The Maidan website was created in 2000 by Ukrainian activists to organize protests against a murdered journalist. It has since grown into a major online platform and civic initiative run by volunteers. Maidan verifies reports, lobbies the government, monitors elections and human rights, publishes crowdsourced books, and facilitates discussion. It is primarily funded by members and foundations, and has over 140,000 monthly readers. Maidan has organized many protests and civic campaigns over the years, playing a central role in events like the Orange Revolution.
Ukrainian laws and international treaties adopted by Ukraine guarantee the citizens free elections. According to these legislations the term “free election” is not limited to free voting itself but also presumes the creation of proper conditions to form the voters will, the observance of legal procedures during the election campaign. We will show you how it works in Ukraine in practice.
The objective of our project “Maidan Monitoring: Election-2012” is to collect and analyze the documented evidence of violation of electoral law during the election to Ukrainian Parliament.
Alternative report on compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of Pers...UNDP Ukraine
This is an alternative report which was created by public organizations in Ukraine on compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRDP). It was initiated by the National Assembly of People with Disabilities of Ukraine and united many organizations that deal with protection of the rights of people with disabilities. By ratifying this international document, Ukraine assumed legal commitments to comply with the UN Convention whereas public organizations continued their work aimed at monitoring Ukraine’s implementation of its commitments on securing the exercise of the rights of persons with disabilities according to the CRPD standards.
The Open Dialog Foundation is a non-governmental organization based in Lublin, Poland that was established in 2010. In 2012, the Foundation monitored elections and human rights in Kazakhstan, organized observation missions to court proceedings related to the Zhanaozen massacre, and held conferences on the situation in Kazakhstan. The Foundation also supported political refugees from Kazakhstan and engaged in cultural activities like an international theatre festival in Lublin. While the Foundation's activities focused on Kazakhstan, it also monitored situations in Russia and Ukraine.
Report on the results of analysis of the problematic issues related to intern...DonbassFullAccess
The analysis of the problems of internally displaced persons (hereinafter - IDPs) in the amalgamated territorial communities (hereinafter - ATC) and perspectives of solutions in the context of the decentralization reform was studied by the project Addressing social consequences of the conflict in Donbas and the illegal annexation of Crimea with support to Ukrainian government bodies and local civil society (The Liaison Officers’ (Radnyk) Programme) implemented by the Canadian non-governmental
organization Stabilization Support Services with the financial support of the British Embassy. The objective of the analysis is to identify perspectives of IDP integration into the ATC, taking into
account the decentralization policy during the development of the strategic plan for IDP integration and to develop further recommendations. The components of the analysis:
1. The analysis of legislation on the specified range of issues.
2. The analysis of the queries from social protection system employees and IDPs, on the problematic issues concerning the implementation of IDP rights who are living in settlements that are part of the ATC, to the Programme Liaison Officers (hereinafter - LOs) in October-December 2017.
3. The LOs’ monthly reports on IDP issues for October-December 2017.
4. The analysis of sociological research as secondary data on authority decentralization.
According to the results of the analysis, a report was developed where the key problems of IDPs in the host communities, perspectives of the IDP integration into the ATC, and opportunities to take into account the decentralization policy while developing the strategic plan for the IDP integration were
summarized.
The ATC achievements and challenges of IDP integration, the ability to implement policy for the IDP social protection and promote their integration and the participation of citizens in exercising power in their communities, as well as their assessment of the current results of the reform were considered.
Detailed account of "Maidan Monitoring" project. The publication describes both the results of monitoring (quantitative, qualitative, communicative and legal) and the methodology of its implementation.
"For the first time in world practice during the parliamentary election in Ukraine in 2012 an interactive map of violations of election law has been created with strictly verified information crowd sourced by volunteers with mandatory documented evidence and legal commentary"
The document provides information about the All-Ukrainian non-governmental organization «Committee of voters of Ukraine» (CVU). It includes details about CVU's leadership, staffing, and offices. The organization's activities in 2016 are summarized, including projects on fighting political corruption, monitoring local elections in united territorial communities, and analyzing politicians' statements. The last section describes CVU's observation of elections in united territorial communities on December 18, 2016. Attached reports on this and other projects are requested. Financial reports including an audit are also requested to be attached.
Ukrainian laws and international treaties adopted by Ukraine guarantee the citizens free elections. According to these legislations the term “free election” is not limited to free voting itself but also presumes the creation of proper conditions to form the voters will, the observance of legal procedures during the election campaign. We will show you how it works in Ukraine in practice.
The objective of our project “Maidan Monitoring: Election-2012” is to collect and analyze the documented evidence of violation of electoral law during the election to Ukrainian Parliament.
Alternative report on compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of Pers...UNDP Ukraine
This is an alternative report which was created by public organizations in Ukraine on compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRDP). It was initiated by the National Assembly of People with Disabilities of Ukraine and united many organizations that deal with protection of the rights of people with disabilities. By ratifying this international document, Ukraine assumed legal commitments to comply with the UN Convention whereas public organizations continued their work aimed at monitoring Ukraine’s implementation of its commitments on securing the exercise of the rights of persons with disabilities according to the CRPD standards.
