[bestbits] Fwd: Online Training Programs, an Update on "Semme3ni" & 800 Resources on Tech for Change

Thu Jul 23 10:37:48 EDT 2015

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Mohamad at Social Media Exchange <mohamad at smex.org>
Date: Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 8:43 AM
Subject: Online Training Programs, an Update on "Semme3ni" & 800 Resources
on Tech for Change
To: Carolina Rossini <carolina.rossini at gmail.com>

  للقراءة باللغة العربية Happy Eid from SMEX! We hope you’ve had a relaxing
summer so far. Now that the Eid is over, we’re getting back to business at

  Like
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-37c7348260143e0f8f3db617fab5c126-635fc87?pa=31858887837&amx=7912425783>
Tweet
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-dc7f2e894e30cdbb5160e9836f543260-635fc87?pa=31858887837&amx=7912425783>
in
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-4f6051b02cd805d96e428cc8a4315c63-635fc87?pa=31858887837&amx=7912425783>
  [image: smex-emailnews-header]

للقراءة باللغة العربية
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-c234d4f4c1f8f1769f4ecc0dc440078d-635fc87?pa=31858887837>
[image: intropic]

Moroccan lights by John Olav Eikenes on Flickr
Happy Eid from SMEX!

We hope you’ve had a relaxing summer so far. Now that the Eid is over,
we’re getting back to business at SMEX. See what we're up to this month,
and if you see an opportunity or an event that might interest someone you
know, don't forget to share it.
[image: 6725710603 bc7a1a38f6 z]

Script writing after carrying out interviews, by David Brewer on Flickr
New Digital Advocacy Course for Sudanese

We have teamed up with the Sudanese Development Initiative
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-01b6b1925864e1fd286826927316a62e-635fc87?pa=31858887837>
(SUDIA) to deliver an eight-week online advocacy and digital safety course
localized for advocates working in Sudan. Topics such as writing SMART
goals, developing strong messages, and choosing appropriate digital tactics
will be covered. The course will be delivered in Arabic on our updated
online learning platform NetHawwal
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-bdfcc1e63bedb842ff0686299665cc43-635fc87?pa=31858887837>
and will run from August 15 through October 15.

For more information about the course, commitments, and fees, please visit
our website
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-a1c163fecbaae89580c2f46e6ab146a4-635fc87?pa=31858887837>
and share this opportunity with your Sudanese network. The deadline to
apply is *July 31, 2015.*
Still Time to Apply for Citizen and Community Media Course

Owing to the Eid holiday, we have extended the deadline to apply for our
new online course in digital journalism. *The new deadline is July 31. We
especially encourage applications from women journalists or bloggers to
apply.* Remember, you don’t have to be a working journalist, but you do
need to submit links to digital work you’ve done. *Pro Tip: Your chances of
being selected will increase if you submit a personal video like this one.
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-e803ef2093a5f985119aa884b66e9263-635fc87?pa=31858887837>*
So apply now
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-ea17c1e754885c62ed91ab70f5ab321c-635fc87?pa=31858887837>
and visit our website
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-af3bdc283feedabd07ac68bce4d54094-635fc87?pa=31858887837>
for more information about the course.
Has Samme3ni Stopped Singing?

How did the Ministry of Telecommunications react to the “Samme3ni” issue
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-422676905c873091859ed694e29c3eb1-635fc87?pa=31858887837>
that we shared with you last month? And why hasn't the problem been fully
resolved? Find out more in the follow-up story
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-c0a76bdb72f0f93537b798975967bd32-635fc87?pa=31858887837>
on our blog.
[image: ***]
Register for Tasharuk and access more than 800 resources on using
technology for advocacy

During the past few weeks, we have added more than 100 resources to our
collaborative knowledge base for netizens Tasharuk.net.
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-e55f962dd7b4b2905dfebc81157ef0db-635fc87?pa=31858887837>
The resources include many from UNESCO
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-70f54db4f10e1212d9d2a3fb04bf64f8-635fc87?pa=31858887837>
and others related to our soon-to-launch digital journalism course on
NetHawwal.com.
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-eb8bc47ae1a68227521b716cf6127617-635fc87?pa=31858887837>

