From the Princess Phone to theCell Phone: Feminist Activism and

Social Media

Lucinda MarshallFeminist Peace Network

2010

This slide show is designed as an online reference to accompanya presentation by Lucinda Marshall, Director of the FeministPeace Network. To learn more or arrange a booking for yourorganization or school, please contact:

LucindaMarshall@feministpeacenetwork.org

The purpose of this presentation is to share ways in whichfeminists are using social media to grow their work andempower women--it is NOT designed as a comprehensive look atsocial media itself.

Please Note:

So the first question is:

That said however...

Before we look at specific examples,let’s take a brief look at what you canachieve with social media and inventorysome of the basic tools.

And what social media tools can youuse to get the job done?

What are you trying to achieve?

ConnectHave an impact

Get your message outTake action

Gain supportersRaise money

Kinds of Social Media:•Blogs•Petitions•Twitter•Facebook•Websites

•Cellphones•Listservs•Email•Podcasts•Internet radio

•Videos--You Tube

Some Examples Of Using Social MediaTo Empower Women

•Digital Sisters http://www.digital-sistas.org/home.shtml•Women Who Techhttp://womenwhotech.com/•Fem 2.0 http://www.fem2pt0.com/•Women Action and the Mediahttp://www.womenactionmedia.org/•Take Back the Techhttp://www.takebackthetech.net/•UNIFEMhttp://www.unifem.org/campaigns/sayno/

Blogs & Websites

Upcoming EpisodesWomenCount Radiotalks toCongresswomanLinda SanchezDate / Time: 1/21/20104:30 PMCategory: Politics

http://reproductiverights.org/en/feature/no-abortion-ban

And a few more examples...

THE NGO NETWORK ALLIANCE PROJECT -an online community for Zimbabweanactivists

http://www.awid.org/Issues-and-Analysis/Library/Digital-Storytelling-by-Survivors-of-Gender-based-Violence

Digital Storytelling:

The Freedom Fone can be used to warn women away fromareas where there is violence and to report sexual assaults.

Literacy and Media Trainingallows women whose voicesmight otherwise not be heardto become part of the mediaand to connect across borders.http://worldvoiceinternational.org/literacy-and-media-training/

From Princess phones to cellphones--much has changed but the goal is thesame--communicate and connect...social media offers the possibilityfor (r)evolutionary change. Be themedia, be the change.

by Lucinda Marshall, DirectorFeminist Peace Networkwww.feministpeacenetwork.orgwww.facebook.com/feministpeacenetworkwww.twitter.com/fempeaceLucindaMarshall@feministpeacenetwork.org

This presentation can be viewedonline at:

http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/about/lucinda-marshall/presentations/