The Open Dialog Foundation is a non-governmental organization based in Lublin, Poland that was established in 2010. In 2012, the Foundation monitored elections and human rights in Kazakhstan, organized observation missions to court proceedings related to the Zhanaozen massacre, and held conferences on the situation in Kazakhstan. The Foundation also supported political refugees from Kazakhstan and engaged in cultural activities like an international theatre festival in Lublin. While the Foundation's activities focused on Kazakhstan, it also monitored situations in Russia and Ukraine.
Report on the results of analysis of the problematic issues related to intern...DonbassFullAccess
The analysis of the problems of internally displaced persons (hereinafter - IDPs) in the amalgamated territorial communities (hereinafter - ATC) and perspectives of solutions in the context of the decentralization reform was studied by the project Addressing social consequences of the conflict in Donbas and the illegal annexation of Crimea with support to Ukrainian government bodies and local civil society (The Liaison Officers’ (Radnyk) Programme) implemented by the Canadian non-governmental
organization Stabilization Support Services with the financial support of the British Embassy. The objective of the analysis is to identify perspectives of IDP integration into the ATC, taking into
account the decentralization policy during the development of the strategic plan for IDP integration and to develop further recommendations. The components of the analysis:
1. The analysis of legislation on the specified range of issues.
2. The analysis of the queries from social protection system employees and IDPs, on the problematic issues concerning the implementation of IDP rights who are living in settlements that are part of the ATC, to the Programme Liaison Officers (hereinafter - LOs) in October-December 2017.
3. The LOs’ monthly reports on IDP issues for October-December 2017.
4. The analysis of sociological research as secondary data on authority decentralization.
According to the results of the analysis, a report was developed where the key problems of IDPs in the host communities, perspectives of the IDP integration into the ATC, and opportunities to take into account the decentralization policy while developing the strategic plan for the IDP integration were
summarized.
The ATC achievements and challenges of IDP integration, the ability to implement policy for the IDP social protection and promote their integration and the participation of citizens in exercising power in their communities, as well as their assessment of the current results of the reform were considered.
Detailed account of "Maidan Monitoring" project. The publication describes both the results of monitoring (quantitative, qualitative, communicative and legal) and the methodology of its implementation.
"For the first time in world practice during the parliamentary election in Ukraine in 2012 an interactive map of violations of election law has been created with strictly verified information crowd sourced by volunteers with mandatory documented evidence and legal commentary"
The document provides information about the All-Ukrainian non-governmental organization «Committee of voters of Ukraine» (CVU). It includes details about CVU's leadership, staffing, and offices. The organization's activities in 2016 are summarized, including projects on fighting political corruption, monitoring local elections in united territorial communities, and analyzing politicians' statements. The last section describes CVU's observation of elections in united territorial communities on December 18, 2016. Attached reports on this and other projects are requested. Financial reports including an audit are also requested to be attached.
Maidan is an online community formed in 2000 by Ukrainian activists united to protest the murder of a journalist. It operates a major platform for activism and crowdsources information from volunteers. It played a key role in disseminating information during the 2004 Orange Revolution, handling up to 500,000 visitors per day. Maidan verifies reports and crowdsources books on dissent to promote civic participation and human rights.
Civil participation in policy making. Ucranian examples.DRCprogram
This document discusses civic participation in policy-making in Ukraine through various coalitions and advocacy efforts. It provides examples of effective coalitions that brought about reforms through multi-year advocacy campaigns engaging citizens, NGOs, journalists, and government. These coalitions used innovative communication technologies and public outreach strategies to foster reform on issues like access to public information, charity laws, legal aid, anti-censorship, and election integrity.
Monitoring Social Movements Messages through Social Media SitesShadi Abu-Ayyash
Abu-Ayyash, S 2013, ‘Examining Social Movements Messages Through Social Media Sites’, paper presented at the Media Monitoring in the Digital Age Symposium, Galway, 23-24 May
This document discusses several initiatives of the organization Free Ukraine, including their goals of achieving freedom and democracy in Ukraine, and raising Ukraine's position in the world. It outlines programs to train a new political elite through educational camps, develop Ukraine's image abroad through public relations and media communications, conduct political polling, and promote Ukrainian culture through projects such as creating a national superhero and charity events. It also discusses priorities around public health, developing physical and mental strength, and stress management programs for Ukrainians.
The Net Democracy Foundation was created in 2012 with a vision to modernize democracy through technology. They developed DemocracyOS, an online and mobile app that allows citizens to get informed, debate issues, and vote on bills. Over 3,000 citizens used the app to vote on 40 bills from Congress. The Foundation also created The Net Party, the first political party in Latin America to finance itself through crowdfunding. In its first year, The Net Party received 22,000 votes, presented its ideas internationally, and helped democracy activists in other countries. Going forward, the Foundation aims to maintain a full-time staff and continue projects that use technology to foster more open democracies worldwide.
