 To what extent can digital activism promote human rights and induce a revolution? Can technology be used to protect human rights? On 18-19 June 2012 the Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Center for Justice and Human Rights is organizing the International Course: "Social Media and Human Rights: Can Smart Dissidents Create Change?". The Course – 100 places available – is addressed to journalists, communication professionals, bloggers, activists, teachers, professors, civil society representatives, university & post-graduate students, and human-right defenders in general. They will gather from all over the world to the former military prison ‘Le Murate’ in Florence, to debate and to work freely, networking with international journalists and experts from various European universities and media institutions.
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Throughout the world human rights and democracy activists have been using digital technology to promote freedom of expression and stir up revolutions. These 'smart dissidents', as they are being called, are at the center of new forms of human rights activism worldwide. But what is a 'smart dissident'? This is the first step of the SMART DISSIDENT project, an initiative promoted by the RFK Center together with the City of Florence and the US Embassy in Italy, aiming at providing digital dissidents with a physical space (Le Murate) and an intellectual opportunity to stand up for freedom of expression and for the defence of human rights. At the end of the Course a blogger will be awarded with the prestigious Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award.
During the Course, two roundtables and two workshops will be held by international experts on Social Media and lecturers from the New York University, the SOAS University of London and the European University Institute. Media professionals will also be present from the City University of London (Master in Journalism), il Sole 24 Ore, Inter Press Service, La Nazione and SKY TG 24. The RFK Center will take the occasion to launch an "app" for Android/Apple to involve students and communities in the Human Rights defence and education.
PRESS OFFICE EUROPEPRESS@RFKCENTER.ORG For more information refer to Eleonora Corsini corsini@rfkcenter.org Through the Training Institute in Florence, the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights extends its human rights education and advocacy programs across Europe, raising awareness and igniting change. A number of cutting-edge training courses are organised for scholars, practitioners (journalists, doctors, lawyers), policymakers and decision makers, managers and cadres of the no-prot sector, professors and students coming from all over the world. The premises of the RFK Center o-er the ideal convening space to exchange practices, experiences and ideas among worldwide human right activists. They are also equipped to provide temporary refuge for those who are home deprived because of their struggle in the name of humanity.
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