Using cell phones to organize protests and share information during demonstrations is not a new idea...but it is one that is changing how news is made or "unmade" - instantly. Check out this interview with Noria Yunus, who agitates against violence against women...note: the first couple of minutes are images of Israel/Egypt leading up to the interview...
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The translation plug-in sounds like a very good idea: we at times have
long lines in Portuguese shops... or you can use it on the bus... ”
— Fer Pili
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Benjamin Melançon said:
October 16, 2007 1:29 AM
Noel Hidalgo rocks! (And is yet another Drupal connection.)
What an excellent example of strategic resistance of repressive government Nuria Yunus provides, in word and deed..
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