C.P John, politician from Kerala, India, talks about how the process of political change is affected in the digital age and by the advent of websites like wikileaks, twitter, facebook etc
This document summarizes Steven Clift's presentation on e-democracy and civic engagement. Some key points include:
- Clift has been working in the field of e-democracy since 1994 when he created one of the first election information websites.
- Social media has both positive and negative impacts on civic participation and democracy. It can empower citizens but also spread misinformation and isolate like-minded groups.
- Local online spaces are important for connecting citizens, representatives, and issues in a specific community. When combined with in-person engagement, they can strengthen representative democracy.
- Moving forward, opportunities exist to better share what works across communities, close data gaps around local governance, and get citizens
Revitalizing democracy - the power of online toolsMadarasz Csaba
The document discusses how new technologies can help revitalize democracy by reducing information inequalities. It profiles several civic technology organizations that are developing tools to promote government transparency and public participation. These include platforms for online deliberation, freedom of information requests, reporting local issues, and monitoring elected representatives. While technology alone cannot improve democracy, open-source tools provided by civic groups and businesses can support innovative practices and shift power dynamics if adopted by governments. Overall, the document is optimistic that grassroots democratic innovations made possible by new information technologies have potential to positively impact official political processes.
Samopomich is a Ukrainian political movement founded in 2004 that aims to strengthen communities through mutual aid and collaboration. It promotes Christian morality and values citizen participation in developing Ukraine into a country where people want to live. Samopomich works to support youth, families, the elderly, and active citizens through various social and public initiatives.
The document discusses the role of social media in politics. It notes that social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube have become important mediums for political communication and organizing campaigns. Recent political movements in India like Anna Hazare's anti-corruption movement effectively utilized social media to spread their message and gain widespread support. The document also provides statistics on social media and internet usage in India, noting the growing number of online and socially active users. It encourages effective use of social media by political parties and leaders.
The document summarizes the 2013 digital campaign for Alexey Navalny's mayoral bid in Moscow. It describes setting up an internet team of 40 people to manage social media, websites, apps and services. This included developing tools like an SMS cube for questions, an apartment listing site, and a crowdfunding platform. The campaign raised over 100 million rubles and engaged over 20,000 volunteers online and off. Though unable to access traditional media, the digital strategy helped Navalny gain 28% of the official vote against the incumbent mayor.
Grand challenges online Lebanese NGOs strive make citizens’ voices count-PACE...PACE LEBANON
Article Highlighting the grantees of the USAID funded program,Promoting Active Citizen Engagement (PACE) in Lebanon and focusing on their use of the Media
Civ.works is a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing technology to promote civic engagement. Their first major product is a web platform called civ.works, launched in 2017, that collects civic opportunities based on location and issues and publishes them for subscribers. Coupled with group discussions and vetted news sources, civ.works aims to improve civic information and engagement through an ad-free social network connecting people to discuss politics and take civic actions.
This is a presentation consisting of "Case Studies of Digital Media in Pakistan", done by a group of SMU students who are taking the module "Digital Media Across Asia".
Public report of community initiative "Restoring Donbas"Restoring Donbass
The document provides an overview of the work of the community initiative "Restoring Donbas" during 2015. It discusses the organization's mission, principles, and projects implemented over the year, including expert surveys and analyses, cultural and educational programs, informational assistance and consulting for internally displaced persons, and humanitarian aid. Key accomplishments include providing services to over 13,000 people, organizing children's art exhibitions, and establishing an online platform with over 110,000 social media subscribers. The initiative aims to promote peaceful solutions to restore prosperity to the Donbas region of Ukraine.
The document provides updates on several UNDEF projects around the world. It discusses:
1) An UNDEF-funded project in Egypt that formed a coalition to fight corruption and held its first conference.
2) An UNDEF project in Iraq that worked with governorate councils to strengthen civic participation and accountability.
3) An UNDEF project in Jordan, Tunisia and Egypt that works to advance women's participation, particularly in remote areas, through skills training and advocacy.
Crisis Mapping and the Middle East: revolutionizing the technologyAnahi Iacucci
Crisis mapping combines information collection, visualization, and analysis on an interactive map. Ushahidi is a crowdsourcing crisis mapping platform used in over 30 countries for applications like monitoring elections and violence. The document discusses case studies using Ushahidi in Egypt and Sudan during protests in 2011. In Egypt, the "Bee Project" mapped reports of electoral violations, while in Sudan the "Jan30 Crowdmap" mapped protests but was shut down after two weeks due to lack of local organization and an oppressive regime. The conclusion emphasizes building local capacity in technology use, data protection, security, and understanding limitations to prevent potential harm.
Infoactivism refers to using digital technologies and information to enhance advocacy and social or political change campaigns. It involves tactics like mobilizing people, visualizing issues, adding humor, managing contacts, simplifying complex data, and investigating and exposing information. Digital activism allows activists to spread information quickly through social media and websites, monitor events through citizen reporting, and coordinate actions online. While it provides new capabilities, digital activists must also address issues like privacy, security, and credibility of information.
