Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:41:10 -0400 http://www.bligoo.com/ es Why Does Citizen Activism Happen? http://www.zapboom.com/content/view/31745/Why_Does_Citizen_Activism_Happen.html Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:45:00 -0400 http://www.zapboom.com/content/view/31745/Why_Does_Citizen_Activism_Happen.html Mary The reason why I am interested in digital activism is not because I like tech. Despite the fact that I have been working in the field for two years, I am still intimidated by HTML and the intricacies of the internet. Rather, I am interested in digital activism because it promises a more equitable distribution of political power.

Political change occurs by bringing pressure upon decision-makers. Because of the mass use of the internet and cell phones (ICT), millions of people now have access to the tools of mass communication and message dissemination, mass organizing and microfundraising. No longer

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