This is a talk I gave about the role that an intimate online community has played in the re-establishment of a town destroyed by ethnic cleansing in Bosnia.
The talk was presented at Reboot 9 in Copenhagen, 2007, whose theme was 'Human'.
The great thing about Slideshare is that you can't see what an emotional wreck I was whilst giving what is quite a personal talk.
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AKCIJA ZA FK quot;BRATSTVOquot; KOZARAC
Istinski Islam ili nesto drugo :)
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Istinski Islam ili nesto drugo :)
Top 25 forum topics by postings, also showing view
Jeste li za Registraciju lanova, ho ete li se upisat
AKCIJA-Bajramski Paketici
Kozaracke provale
Udruzenje Kozarac. ba
Ko su patrioti? Ko su Bosanci?
IZBORI 2006
Odcjepljenje RS iz BIH ( da li je moguce)
NEDAM BOSNE, NEDAM BOLAN
Renoviranje sale - dje ba zapelo?
Novi sistem pretplate
Mahane na stranici
IZMJENA I DOPUNA REGULACIONOG PLANA
KOZARAC_CENTAR
Stanje trenutno u Kozarcu sad i bliza buducnost ove
regije
KAMERA ZA SVABU--GDJE BA ZAPELO
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41. “At the start, I could hardly
switch the computer on, but
even then we saw, through
games, the potential of the
internet to connect us - in
Kozarac and outside Bosnia”
42. “The first thought for many
people in the diaspora when
they wake up in the morning
is Kozarac.ba. They have a
need for contact, pictures of
home, landscape and stories”
43. “Emin, a survivor of Omarska,
lived in Denmark for 15 years,
unable to open up and deal
with his trauma. He recently
found the site, and people with
similar experiences, which
brought him out of his shell.”
44. some observations
1. online social networks can bridge and repair
structural holes that occur in physical world
2. sometimes the virtual world can preserve
memories and culture that are under
threat in the physical realm
3. remote members and virtual presence can
provide real support for local community
4. where there's a will, there's a way ;-)
45. what lessons can we draw from this?
• SCALE: small, intimate spaces are often the
most effective at supporting collective action
• COMMON PURPOSE: if people share a need for
action, they will tend to be co-operative
• HOOKS INTO ‘RL’: using online spaces to build
a coalition for action in the physical realm
• MOTIVATION: tapping into real needs is the
key to promoting positive behaviours
46. kthxbye
Thanks to: Sebina, Satko, Svabo, Aaly, Daal, Riccardo
Apologies to: Halid Muslimovi!
Give money to: www.kozarac.ba
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(cc) Lee Bryant, 2007
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