Про необхідність ментального кордону з РФ наша організація говорить з 2015 року. Досі велика кількість людей в Україні не розуміє різницю між українцями і громадянами РФ, в них в голові панує інформація, пісні, жарти, сенси, кіно, спогади про РФ.
Презентація Наталії Зубар показує наше бачення ментального кордону.
This certificate recognizes that Nataliya Zubar completed British Academy Ukraine writing workshops held in November 2021. It is signed by Dr. Sergej Ljubownikow of Sheffield University, Dr. Viktoriya Sereda of the Ethnology Institute of National Academy of Sciences of Ukrain, and Professor Jo Crotty, Director of the ISR at Edge Hill University.
Maidan is an online community formed in 2000 by Ukrainian activists united to protest the murder of a journalist. It operates a major platform for activism and crowdsources information from volunteers. It played a key role in disseminating information during the 2004 Orange Revolution, handling up to 500,000 visitors per day. Maidan verifies reports and crowdsources books on dissent to promote civic participation and human rights.
Civil participation in policy making. Ucranian examples.DRCprogram
This document discusses civic participation in policy-making in Ukraine through various coalitions and advocacy efforts. It provides examples of effective coalitions that brought about reforms through multi-year advocacy campaigns engaging citizens, NGOs, journalists, and government. These coalitions used innovative communication technologies and public outreach strategies to foster reform on issues like access to public information, charity laws, legal aid, anti-censorship, and election integrity.
Monitoring Social Movements Messages through Social Media SitesShadi Abu-Ayyash
Abu-Ayyash, S 2013, ‘Examining Social Movements Messages Through Social Media Sites’, paper presented at the Media Monitoring in the Digital Age Symposium, Galway, 23-24 May
This document discusses several initiatives of the organization Free Ukraine, including their goals of achieving freedom and democracy in Ukraine, and raising Ukraine's position in the world. It outlines programs to train a new political elite through educational camps, develop Ukraine's image abroad through public relations and media communications, conduct political polling, and promote Ukrainian culture through projects such as creating a national superhero and charity events. It also discusses priorities around public health, developing physical and mental strength, and stress management programs for Ukrainians.
The Net Democracy Foundation was created in 2012 with a vision to modernize democracy through technology. They developed DemocracyOS, an online and mobile app that allows citizens to get informed, debate issues, and vote on bills. Over 3,000 citizens used the app to vote on 40 bills from Congress. The Foundation also created The Net Party, the first political party in Latin America to finance itself through crowdfunding. In its first year, The Net Party received 22,000 votes, presented its ideas internationally, and helped democracy activists in other countries. Going forward, the Foundation aims to maintain a full-time staff and continue projects that use technology to foster more open democracies worldwide.
C.P John, politician from Kerala, India, talks about how the process of political change is affected in the digital age and by the advent of websites like wikileaks, twitter, facebook etc
This document summarizes Steven Clift's presentation on e-democracy and civic engagement. Some key points include:
- Clift has been working in the field of e-democracy since 1994 when he created one of the first election information websites.
- Social media has both positive and negative impacts on civic participation and democracy. It can empower citizens but also spread misinformation and isolate like-minded groups.
- Local online spaces are important for connecting citizens, representatives, and issues in a specific community. When combined with in-person engagement, they can strengthen representative democracy.
- Moving forward, opportunities exist to better share what works across communities, close data gaps around local governance, and get citizens
Revitalizing democracy - the power of online toolsMadarasz Csaba
The document discusses how new technologies can help revitalize democracy by reducing information inequalities. It profiles several civic technology organizations that are developing tools to promote government transparency and public participation. These include platforms for online deliberation, freedom of information requests, reporting local issues, and monitoring elected representatives. While technology alone cannot improve democracy, open-source tools provided by civic groups and businesses can support innovative practices and shift power dynamics if adopted by governments. Overall, the document is optimistic that grassroots democratic innovations made possible by new information technologies have potential to positively impact official political processes.
Samopomich is a Ukrainian political movement founded in 2004 that aims to strengthen communities through mutual aid and collaboration. It promotes Christian morality and values citizen participation in developing Ukraine into a country where people want to live. Samopomich works to support youth, families, the elderly, and active citizens through various social and public initiatives.
The document discusses the role of social media in politics. It notes that social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube have become important mediums for political communication and organizing campaigns. Recent political movements in India like Anna Hazare's anti-corruption movement effectively utilized social media to spread their message and gain widespread support. The document also provides statistics on social media and internet usage in India, noting the growing number of online and socially active users. It encourages effective use of social media by political parties and leaders.
The document summarizes the 2013 digital campaign for Alexey Navalny's mayoral bid in Moscow. It describes setting up an internet team of 40 people to manage social media, websites, apps and services. This included developing tools like an SMS cube for questions, an apartment listing site, and a crowdfunding platform. The campaign raised over 100 million rubles and engaged over 20,000 volunteers online and off. Though unable to access traditional media, the digital strategy helped Navalny gain 28% of the official vote against the incumbent mayor.
