I.  Blogs/Twitter

• New blog posts & tweets
• Digital Democracy course on Tufts homepage! (feature here)

II. DigiActive and Digital Activism

• Readings & Video - thoughts & questions
  • What is digital activism?
  • Digital activism in Zimbabwe and Burma
  • Digital activism VS digital resistance

• The Mobile Revolution and Activism (Video)
• Introduction to DigiActive and Digital Activism (Video)

• Digital Activism = Tactical Operations + Tactical Technology
  • Tactical Operations
    • Inform & Communicate
    • Document & Visualize
      • See also Geo-Bombing
    • Mobilize & Coordinate
    • Personal security (next session)
  • Tactical Technology
    • Bypass & Access
    • Data Security (next session)

• Case Study: Facebook Activism
  • DigiActive - Facebook Strategy Guide
    • Pros and Cons
    • Organizing a FB campaign
    • Do's and Don'ts
    • Burma, Morocco and Egypt
  • DigiActive - Facebook and Anti-FARC Rallies  
    • Anti-FARC on Facebook (Video)
    • Digital divide and activism

• Forthcoming: DigiActive - Twitter Strategy Guide (March 15, 2009)

III. Class Excercise

• Design and launch a Facebook campaign

IV.  YouthMap

• Work on projects

V.  Next Session

• Introduction to Civil Resistance
• Documentary: "Bringing Down a Dictator"
• Bloggers

VI.  Notes