Advocacy
Justice for Muttur Video
21/06/08 15:18 Filed in: NGO Security
ACF is calling for an international investigation
into the Muttur Massacre, the killing of seventeen
aid workers in Sri Lanka in 2006. You can help by
visiting the Justice for Muttur
site.
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Don’t let the murder of 17 aid workers go unpunished!
18/06/08 17:55 Filed in: NGO Security
On 4 August 2006, 17 aid workers were murdered in the
town of Muttur in Sri Lanka. No one has been held to
account for this outrageous slaughter of
humanitarians dedicated to feeding the world’s
hungry.
ACF is calling for an international investigation in order to shed light on the circumstances surrounding the Muttur massacre and to find those responsible. You can find a link to their petition below. If you can find it in your heart to help please sign it. If you are a blogger please write about it and link to the Justice for Muttur site.
ACF is calling for an international investigation in order to shed light on the circumstances surrounding the Muttur massacre and to find those responsible. You can find a link to their petition below. If you can find it in your heart to help please sign it. If you are a blogger please write about it and link to the Justice for Muttur site.
Citizen Reports on Election Violence and Malpractices in Sri Lanka
07/05/08 07:10 Filed in: News | Technology
Vikalpa has launched a new site on Twitter with short
reports generated by its citizen journalist network
in Eastern Sri Lanka. eastelections08
will provide updates on election related
violence and malpractices in the Eastern
Province.
You can also view the updates on the vikalpa website. You'll find them in the middle column just above the fold.
You can also view the updates on the vikalpa website. You'll find them in the middle column just above the fold.
Avaaz
15/04/08 15:59 Filed in: Human
Security
The problem with being a security officer is that you
spend much of your time dealing with the dark side of
human nature. War, conflict, crime, accidents,
violence, deceit, and trauma are all part of the
daily grind. Every now and then its good to raise
ones head out of the muck and mire and look for
something positive. For me Avaaz.org
is one of those things.
Widgets, Advocacy, and Human Security
11/11/07 18:44 Filed in: Human
Security | Technology
John Bell’s post, “Nonprofit
Widgets in the Age of OpenSocial” got me
thinking about how to use widgets to support
advocacy for human security, humanitarian
access, and the security of aid workers. I’m not
a coder but luckily many websites can help
generate widgets based on content selected by
the user. The “Selected News” sidebar on this
page is an example of such a widget.
The people search engine Spock lets you create similar Flash and JavaScript widgets based on the search results you use. On my Demo page you can see three widgets based on the search terms “death by firearm”, “murdered aid worker” and “murdered journalist”. The content is a little sparse for the last two terms but I’m hoping to work with Spock to change this. These ideas only scratch the surface. How about a widget that rotates images of detained activists... missing persons... great humanitarians,,, kidnapping victims? The possibilities seem endless.
Of course there are other widget options. If you’re looking to do some fundraising organizations like the Network for Good can help you create a custom widget. They call them badges. Beth Kanter used one to help her raise funds to send young Cambodians to university. If you go to her blog and scroll down a little you can see the widget in the sidebar.
If you have any ideas you want to share please leave a comment.
The people search engine Spock lets you create similar Flash and JavaScript widgets based on the search results you use. On my Demo page you can see three widgets based on the search terms “death by firearm”, “murdered aid worker” and “murdered journalist”. The content is a little sparse for the last two terms but I’m hoping to work with Spock to change this. These ideas only scratch the surface. How about a widget that rotates images of detained activists... missing persons... great humanitarians,,, kidnapping victims? The possibilities seem endless.
Of course there are other widget options. If you’re looking to do some fundraising organizations like the Network for Good can help you create a custom widget. They call them badges. Beth Kanter used one to help her raise funds to send young Cambodians to university. If you go to her blog and scroll down a little you can see the widget in the sidebar.
If you have any ideas you want to share please leave a comment.