Grand challenges online Lebanese NGOs strive make citizens’ voices count-PACE...PACE LEBANON
Article Highlighting the grantees of the USAID funded program,Promoting Active Citizen Engagement (PACE) in Lebanon and focusing on their use of the Media
Civ.works is a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing technology to promote civic engagement. Their first major product is a web platform called civ.works, launched in 2017, that collects civic opportunities based on location and issues and publishes them for subscribers. Coupled with group discussions and vetted news sources, civ.works aims to improve civic information and engagement through an ad-free social network connecting people to discuss politics and take civic actions.
This is a presentation consisting of "Case Studies of Digital Media in Pakistan", done by a group of SMU students who are taking the module "Digital Media Across Asia".
Public report of community initiative "Restoring Donbas"Restoring Donbass
The document provides an overview of the work of the community initiative "Restoring Donbas" during 2015. It discusses the organization's mission, principles, and projects implemented over the year, including expert surveys and analyses, cultural and educational programs, informational assistance and consulting for internally displaced persons, and humanitarian aid. Key accomplishments include providing services to over 13,000 people, organizing children's art exhibitions, and establishing an online platform with over 110,000 social media subscribers. The initiative aims to promote peaceful solutions to restore prosperity to the Donbas region of Ukraine.
The document provides updates on several UNDEF projects around the world. It discusses:
1) An UNDEF-funded project in Egypt that formed a coalition to fight corruption and held its first conference.
2) An UNDEF project in Iraq that worked with governorate councils to strengthen civic participation and accountability.
3) An UNDEF project in Jordan, Tunisia and Egypt that works to advance women's participation, particularly in remote areas, through skills training and advocacy.
Crisis Mapping and the Middle East: revolutionizing the technologyAnahi Iacucci
Crisis mapping combines information collection, visualization, and analysis on an interactive map. Ushahidi is a crowdsourcing crisis mapping platform used in over 30 countries for applications like monitoring elections and violence. The document discusses case studies using Ushahidi in Egypt and Sudan during protests in 2011. In Egypt, the "Bee Project" mapped reports of electoral violations, while in Sudan the "Jan30 Crowdmap" mapped protests but was shut down after two weeks due to lack of local organization and an oppressive regime. The conclusion emphasizes building local capacity in technology use, data protection, security, and understanding limitations to prevent potential harm.
Infoactivism refers to using digital technologies and information to enhance advocacy and social or political change campaigns. It involves tactics like mobilizing people, visualizing issues, adding humor, managing contacts, simplifying complex data, and investigating and exposing information. Digital activism allows activists to spread information quickly through social media and websites, monitor events through citizen reporting, and coordinate actions online. While it provides new capabilities, digital activists must also address issues like privacy, security, and credibility of information.
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Про необхідність ментального кордону з РФ наша організація говорить з 2015 року. Досі велика кількість людей в Україні не розуміє різницю між українцями і громадянами РФ, в них в голові панує інформація, пісні, жарти, сенси, кіно, спогади про РФ.
Презентація Наталії Зубар показує наше бачення ментального кордону.
This certificate recognizes that Nataliya Zubar completed British Academy Ukraine writing workshops held in November 2021. It is signed by Dr. Sergej Ljubownikow of Sheffield University, Dr. Viktoriya Sereda of the Ethnology Institute of National Academy of Sciences of Ukrain, and Professor Jo Crotty, Director of the ISR at Edge Hill University.
One Minute Academy recognizes Nataliya Zubar for training a cohort of students in a 5-day virtual video production workshop sponsored by the US Embassy Kyiv in March 2021. The workshop was part of the "We Love Short Videos" virtual storytelling program conceptualized and funded by the U.S. Department of State and implemented by One Minute Academy.
"One Minute Academy: Secrets of 1-Minute Video Storytelling" video production workshop, led by trainer Christoph A. Geiseler
One of the greatest learning experiences in my life!
Nataliya Zubar successfully completed the online, non-credit course "Medical Neuroscience" authorized by Duke University and offered through Coursera. The course certificate is signed by the course instructor, Leonard E. White, an Associate Professor at Duke University School of Medicine and Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, and can be verified on Coursera's website.
This course offered a practical approach to moving teaching and student support online rapidly. Learners reflected on their own work, adapted their approaches, and connected with a global community of educators in order to get started and keep going with online teaching in uncertain times.
Кремлівська політика «соотечественников» як інструмент гібридного впливу.
Влад Кобєц (Польща / Білорусь) – виконавчий директор, The International Strategic Action Network for Security (iSANS)
Другий Харківський Міжнародний Безпековий Форум
“Боротьба за людей в умовах гібридної війни”
29 листопада, 2019
Смислова війна РФ проти України: інструменти, засоби, досвід протидії.
