12:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT on Tuesday, 23 March In the context of the parallel events for the 65th Session of Commission on the Status of Women, FEMENA is organizing the event Advocacy for Women’s Rights Peace and Security in MENA: Challengers of Shrinking Civic Space. Speakers include Virtual Activism’s Executive Director, Marlyn Tadros, Egypt, FEMENA organizer Sussan…
Protect Civic Space – Egypt Sample tweets Egypt’s gov must end systematic harassment, pressures & threats against NGOs. We urge Egyptian authorities to immediately stop targeting WHRDs w/ asset freezes, travel bans, arbitrary detention, & prison sentences. #SupportWHRDs #ProtectCivicSpace #IWD2021 On #IWD2021 we stand in solidarity with #WHRDs and gender equality activists in Egypt. We…
Protect Civic Space in Afghanistan Sample tweets: On #IWD2021 we call for the end to the killing of women activists and journalists in Afghanistan. This impunity must end and those responsible must be held accountable. Process & talks with Taliban have many worried that women’s hard won rights may suffer setbacks in Afghanistan. But Afghan…
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…
