SOCIAL NEED OVER A WEEKEND THEY CREATE PROTOTYPE PROJECTS TO SOLVE A SOCIAL PROBLEM

37. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NGOS AND GEEKS IS EXPECTATIONS

38. SOCIAL INNOVATION CAMP GIVES PEOPLE THE EXPERIENCE OF MAKING A DIFFERENCE BY MAKING SOMETHING

39. OUR FIRST WINNER IS NOW A SOCIAL BUSINESS...

40. IN SEPTEMBER 09 THE CEE TRUST WILL HOST A SOCIAL INNOVATION CAMP FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE IN BRATISLAVA