On March 15th, the Center for Social Research in India organized an event on the occasion of the UN Women’s Commission 65th Session. Virtual Activism has been invited to the panel. The event is entitled Digital Safety and Citizenship Development. The speakers were: Dr. Ranjana Kumari, director of the Center for Social Research Anne Collier,…
Sample tweets: On #IWD2021 Iran must stop persecuting women’s rights activists and drop charges against Najmeh Vahedi, Hoda Amid and Raha AskariZadeh. #SupportWHRDs #ProtectCivicSpace On #IWD2021 Iran needs to stop its relentless attack against civil society and women’s rights activists and allow women to hold public gatherings for #March8 #SupportWHRDs #ProtectCivicSpace يران: : في اليوم العالمى للمرأة 2021…
WHRD and its co-sponsors, including Virtual Activism, are pleased to be launching their Campaign to Support WHRDs and Protect Civic Space, on March 8th, 2021. The project is co-sponsored by the following organizations and individuals [and their Twitter handles]: FemenNet @FemenNetReporters without Borders – persian @RSF_persanReporters without Borders International @RSF_inter@ARMANSHAHR_OA@adelamohseni51Virtual Activism @virtualactivismWomen Living Under Muslim Law…
Civil society and nonprofit organizations needs to keep a close eye on current and emerging technology trends. This is because technology is changing rapidly and whether we all want it or not, it will change the way we work, think and interact. Technology has its wonders but it also has its areas of concern. At…
The 16th annual IGF meeting will be hosted by the Government of Poland in Katowice from 6-10 December, under the overarching theme: Internet United. The IGF 2021 First Open Consultations and Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) Meeting were hosted on 22, 23 and 24 February 2021. The mandate of the Forum is to: Discuss public policy issues related to key elements of Internet governance in order to foster…
The sixty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place from 15 to 26 March 2021. In light of the evolving COVID-19 situation, and taking into account the latest guidance from the United Nations Secretary-General and the World Health Organization (WHO), CSW65 will take place in a hybrid format with mostly virtual meetings. …
Shaping the Themes and Format of WSIS Forum 2021. WSIS Forum 2021 will be held from 17-21 May 2021, the Agenda and Programme of the Forum will be built on the basis of the submissions received during the Open Consultation Process (OCP). The Open Consultation process aims at ensuring a participatory and inclusive spirit of…
Virtual Activism participated in the civil society consultations on the the gendered dimensions of violent extremism and counterterrorism responses , The Outcome Report has been published at https://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2020/11/gendered-dimensions-of-violent-extremism-and-counterterrorism-responses
