Bloggers As Activists
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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We have done it many times for simple but oft-forgotten reason that bloggers are first and foremost citizens.
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Activism is challenging. It is an anti-thesis of bloggers' focus on "me".
Activism is about "we", not "me".
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Bloggers can do it and have done it.
And we have done it not for ourselves but for others. We take a stand for others.
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When bloggers do something great for others, something great happens.
Activism happens.
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Cybercrime laws are supposedly about making technology and the economy safe, secure.
Not in PH.
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President BS Aquino's RA 10175 was an attack on the rights to free speech, privacy and free association.
Everything important to bloggers and netizens.
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What we did
- Spoke out
- Formed alliances
- Took direct action
- Sued gov't at SC
- Filed appeals
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Bloggers are also travelers, tourists, photographers, hagglers, economists, mappers, performers.
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What you can do
- Be a champion, an advocate
- Adopt a town, union, NGO, school
- Make it a tandem or group effort
- Help as many people
- Use your skills for others
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Activism is about doing something different for others. And in so doing, we create something new and great.
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Looking forward
- Bloggers to help socialize, digitize PH
- Bloggers to champion causes, old and new
- Bloggers to be thought leaders beyond blogging
- Bloggers to play a role in nation-building
- Bloggers to become great citizens
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