Юлія Лапутіна (Київ) – кандидат психологічних наук, полковник СБУ, займається контррозвідкою у сфері захисту інформації, заступник начальника Департаменту контррозвідувального захисту інтересів держави у сфері інформаційної безпеки СБУ.
Другий Харківський Міжнародний Безпековий Форум
“Боротьба за людей в умовах гібридної війни”
29 листопада, 2019
Russian propaganda uses cognitive biases to promote misinformation in Ukraine and Europe. It overloads people with information to make discerning truth difficult. It exploits biases like availability, frequency, salience, confirmation, negativity, and recency to make false claims more available, frequent, emotionally charged and believable. Pictures and false analogies also influence perceptions. Debiasing efforts can help reduce the impact of propaganda by increasing awareness of biases and encouraging slower, more rational thinking.
Державна російська пропагандистська машина систематично використовує когнітивні упередження для просування штучних соціальних норм в Україні, Європі та скрізь, куди вони можуть досягнути.
K-Wustrow is a German organization that promotes nonviolent social change through supporting social movements and nonviolent conflict transformation. It was founded in 1980 by activists working against issues like nuclear weapons, environmental destruction, and social injustice. K-Wustrow aims to end injustice through nonviolent means without violating human rights. It supports movements that focus on human rights issues and employs various nonviolent action strategies, like protests, boycotts, and civil disobedience, to raise awareness and encourage political and social change. However, K-Wustrow recognizes the complexities and dilemmas involved in supporting social movements as an outside organization.
Certificate for practitioner training from 19th March to 23'd March 2018 at KURVE Wustrow Centre for Training and Networking in Nonviolent Action
in Wustrow, Germany
Scale-free social networks maintain the crucial role in sustainability of democratic movement in Ukraine since the establishment of Ukrainian Helsinki Group in 1976.
З травня по жовтень 2017 року наша організація Інформаційний центр «Майдан Моніторинг» у співпраці з Міністерством Тимчасово окупованих територій та державними адміністраціями Донецької та Херсонської області організували та провели 5 інтеграційних організаційно ділових ігор «Формула змін». В іграх взяли участь державні службовці, військові, поліцейські, працівники органів місцевого самоврядування, бізнесмени, освітяни, громадянські активісти.
Розроблена нами оригінальна технологія гри «Формула змін» дозволяє створити спільний продукт – формулу змін – в будь яких групах створених будь яким чином.
В результаті ігор були виявлені типові комунікаційні проблеми, які можуть стати на заваді реінтеграції окупованих територій і вже зараз є перешкодою для проведення системних реформ в Україні.
The EuroMaidan started in Kyiv on the evening of November 21st 2013. Throughout the subsequent weeks it turned into a true revolution – one that changed Ukraine’s political system and its geopolitical vector. Less known, however, is the fact that EuroMaidan went beyond the Independence Square in Kyiv. It also took place in eastern Ukraine.
Сучасна російсько-українська війна є певною лабораторією, де агресор випробує різні форми, інструменти, концепції новітніх воєн. До списку концептів, які було покладено в основу стратегічного планування і розгортання тактичних дій як до 2014 р., так і у наступному, належать: 1) ідея нетринітарної гібридної війни, 2) концепція мережевої війни, 3) теорія керованого хаосу, 4) ідея рефлексивного управління, 5) концепт когнітивної війни. В деяких аспектах вказані новації перехрещуються, але кожна має своє специфічне концептуальне ядро. Усі без винятку «революційні ідеї» мають спільне джерело: розробки американських вчених, військових експертів, політологів або інституцій на кшталт Інституту критичної складності чи Ренд-корпорейшн. Але українці знайомляться з вказаними концепціями у тому вигляді, як їх засвоїли і використали на театрі воєнних дій стратеги Російської Федерації.
В українців і поляків є багато спільного, в тому числі - суспільні проблеми. Одна з них – мало розвинута культура конфлікту і загальний брак конфліктологічної освіти. Суспільні і особливо політичні конфлікти дуже часто перебувають або в стані «війна до переможного кінця», або «зробимо вигляд, що конфлікту нема і він сам пройде», іншими словами конфлікти розглядаються як гра з нульовою чи негативною сумою, або їх намагаються уникати.
В наших мовах і культурах немає навіть назви для англомовного «agree to disargee» (домовитися про те, що ми не домовилися) і практично відсутня така переговорна практика, як всередині наших суспільств, так і в україно-польських стосунках.
Presentation shown at the International Conference
Revolutions, maidans and protests in contemporary Ukraine. The current state of research and future directions.
20 June 2016 at the Natolin campus of the College of Europe in Warsaw
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1. Maidan: A History of
Making History
Since 2000 website “Maidan” operates as a civic initiative and is
community driven.
Ukrainian online
community formed
in 2000 by activists
united to protest
the murder of
independent
journalist Georgiy
Gongadze.
