My First Arab Bloggers Meeting #AB14 This post was originally published on Notes by Noon It was the first time for me to attend an Arab Blogger's Meeting and although I hadn't met many of the participants physically before, through our interaction over the years our virtual connection had been well established. There was an air of familiarity, comradeship and solidarity which laid the basis for new friendships. Sadly, there were activists and bloggers who were absent either due to unjust incarceration or shameful red tape which prevented them from being physically there, yet their presence was very much felt amongst us.
In Bab Al-Shams, Palestinians create new facts on the ground "What made Bab Al-Shams significant was the fact that it asserted that Palestinian activists would not simply react to injustices the occupation laid at our doorstep, but that we were determined to create our own realities on the ground"....
Divorce of Young Women, Reasons and Consequences Between January and November 2012, the Heinrich Böll Stiftung is implementing a project with the CWLRC on research and advocacy about the divorce of young women in Gaza.The center works to formulate the legal and social vision for women as the main partner to men in building the Palestinian society on the basis of democracy
“Building common Agendas for Empowerment and Strengthening Women’s Participation” - Democracy Between April and August 2012, the Heinrich Böll Stiftung is implementing in cooperation with the Arab Women Organization (AWO) a national conference and a training workshop to integrate women rights into democratic reform in Jordan
The Third Arab Bloggers Meeting The Third Arab Blogger Meeting convened in Tunisia in cooperation with Heinrich Böll Stiftung, the international network Global Vocies and the Tunesian platform of internet activists Nawaat. More than 100 cyberactivists from across the Arab World participated in the „unconference“, as the meeting was called due to its unusual agenda of open meetings and ad-hoc presentations. They exchanged their experience and discuss their role in the Arab Spring. The first two meetings were organized by the hbs and Global Voices in Beirut in 2008 and 2009. Particularly the second meeting prepared the ground for the crucial role the digital activists assumed in the Tunisian revolution. The meeting received a wide media coverage in Arabic, English and German. Links to the most prominent articles can be find below, as well to the meetings websites, facebook pages and twitter accounts of participants.
The 2010 Shashat film festival The 2010 Shashat film festival toured cities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, targeting youth audiences as well as the general public in the belief that culture is a human right. Films were shown in 9 Palestinian universities, adding this year 8 schools to its youth outreach.
Gender Politics Makes a Difference - Experiences of the Heinrich Böll Foundation Across the World All over the world, gender relations are changing. Economic and cultural upheavals are giving rise to ever new ways of life and work. When those changes benefit women, that is usually due to the work of feminist networks, small and larger-scale gender-oriented organizations, and courageous individuals.
Strengthening the voices of under-represented groups in Egypt through the use of digital media Project: To foster a resource and support network for outreach projects that use digital media to empower underrepresented voices and promote collaboration between bloggers and civil society organizations in Egypt. Micro grant funding and technical support was given to three citizen media projects in Egypt implemented by Rising Voices (outreach arm of Global Voices Online).
Media Outreach Projects in Egypt Heinrich Boell Stiftung AMEO is happy to announce the continuation of its support for Arab digital activists in the Arab world. Together with our partner Global Voices Online, we seek to strengthen the collaboration between non-digital and digital activism, to introduce non digital civil society with new media tools and to make their voices heard.