<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Dear Listers,<br><br></div>This is for your information and attention.<br><br></div>Best Regards<br><div><div><div><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Lia Kiessling via Internet Society</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Mail@connectedcommunity.org">Mail@connectedcommunity.org</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 1:28 AM<br>Subject: Open Forum : #ShineTheLight on March 8h!<br>To: <a href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com">otieno.barrack@gmail.com</a><br><br><br><u></u>






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<u></u>Hello<u></u> Open Forum!<br><br><span>I can't believe it's been a year since we launched #ShineTheLight!  </span><br><br><span>This year the UN has chosen the theme “Be Bold for Change” so we’re celebrating women who are boosting online trust. These can be women who are building the technology that drives the Internet, to bloggers speaking out against human rights violations, or any number of the millions of women out there who are making the Internet a more inclusive place just by logging on.</span><br><br><b>How to take part</b><br><br><span>If you’re on social media, you can share your story using the hashtag #ShineTheLight  This year we are also using the tag </span><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/shepersisted" title="https://twitter.com/hashtag/shepersisted" target="_blank">#ShePersisted</a><span> – a hashtag
 that’s a great one to follow for conversations on women who are out there and pushing for change.<br><br></span><b>Here's an example:</b><br><br>
<div class="m_-5638299708788050779p1" style="text-align:center"><span class="m_-5638299708788050779s1">I want to #ShineTheLight on <a href="https://twitter.com/ildasim" title="https://twitter.com/ildasim" target="_blank"><span class="m_-5638299708788050779s2">@ildasim</span></a> for making sure everyone has a chance to lend a digital hand #ShePersisted</span></div>
<br><span>More tomorrow and Happy International Women's Day!</span><br><br><span>Lia</span><br><br>------------------------------<br><a href="mailto:kiessling@isoc.org" target="_blank">kiessling@isoc.org</a><br>Senior Manager, Creative Content<br><br>Note: replies will be sent to the full discussion group.<br>------------------------------<br>

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