Maidan is a major
on-line
crowdsourced
volunteer platform
for and by activists
http://world.maidanua.org
2. Involvement
140.000 readers of our website monthly
30 NGO members – core editors and
speakers
300 dedicated activists (newsmakers and
authors) contributing continuously
8000 activists coming occasionally for
particular campaigns
60 NGOs contributing continuously
340 NGOs contributing occasionally for
particular campaigns
Contributors are from all regions of
Ukraine, 16 countries of Europe,
Americas and Australia
20% stay with us since 2000. 50% of our community joined in
2004. Recent growth of civic activity reflected in broadening
of our community. http://world.maidanua.org
4. Maidan’s Mission
Protection, promotion, and expansion of human rights and
civil freedoms
Because of our dedication to verifying all reports and news,
our organization is unique on an international scale.
We fulfill our mission by means of:
Capacity building – via popular website, books, movies, press
conferences, seminars
Strictly verifying each piece of information for accuracy and
legality
Civic lobbying
Monitoring of the government activities
Legal defense of constitutional rights
Facilitating civic dialogue
http://world.maidanua.org
5. Our Strategic Goals
To encourage proactive access to information by citizens
To increase citizens’ intolerance to violations of human
rights and civil freedoms
To involve citizens into the crowd-sourced monitoring of
observance of political rights and civil freedoms
To encourage citizens’ participation in active forms of
peaceful protest actions
To encourage responsible, trustworthy, persuasive citizen
journalism
We provide expertise and perspective on Ukraine and the
unique threats to democracy in Ukraine. http://world.maidanua.org
6. Maidan’s Story
‘Maidan’ is a Ukrainian word for ‘square’ - an open area in a town.
Since the Orange Revolution on Independence Square in Kyiv in 2004 the
word acquired a broader meaning becoming a synonym for public protest.
We introduced this synonymic meaning on our website in Dec 2000.
•Dec 2000 - Maidan was created as the official website of "Ukraine without
Kuchma" rallies on Maidan (Independence Square) in Kyiv, 250.000
publications since
•Since 2005 our community assumed a name Maidan Alliance and created
a formal association
•2012 we created a legal entity - NGO “Maidan Monitoring Information
Center”
Site gets 120.000+ visitors per month for the last 8 years.
Most of our visitors are dedicated activists. Our projects
traditionally involve hundreds of volunteers
http://world.maidanua.org
7. Not Just Another Site
Maidan operates under public website information policy adopted by
consensus of newsmakers. We foster and encourage by means of expert
dialogue, capacity building and open exchange of knowledge:
Protests, lawsuits, campaigns against human rights and civil freedoms
violations and illegal actions of government
Citizens’ efforts to organize and cooperate
to defend their rights and civil freedoms
Illegal actions of government authorities
Freedom of information
History of dissent and movements
for independence
Presenting news of civic activism
in Ukraine to English speaking readers
Maidan was featured on TV Channel 5, Channel 24, TVi,
foreign media: France24, Voice of America, National Public
Radio (USA). http://world.maidanua.org
8. Crowdsourced News
2004 – Maidan - the main communication hub for Orange Revolution activists.
Volunteers reported more news than any information agency – up to 1500 a day.
Monitors aggregated election reports from 30 countries
70 cars patrolled election precincts in Kyiv and coordinated actions via site
Our news were used in the Supreme Court when settling election dispute
During the day of parliamentary election (October 28,
2012) we had 75.000 visitors a day and worked despite
severe DDoS attack involving botnet of 40.000 computers
During this crucial time Maidan handled
immense amount of information. It was a
time of success and challenges alike. We
learned our lessons and gradually
developed and implemented strict rules
for verifying each piece of news prior to
publishing it.
Max traffic ever: 500.000 visitors a day 23
November 2004
30 editors were working with data flow
http://world.maidanua.org
9. Crowdsoursed Books
Maidan published 4 crowdsourced books,
dedicated to history of dissent during
USSR regime.
1.Books are created on our forum.
2.Topic is announced and people are starting
asking questions. Anyone could participate.
3.We find the experts.
4.Experts provide the answers on forum.
5.Further discussion allows to word the answers
in more interesting and persuasive way.
6.The final text and photos are published in a
book.
7.We finance the publications ourselves.
Latest book (2012) is “Underground church in totalitarian
state”. http://world.maidanua.org
10. Pioneering Access to
Government data
Since 2005 - the campaign to declassify the secret documents
of government that eventually led to a decrease in the number
of acts illegally classified.
2007 - President’s acts that obviously included corruption
activities were declassified
Since 2008 – Right to know portal dedicated to information
rights in Ukraine and abroad; improving the information laws
2009 – State Management Agency revealed it’s budget
2011 - Parliament revealed its expenditures
2012 – We have 3 cases in European Court on Human Rights
Maidan pioneered open access to information issue since 2005.
It’s largely to Maidan’s efforts that civil sector pressure in this
regard led to the passing of law. http://world.maidanua.org
11. Civic Lobbying
2006 - campaign to compare electoral promises and voters’ expectations
(we confirmed scientifically they do not match)
2006-2007 – contributed to successful campaign demanding President to
dismiss corrupt Parliament
2006-2007 - the campaign of
non-partisan candidate for
the office of Human Rights
Commissioner. He was nominated
officially. We engaged 340 NGOs.
