Latest posts by Laura Morris from December, 2013
The Amp #3: Dec 8 – 20
The Rising Voices bi-weekly newsletter is out! Check out all the links, opportunities, and articles you may have missed...
Say What?! Website Collects Hate Speech for Genocide Prevention
Hatebase is crowdsourcing and organizing hate speech by location, type, language, and when it was last used, in the hopes to help identify increasing tensions among groups... one of the indicators for future genocides.
A Living Documentary: Sharing Testimonies of Forced Sterilisation
In the 1990s, many indigenous men and women in Peru were subjected to a forced sterilisation campaign; the Quipu project is working with local communities to create a way to make these stories heard through a combination of low- and hi-tech, online and off.
Technology for Peacebuilding: an Online Database
The Build Peace Database aims to document crossovers between peacebuilding and new technologies around the world, focusing on communications, networking and gaming technologies.
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‘New Tactics’ Makes a New Digital Toolkit for Activism Strategy
The organisation New Tactics has published an online guide for new and seasoned activists who want to learn more about how to improve their strategic and technical capacities.
A Do-It-Yourself Code for Ethical Journalism
Codes of ethical journalism aren't one-size-fits-all. The Online News Association is creating guidelines to help new journalism projects and journalists find what works best.
Tour Guides Only Tell You One Version of a City's Story. This New App Lets Residents Tell You Theirs
Voicemap lets you listen to personal stories about the places you visit. You won't find these stories in the usual tourism guides.
Football, Building Social Cohesion in Niger
Sports – and especially football – can be an ideal vehicle to reinforce social cohesion in Nigerien communities scattered across the country's wide territory.
Global Voices Meetup in Kampala, Uganda
The next Global Voices Meetup is scheduled for November 23 in Kampala, Uganda, bringing together community members to share ideas.
