From: Faith Bosworth <[email protected]> Hi,
We're organising this event next year and are trying to gauge interest early, please share with anyone who might like to attend! Thanks, Faith *** 'The Art of Using Data and Design for Evidence based Activism' First Call for Tactical Tech's Info-Activism Camp 2013 Evidence can be our most powerful asset and when used well it can transform the way we perceive issues. Join us in 2013 at the Info-Activism camp to share and learn about the art of using data and design for evidence-based activism. You know about Wikileaks, but do you know how The Guardian journalists, who had never really worked with data, turned the thousands of leaked cables into information graphics? You may have seen the new parody website Kickstriker or the Chevron We Agree spoof site and wondered what's the art of culture jamming and can you really learn it? Or Exxon Secrets: what are the different data sources you'd have to consult build a website like that? How do you get access to that data? What kinds of back-end, technical skills do you need? Harassmap is popular for the way that it illuminates the issue of sexual harassment on the streets of Cairo through a simple online crowdmap. But the map is just the first step, how do you make it a strategic part of advocacy with communities that are offline? Social media, off-the shelf visualisation tools and digital devices have become more accessible to campaigners but it is still a challenge to create innovative and memorable campaigns that exceed tools and sloganeering. How do we leverage the evidence we have to go beyond the 60 page report and create influential evidence-based campaigns? How can we use data and technology to transcend the typical two-dimensional presentations of information and influence audiences directly with evidence? To explore the answers to questions like these, Tactical Tech, together with its partners, will host the Info-Activism Camp 2013: 'The Art of Using Data and Design for Evidence-Based Activism'. The Info-Activism Camp 2013 will bring together 100 participants from around the world, with 25 skilled facilitators, to collaborate on working with data, visual design and technology for evidence-based activism. Read more about this event and register your interest in attending here: http://tacticaltech.org/camp2013 -- Programme coordinator http://www.tacticaltech.org/ http://www.twitter.com/Info_Activism We have a new resource for activists! On data visualisation: drawingbynumbers.org
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