4. HackDemocracy
We celebrate innovations for more democracy.
Bring hackers, citizens and public officials together
to discuss the future of our democracies.
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8. “You can think of group undertaking as a kind of
ladder of activities. The rungs on the ladder are
sharing, cooperation, and collective action. The
three activities [are] enhanced through social
tools.”
- Clay Shirky, Here Comes Everybody
9. All of these tools have led to a rise in e-activism.
Petition websites are just one small example.
And then there’s FB, Twitter, Skype, ...
10. But how does e-activism fit into the picture of
more traditional militancy?
Are they embracing technology? Is e-activism
just a lazy and less legitimate form of couch-
activism? Or is it the only way to do activism
efficiently?
11. Today’s speakers
will talk about the movement's use of
technology for coordinating around the world,
will share their personal perspective on e-
democracy
will give us some insights into the tensions that
can arise between legitimacy and efficiency,
when online and offline activism converge