Why just search for resources when you can share them, too? Promote your
organization's related content by uploading it to Tasharuk. Until the end
of August, we'll tweet your links from @Tasharuk
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-0356bf45a06feef26fcfabc79cf89bb6-635fc87?pa=31858887837>
and from @SMEX
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-e87fb0c7b3ab56dfb8c496f7ea01a2c3-635fc87?pa=31858887837>
to help you expand your reach. And don't forgot to follow us!
[image: tasharuk home]
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-d2490ca56c3440be3f017aaaf9fc9522-635fc87?pa=31858887837>

Tasharuk.net Homepage
[image: ***]
[image: digital citizen]
The Latest from Digital Citizen

Here is a quick recap of what was featured in the latest edition
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-87f2a46db51c8908dcb58cb876fab3bb-635fc87?pa=31858887837>
of Digital Citizen.
* Criticizing Saudi Arabia put Bahraini Fadhil Abbas and Kuwaiti Saleh
al-Saeed in prison.
* 7iber has a new report on how digital content is controlled in Jordan.
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-c7ecfa40c37ca8f1850f575b1bed5ea3-635fc87?pa=31858887837>
* Global Voices looks at which Arab media covered the #SaudiCables
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-a7506a2db241aa7a16b6c495411a330d-635fc87?pa=31858887837>
released by WikiLeaks.

Don't forget to subscribe
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-3949c9372e9bf3fa9c11631b79f7ed2e-635fc87?pa=31858887837>
to the newsletter and stay up to date with digital rights news from our
region.
Events and Opportunities You Need to Know About

*Chaos Community Camp
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-5949d39e94fa4420e20970d7b008709b-635fc87?pa=31858887837>*
will happen in Ziegeleipark, Germany; August 13-17.

*Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-c4125134670859a9b5f1d3dc2b95e230-635fc87?pa=31858887837>*
is offering an online course on data visualization, Worldwide; August 7 to
September 27.

*NOOR and Nikon France
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-8bbefe8b94641126f8aa0594fdb59fff-635fc87?pa=31858887837>*
will host multimedia journalism workshop, Bayeux, France. Deadline to apply
August 16.

*Middle East Cyber Security Conference
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-87b57fcec823873e8cbd6c23ddad4896-635fc87?pa=31858887837>*
will take place at the Golden Tulip Seeb Hotel in Muscat, Oman; September
15-16.
[image: delicious]
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-08685d7ec524a70fbb364723db0078e5-635fc87?pa=31858887837>
 [image: email] <mohamad at smex.org> [image: facebook]
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-f6db655a50a6f45434d3873d93691164-635fc87?pa=31858887837>
 [image: flickr]
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-8f68440ae490f687928a5ffea3aad8c6-635fc87?pa=31858887837>
 [image: twitter]
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-9c4679bcd664066105693646b21da05b-635fc87?pa=31858887837>
 [image: wordpress]
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-55ebbf6a4d1873860bc6bc2bb7d7a1ec-635fc87?pa=31858887837>
 [image: 1px]
    ©2015 Social Media Exchange | Musuem street, Badaro, Beirut, Lebanon |
info at smex.org | www.smex.org
   Web Version
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-d1003af7693cdd7e4c592e9baa7874e0-635fc87?pa=31858887837&amx=7912425783>
Subscribe
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-a453b13b51bccd5401be0e4c3cd0b9b3-635fc87?pa=31858887837&amx=7912425783>
Forward
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-27b5eac69287dc2ed39f89fa9edf2b1a-635fc87?pa=31858887837&amx=7912425783>
Unsubscribe
<https://go.madmimi.com/opt_out?fe=1&pact=31858887837&amx=7912425783>

Powered by *Mad Mimi*®A GoDaddy® company
<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1437655078-6fe05f183545372ed934ba7e49235b93-635fc87?pa=31858887837&amx=7912425783>

-- 

*Carolina Rossini *
*Vice President, International Policy*
*Public Knowledge*
*http://www.publicknowledge.org/ <http://www.publicknowledge.org/>*
+ 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.igcaucus.org/pipermail/bestbits/attachments/20150723/78a83ac3/attachment.htm>