Edited/Distributed by HURINet - The Human Rights Information Network --------------------------------------------------------------------- ## author : audrie@netaction.org ## date : 29.11.98 --------------------------------------------------------------------- NetAction Notes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Published by NetAction Issue No. 45 November 30, 1998 Repost where appropriate. Copyright and subscription info at end of message. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New Tools for the Virtual Activist NetAction's Virtual Activist Online Training Course was recently updated with new material to help activists make the most of technology for organizing, outreach, and advocacy. In Part 2, we've added a brief section on Buddy Lists, a collaborative email tool which is growing in popularity. We've also provided links to web sites where readers can learn more about this software application, which lets an Internet user know which friends and associates are online at the same time. In Part 3, we augmented the discussion on Electronic Petitions, identified the missing element we found in a majority of the online petitions we surveyed, and added information on how activists can wrap up an online petition drive once the deadline for signatures has passed. In Part 5, we've updated our links to information on U.S. copyright and censorship laws, and added links to helpful information on the Year 2000 issue. Readers will find these changes, as well as updated links from our Virtual Activist Reader, at: <http://www.netaction.org/training>. NetAction is grateful to Webmaster Judi Clark for implementing the changes, and to the Morino Institute <http://www.morino.org> and Pacific Telesis for their support for this project. ==========> Other New Tools In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Free Speech TV and several partner organizations have created a Human Rights Advocacy Kit, which is available both online and in print. The online version is at: <http://www.freespeech.org/js/intro.html>. The Advocacy Kit supplements Just Solutions, a human rights TV series which is being broadcast on public and local cable stations. The ITrain Collective, a multi-cultural, global group of Internet trainers, have created a set of Internet training materials, available on the Web and via email. Although the materials were prepared for use in developing countries, they may be useful for instructors and students anywhere who are either new to the Internet or have intermediate-level skills. The training makes use of interactive learning, allows for flexible course planning, and can be customized on the basis of gender, culture, individual needs, or interests. The materials can be used by instructors, or by students learning on their own. Information is available on the web at: <http://unganisha.idrc.ca/itrain>, or by email at: <itrain@unganisha.idrc.ca>. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Copyright 1998 by NetAction/The Tides Center. All rights reserved. Material may be reposted or reproduced for non-commercial use provided NetAction is cited as the source. NetAction is a project of The Tides Center, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. ---------------------------------- Send mail for the 'huridocs-tech' list to 'huridocs-tech@hrea.org'. Mail administrative request to 'majordomo@hrea.org'. For additional assistance, send mail to: 'owner-huridocs-tech@hrea.org'. Archives of previous messages posted to the list can be found at: http://www.human-rights.net/huridocs-tech.
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