Day 1
Welcome to the Take Back the Tech UK blog
Submitted by admin on Thu, 11/22/2007 - 11:51.Welcome to the 2008 Take Back the Tech Campaign
We'd like to make this space a creative mix of action, ideas and stories.
Some areas that we're particularly keen to hear from you about are:
-- stories of resistance: in real life and in the virtual world, do you know of ways that women have successfully protected themselves in times of threat?
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Take Back the Tech Global
Submitted by jill on Thu, 11/22/2007 - 15:22.
"Take Back The Tech!" is initiated and organised by the Association for Progressive Communications, Women's Networking Support Programme (APC WNSP)
We are a global network of women who support women networking for social change and women's empowerment, through the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs).
We promote gender equality in the design, development, implementation, access to and use of ICTs, and in the policy decisions and frameworks that regulate them.
Our network numbers over 100 women from more than 35 countries. They are individual women and women's groups and organisations working in the field of gender and ICT and actively supporting women's networking. Our members have formed themselves into regional networks in Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America and are building an emerging network in Europe.
We are part of the Association for Progressive Communication (APC), an international network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and supporting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights, development and protection of the environment, through the strategic use of ICTs, including the internet.
Partners & Collaborators
Each brilliant person who helped build this site through the campaign wiki working space, and bloggers who helped send the word around.
Not to mention groups and collectives who are initiating local take back the tech campaigns!
Women'sNet
takebackthetech.org.uk
Cotidiano Mujer
Réapproprie-toi la technologie!
Open Institute, Cambodia
g2g y retome a tecnologia
CIJ - Centre for Independent Journalism
Azur Development
LaNeta
silence speaks
WOUGNET - Women of Uganda Network
AWID - association for women's rights in development
Take Back the Tech Global
Take back the tech:
16 days of reclaiming technology
in activism to end violence against women
In Uganda, a SMS campaign called Speak out! Stand Out! is organised by Women'sNet of Uganda (WOUGNET) to collect messages against VAW
In Quebec, feminists and communication rights activists are creating short video clips and comic postcards on VAW.
In Malaysia, Burmese refugees are creating audiocasts on issues related to VAW and women’s rights together with Centre for Independent Journalism.
In the UK, women's organisations working to end violence against women, tell their stories about using ICTs in their work.
From 25 November to 10 December, get ready to pull out the mouse, flex your SMS fingers and engage full energy in activism to end violence against women (VAW). APC Women’s Programme (APC WNSP) calls on users of the radio, television, internet, emails, mobile phones and all kinds of
information and communication technologies (ICTs) to Take Back The Tech!
What is the campaign about?
Take Back The Tech is a collaborative campaign by ICT users, advocates, collectives and organisations that take issue with the prevalence of VAW in our diverse realities. Initiated by APC WNSP in 2006, the campaign is
part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence initiative.
It is our right to shape, define, participate, use & share knowledge, information & technology, and to create digital spaces that protects everyone’s right to interact freely without harassment or threat to safety. Take Back The Tech aims for this & calls all user of ICTs especially grrls & women to take control of technology and consciously use it to change unequal power relations.
How can you Take Back The Tech?
Take Back The Tech is open to everyone who wants to take action on ending violence against women, and would like to use any ICT platforms, skills and knowledge in activism. The campaign particularly aims to encourage the participation of women and girls into taking back the tech, but anyone who feels affinity with the issues is welcome to participate. Share your ideas and thoughts for an action and help shape the campaign! You can start by joining our mailing list at http://lists.apcwomen.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/takebackthetech
Check www.takebackthetech.net daily from 25 November to 10 December, and take action. Reclaim technology to end violence against women.
For more information: send an email to jac [at] apcwomen.org, or
ideas [at] takebackthetech.net
The Mission of the Women's Networking Support Programme is to promote gender equity in the design, development, implementation, and use of information and communication technologies - with special focus on inequities based on women's social or ethnic background - through the provision of research, training, information, and support activities in the field of ICT policy, skills-sharing in the access and use of ICT, and women's network-building.
As a virtual network, the APC WNSP uses a variety of ICT tools to implement this work including instant messaging, mailing lists, email, public and private websites and wikis, online databases. The APC WNSP also hosts three major online platforms which include lots of interactive tools for participation including blogs, comment forms, e-groups, wikis, spaces for uploading photos, audio files and videos.
Jac SM Kee
APC Women's Networking Support Programme
Tack Back the Tech Campaign Coordinator
jac at apcwomen.org
APC WNSP Street Address
GreenNet Educational Trust
Catherine House
56-64 Leonard Street
London, UK EC2A 4JX
Tel (UK): 0845 0554011
Tel (int'l): +44 (0)20 7713 1941
Fax: +44 (0)20 7837 5551
