Morocco Raises Its Voice


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Bio In 2006, I founded ZapBoom Consulting, which specializes in the analysis of how digital tools like cell phones and the Internet can be used in social change campaigns in developing countries. I have researched and written reports on topics ranging from online citizen journalism to blog advocacy and internet censorship. I have also performed in-country Internet monitoring and international conference organizing. You can contact me at MaryCJoyce AT gmail DOT com. Read full bio.... Client Buzz Feedback from Zapboom Clients: "Mary's passion and energy for digital activism is obvious in every action and initiative she makes."...read more "Right away she cut to the core of our needs."...read more "She deserves much of the credit for organizing a tremendously successful event."...read more "She was able to turn a potentially complex technical task into something that brought all the different viewpoints together and channelled everyone's energy in a collaborative manner."...read more Digital Activism Projects New! DigiActive.org (our goal is a world of digital activists) Free Fouad (2008 blog campaign) Rayt it! (2007 web annotation project) Free Monem (2007 blog campaign) Free Alaa (2006 blog campaign) Demologue (2005-2007 digital democracy project) Current CV Double-click the image to download. Written Products Blog for a Cause!: The Global Voices Guide to Blog Advocacy (Global Voices, 2008) The Citizen Journalism Web Site 'OhmyNews' and the 2002 South Korean Presidential Election (Internet and Democracy Project, 2007) Internet Watch Report: The 2007 Presidential Elections in Nigeria (OpenNet Initiative, 2007) Social Change Technology in the Global South (Journal of Information Technology and Social Change, 2007) Prospects for e-Advocacy in the Global South (The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Res Publica, 2006) The Election Blogging Guide (Demologue.com, 2006) Morocco Raises Its Voice (Fulbright final report, 2005) View Stats	Morocco Raises Its Voice Posted by Mary on 19/01/2008 at 21:23 This report was written before I got into digital activism, but it might still be of interest. This is my final report from my year as a Fulbright scholar in Morocco from 2004-2005. It was through the researching this report that I fell in love with grassroots activism, which eventually lead me to my current profession of digital activism consulting. In this report I analyze the new Moroccan political NGO sector, made possible through liberalization in the late nineties under the new King Mohammed VI. In the report I analyze the activities of these organizations, breaking them down into four types: training, intellectual endeavors, advocacy and lobbying, and grassroots activism. I conclude by looking at ways that foreign NGOs can support these new Moroccan organizations and include a glossary of the organizations I interviewed. You can download the document by clicking the image above. Tags: fulbright morocco \| Comment Name * E-mail * Invite me to be part of Bligoo URL Enter the code (change image) Notify me when someone makes a comment Subject Comment * <br/><br/><br/><br/><br/> Suscribe to this article comments RSS	Quote of the Week "If you think you can influence the agenda, you walk through the world with different eyes and different ears." -Yochai Benkler What is Digital Activism? Digital activism means grassroots activists using digital technologies like cell phones and the internet to increase their impact, thus subverting traditional power hierarchies and changing the world. The Blog Advocacy Guide Click image to download! Search Search Zapping the Boom There are 41 people browsing "ZapBoom" at the moment. Tags activism barackobama berkmancenter blogging burma cellphones censorship china citizenjournalism democracy economics egypt election facebook freefouad harvard imprisonedbloggers internet korea lessig morocco moveon ohmynews politics saudiarabia sms theory usa video youtube Publications by Month May, 2008 April, 2008 March, 2008 February, 2008 January, 2008 December, 2007 November, 2007 October, 2007 September, 2007 August, 2007 July, 2007 June, 2007 May, 2007 April, 2007 March, 2007 February, 2007 January, 2007 Recent comments Ruben Lara said Your Good DigiActive Site 2 weeks ago Mary said Hi 2 weeks ago freddy said Genial!&ie 3 weeks ago William said Dear 3 weeks ago Mary said I think 3 weeks ago bicyclemark said seriously? 4 weeks ago Mary said Thanks 1 month ago Azmi Abdul Latiff said Lesson to be learnt 1 month ago Mary said Thanks, 1 month ago Mary said Thanks, 1 month ago Registered Users E-mail Password Remember me on this computer. Oops! Did you forget your password? RSS

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Bio

In 2006, I founded ZapBoom Consulting, which specializes in the analysis of how digital tools like cell phones and the Internet can be used in social change campaigns in developing countries. I have researched and written reports on topics ranging from online citizen journalism to blog advocacy and internet censorship. I have also performed in-country Internet monitoring and international conference organizing.

You can contact me at MaryCJoyce AT gmail DOT com.

Read full bio....

Client Buzz

Feedback from Zapboom Clients:

"Mary's passion and energy for digital activism is obvious in every action and initiative she makes."...read more

"Right away she cut to the core of our needs."...read more

"She deserves much of the credit for organizing a tremendously successful event."...read more

"She was able to turn a potentially complex technical task into something that brought all the different viewpoints together and channelled everyone's energy in a collaborative manner."...read more

Digital Activism Projects

New! DigiActive.org (our goal is a world of digital activists)
Free Fouad (2008 blog campaign)
Rayt it! (2007 web annotation project)
Free Monem (2007 blog campaign)
Free Alaa (2006 blog campaign)
Demologue (2005-2007 digital democracy project)

Current CV

Double-click the image to download.

Written Products

Blog for a Cause!: The Global Voices Guide to Blog Advocacy
(Global Voices, 2008)
The Citizen Journalism Web Site 'OhmyNews' and the 2002 South Korean Presidential Election
(Internet and Democracy Project, 2007)
Internet Watch Report: The 2007 Presidential Elections in Nigeria
(OpenNet Initiative, 2007)
Social Change Technology in the Global South
(Journal of Information Technology and Social Change, 2007)

Prospects for e-Advocacy in the Global South
(The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Res Publica, 2006)
The Election Blogging Guide
(Demologue.com, 2006)
Morocco Raises Its Voice (Fulbright final report, 2005)

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Morocco Raises Its Voice

Posted by Mary on 19/01/2008 at 21:23

This report was written before I got into digital activism, but it might still be of interest. This is my final report from my year as a Fulbright scholar in Morocco from 2004-2005. It was through the researching this report that I fell in love with grassroots activism, which eventually lead me to my current profession of digital activism consulting. In this report I analyze the new Moroccan political NGO sector, made possible through liberalization in the late nineties under the new King Mohammed VI. In the report I analyze the activities of these organizations, breaking them down into four types: training, intellectual endeavors, advocacy and lobbying, and grassroots activism. I conclude by looking at ways that foreign NGOs can support these new Moroccan organizations and include a glossary of the organizations I interviewed. You can download the document by clicking the image above.

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