4 de abril de 2011

Internet y las Revoluciones Sociales

Mañana se analizará la relación entre internet y las revoluciones sociales del S. XXI en La Casa Encendida 
Síguelo en Twitter con el hanhstag 



17.00 - 17.15 Introduction: Human Revolution vs. Social Media Revolution
Much discourse has been built around the role of technology, Internet and social media in the organization and communication of Arab revolts. Positions seem to go from the negation of the Internet having had any influence in the way the revolts have spread to magnification of the role of technology. What is the real impact of technology on social change?
17.15 - 17.40 From Twitter to newspapers: Benefits and risks of online visibility
Human rights abuses that are not told and written about are more likely to remain unaccounted for. Digital tools help activists to tell the stories behind the numbers, spread the word about these violations, and protect the victims by attracting empathy and worldwide solidarity towards them and putting those responsible in the spotlight, as we have seen through campaigns like “Free Sakineh” in Iran and “Free Abdulemam” in Bahrain. But visibility also involves risks, especially when larger media get involved.
Speaker: 
Leila Nachawati Rego
17.40 - 18.15 Empowering citizens through technology: Witness.org and Ushahidi
Independent projects like Witness and Ushahidi are helping citizens empower themselves through technology in order to show the world the events that they are witnessing. We will discuss with Witness and Ushahidi representatives how to promote human rights through video advocacy and through crowdsourcing crisis information via mobile. We will also see how these projects help to democratize information, increase transparency and lower the barriers for individuals to share their stories, and the difference with free (but private) platforms for sharing politically sensitive content.
Speakers: 
Matisse Bustos and Dale Zak
18.15 - 19.00 Netfreedom: Opportunities, risks and threats in a global context
Sami Ben Gharbia will present the work of the Global Voices Advocacy community and Nawaat, and independent platform for Tunisan bloggers that has been particularly active about bringing attention to human rights violations in Tunisia. We will discuss the opportunities and threats they have faced, along with the contradictions between worldwide support of netfreedom and global politics that contribute to repressing citizens rights.
Speaker: 
Sami Ben Gharbia
19.00 -19.15 Break
19.15 - 20.00 Social Media as companies: citizens allies or governments allies?
Social Media like Facebook, Twitter, Youtube are bringing more power to citizens to impact their own context, but they are also companies that work for profit, have their own interests, and at times work hand in hand with governments agendas at times. Can we as citizens rely on them? Do our aspirations of freedom conflict with these companies interests?
Speaker: 
Raed Jarrar
20.00 - 20.45 Al-Jazeera, the Internet and 21st Century media
Over the last number of years, and especially during their coverage of mobilizations in the Middle East and North Africa region, Al-Jazeera has been showing us what has been happening from the front line. This work was complemented by its journalists echoing the information which citizens were sharing in real time using social media like youtube or twitter. We will discuss with an Al-Jazeera journalist how this combination has positioned it as a new media paradigm that allies with the Internet instead of confronting it or ignoring it.
Speaker:
Bilal Randeree