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TAKE BACK THE TECH:
16 DAYS OF RECLAIMING TECHNOLOGY
IN ACTIVISM TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
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//In Uganda, a SMS campaign called Speak out! Stand Out! is organised by
WOUGNET to collect messages against VAW//

//In Quebec, feminists and communication rights activists are creating
short video clips and comic postcards on VAW.//

//In Malaysia, Burmese refugees are creating audiocasts on issues
related to VAW and women’s rights together with Centre for Independent
Journalism.//

>From 25 November to 10 December, get ready to pull out the mouse, flex
your SMS fingers and engage full energy in activism to end violence
against women (VAW). APC Women’s Programme (APC WNSP) calls on users of
the radio, television, internet, emails, mobile phones and all kinds of
information and communication technologies (ICTs) to Take Back The Tech!

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What is the campaign about?
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Take Back The Tech is a collaborative campaign by ICT users, advocates,
collectives and organisations that take issue with the prevalence of VAW
in our diverse realities. Initiated by APC WNSP in 2006, the campaign is
part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence initiative.

It is our right to shape, define, participate, use & share knowledge,
information & technology, and to create digital spaces that protects
everyone’s right to interact freely without harassment or threat to
safety. Take Back The Tech aims for this & calls all user of ICTs –
especially grrls & women – to take control of technology and consciously
use it to change unequal power relations.

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How can you Take Back The Tech?
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**16 daily actions**
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Simple daily actions throughout the 16 days that uses ICTs strategically
to counter VAW. From sending SMS, making digital postcards, snapping
pictures, playing with radio to remembering forgotten names in the
history of ICT development, you can take action with the tools and
platforms that you have access to.

**ka-BLOG**
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Explore and thicken the knowledge around ICTs & VAW by joining the 16
days blogathon. New to blogging? This is the perfect reason to start
your own, or at least, click that ‘comment’ button to have your say.
Daily topics will be posted on the campaign site to stir conversation,
as well as instructions on how to set up a blog.

**Local initiatives**
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Start your own Take Back The Tech campaign. As seen above, independent
and creative initiatives to Take Back The Tech are taking off in
different parts of the world, translating content and action to address
local needs and priorities. Use the campaign website to highlight your
action, or find information and resources. There are tech tools & tips,
articles & links, portable applications, images & graphics, and if you
don’t have an online publishing space, you can have your own page on the
site. Email us to let us know how we can support your action.

**Digital stories, audiocasts & more**
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Learn by listening to the experience and stories of women and men
affected by VAW. The campaign website will feature created digital
stories, audiocasts, video clips and postcards. If you have something
you would like to share, just log on to the campaign site and submit
your story.

**Suggest an action**
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Help shape the campaign by sharing your experience & ideas. If you have
thoughts, email us or log on to the site, and make it part of the campaign.

Check www.takebackthetech.net daily from 25 November to 10 December, and
take action. Reclaim technology to end violence against women.

For more information: send an email to jac at apcwomen.org, or
ideas at takebackthetech.net

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"Take Back the Tech" is an initiative of the APC Women's Networking
Support Programme (APC WNSP), a global network of women who support
women networking for social change and women's empowerment, through the
use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) especially
internet, founded in 1993. The APC WNSP is part of the Association for
Progressive Communications (APC).
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