2011-2012 – successful campaign a
gainst non personal voting of
Ukrainian Members of Parliament
2011-2012 – successful campaign
against attempts of state censorship
over the Internet
Our main lobbying focus now is the improvement of
legislations implementing the right to free assembly. http://world.maidanua.org
12. Monitoring Freedoms
Since 2011: We monitor the observance of civic rights and freedoms in Ukraine. We
try to attract attention of citizens to cases of violations and to make the government
to observe the rights in reality, not only in constitutional declarations.
4 regional prosecutor’s offices acted on our requests to invalidate illegal rulings restricting
peaceful assembly.
The total number of violations published on
interactive map as for April 2013 is 273.
Our focus now is
•freedom of peaceful assembly
•freedom of expression
•freedom of information
•freedom of speech
•freedom of conscience
We prepared two policy papers, a
chapter for annual report “Human
rights in Ukraine 2012”
http://world.maidanua.org
13. Monitoring Elections
2012. Interactive crowd-sourced map of violations of electoral law. Citizen reports
were added to the map only accompanied by photo and/or video evidence and
after verification by law experts. We observed the systemic violations.
Parliamentary election in Ukraine
were held on October 28, 2012.
1637 complaints regarding violations of the electoral law were added to the interactive map.
The total number of violations reported to the project team was 7062.
Software and experience will be used for monitoring
next elections. We monitor elections since 2004.
476 volunteers
reported from 421
locations.
Together with
ombudsman we made
the Central Election
Commission to add
warning signs about
cameras not
observing the voting
booths.
14. Maidan Reload 3d
Expert
discussions
are
broadcast
live via
Youtube.
Connecting
people
online and
offline (see
next slide)
High technology wide area conferencing pioneered by Maidan in
2013 to facilitate and coordinate discussions via live events,
forums and video conferencing.
http://world.maidanua.org
15. Maidan Reload 3d
http://world.maidanua.org
People in a
club talk
directly to
people in
other cities
and
countries.
The topics
of debates
are usually
not
mainstream
in the
media.
March 19, 2013. Kharkiv. The debate topic is “Whether the social
media have impact on the government in Ukraine”. Most say they
do.
16. Sources of Funding
Most Maidan’s activities are traditionally funded by the
members including our regular information work.
Currently Maidan projects are supported by contributions of
members and the International Renaissance Foundation.
We were also getting funding from:
International Renaissance Foundation (since 2004)
National Endowment for Democracy (2004-2005)
USAID (with Freedom House) (2007)
European Commission (2009-2011)
Sometimes we announce fundraising and our site’s visitors respond with
contributions. Last call was in 2011 to raise money to cover expenses for
filming the memoirs of survivors of Soviet Gulag.
http://world.maidanua.org
17. Maidan’s Budget 2012
Contributions of members in 2012 amounted to 57%, grants by
the International Renaissance Foundation 42%, other 1%.
Project Total
Fees and
honoraria
Volunteer
work
Mail and
office
supplies Services
Equipm
ent
Commu
nication
Printed
materials
Travel
expense Funding
Maidan site 4 036 36 152 305 3 691 2 229 Volunteers
Maidan forum 795 8 343 Volunteers
Right to Know 265 2 781 Volunteers
Government
and Society 136 1 423 Volunteers
Election 2012 3 063 6 298 282 19 850 IRF
1 784 2 629 Volunteers
1 238
European
Parliament
57
Vinnytsya
community
29
Ternopil
community
Monitoring 2 626 7 229 1 825 12 396 IRF
4 190 1 935 Volunteers
Total 114 665 13 526 54 674 2 107 32 246 4 869 3 691 2 229 1 324
Volunteer work contributions are amounted only for those contributing daily not less than 1 hour a day, €8
per hour. Volunteers equipment contribution accounted for actual time used for projects. Amounts – in
Euro.
http://world.maidanua.org
18. MemberMember
How we get volunteers
to contribute permanently?
We are drawing resources to our members thus earning their
loyalty and continuous contribution. http://world.maidanua.org
NGONGO
MoneyMoney
Social
capital
Social
capital
Visibility
Confidence
Knowledge
Earns
more
Boosts
19. The Team
Maidan is a network of experienced human rights activists, law, psychology,
communication and IT experts, journalists and technically savvy concerned citizens.
We do care about the validity of information and never engage in infotainment.
Throughout all of it's history Maidan has been bringing together
civil activists and experts from Ukraine and abroad dedicated to
strengthening democracy in Ukraine.
We set our own style.
We telecommute for 12 years. No
formal office ever, we do not need it.
Our NGO
members live
in Kyiv,
Kharkiv, Lviv,
Odesa,
Simferopol,
Ternopil,
Kremenchuk,
Donetsk,
Olexandria,
Ukraine; USA
and Canada.
http://world.maidanua.org