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Free Burma: International Bloggers Day on October 4th

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Free Burma! International Bloggers' Day for Burma on the 4th of October International bloggers are preparing an action to support the peaceful revolution in Burma. These Bloggers are planning to refrain from posting to their blogs on October 4 and just put up one Banner then, underlined with the words ???

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International Bloggers Day for Burma

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

For resources on the struggle against the repressive military government in Burma in the US go t0 the US Campaign for Burma. Some useful links: Brian Alexander has an interesting post on the role of mobile phones and web technology in the mobilization of the movement within Burma.

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Meaningful Networked Action in the Cyclone Aftermath

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If you are thinking you want to volunteer your time, Natalie Jesionka has a post on Our World titled " Responding to Burma Crisis " that includes a list of opportunities to travel to the Burmese border and volunteer your time and energy to the underground grassroots NGO activity. Women's League of Burma. The Mae Tao Clinic.

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What color is your blog?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Many blogHers, like Rebeca at the Razoo blog , went red on Thursday as part of Free Burma: International Bloggers Day.    But, on Friday, my blog turned from red to pink!    Maybe more women in the nonprofit technology space will turn their blogs pink!! .  What color is your blog

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Why is Sopheap Wearing a Red T-Shirt?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I spotted this photo in Tharum's Facebook photos the title is "Quiet Vigil Outside Burma Embassy in Phnom Penh." I first heard about the Cambodian support of these efforts via Mean Lux's Facebook profile and his blog post. " Mean Lux has a set on Flickr here and you can see a photo of his red t-shirt.

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Some Thoughts About Remote Presentations: Mekong ICT Camp

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This event is a biannual training workshop on information, communication, and technologies for citizen media, community health, and civil society development in Mekong Region and included participants are coders, journalists, and NGO staff from Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. The camp took place in Cha-am, Petchburi, Thailand.

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NpTech Summary: Red T-Shirt Day - Supporting Monks, YouTube Nonprofit Channel, and Web2forDev Conference Reports

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Villoks Many people around the world are supporting the Monks in Burma by wearing red t-shirts today or participating in vigils like this one in Cambodia outside the Burma embassy. So, while it may very difficult to find Internet content from Burma, it is getting onto the Internet. Fundraising 2.0

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