On Day 2 of the DWN conference I participated in a terrific hands-on workshop, hosted by Will Coley of Aquifer Media, on how to make the most of social media in advocacy and activism. Various groups of participants got to work using various tools, flip cams, audio recorders, stills cameras, and laptops for blog posts, and within a brief (15 minute) period each group compiled a short snapshot about the conference.
You can read the blog entry I helped work on here.
Workshop poster outlining Priorities in US Immigration Reform - DWN conference
The workshop was a terrific opportunity to make meaningful and accessible use of social media in the work of supporting immigrants, asylum seekers, and detained individuals.
What tools are you using in your organization? What kind of resources do you need to make the best use of the new media landscape? How can researchers help facilitate the opportunities social media presents in asylum advocacy and support? Let us know, send us your thoughts, experiences, successes and challenges by commenting here or by contacting us via email.
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