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Social Media To The Rescue;

Social Media To The Rescue;. Social Media As Africa’s Safe Public Reform Tool. Japheth J, Omojuwa Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya 10th May, 2014. #SFL_EARC # BringBackOurGirls. It starts here.

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Social Media To The Rescue;

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  1. Social Media To The Rescue; Social Media As Africa’s Safe Public Reform Tool. Japheth J, Omojuwa Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya 10th May, 2014 #SFL_EARC #BringBackOurGirls

  2. It starts here This is the hub of the Liberty conversation in #Africa. Add your voice, become the change and take your voice to the continent and across the world AfricanLiberty.org #SFL_EARC #BringBackOurGirls

  3. Your Government Wants You Quiet All The Time! (Except You Speak For Them) • Silence does not win the war of socio-political & economic reforms • You have a voice but the power of that voice will remain in a state of inertia until you are intentional about using it for the change your society craves • Your voice of itself will never be enough in your vast society, you need amplifiers #SFL_EARC #BringBackOurGirls

  4. Case Study: #BringBackOurGirls • Terrorists abducted over 200 school girls at Chibok, Borno State, north-east of #Nigeria (14/04/2014) • To show how much he cared about the plight of the girls, Nigeria’s President Jonathan was pictured dancing at a political rally in Kano, about 200km from the point of abduction (15/04/2014) • The Nigerian Army released a statement that the girls had been rescued (16/04/2014) • The claim was then proven to be untrue. The Army retracted, then apologised to the general public (17/04/2014) #SFL_EARC #BringBackOurGirls

  5. How Nigerians Got The World Interested: #BringBackOurGirls • A Lawyer Ibrahim M. Abdullahi @Abu_Aaidin #Abuja who was watching a UNESCO World Book programmeon TV adapted the chant to #BringBackOurGirlson @Twitter (23/04/2014) • #BringBackOurGirlsforced the hands of the Nigerian president to FINALLY speak about the abduction publicly…it took about two weeks to respond • The President then inaugurated a let-it-look-like-I-am-doing-something ‘fact-finding’ committee on the 6th of May • The government’s reaction showed it remain unconcerned about the #ChibokGirls, so the hashtag continued growing #SFL_EARC #BringBackOurGirls

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  8. #BringBackOurGirls #SFL_EARC #BringBackOurGirls

  9. How To Make Change Happen In An Oppressive Society • Find those who share your views, align with them. You cannot do it alone! • For your own good, seek powerful alliances beyond your country. Start those alliances from here • Make social media become your global amplifier • Own the conversation. Decide the issues. Be Proactive #SFL_EARC #BringBackOurGirls

  10. Social Media Offers You Several Tools • Twitter: In short sentences, with the potency of facts, with the flow of your passion, tweet your voice • Facebook: Each post has the potential to win you allies, takes you to potential supporters, strengthens your quest for change • Instagram: Your voice in pictures. One picture can tell one thousand stories and more • Others: WhatsApp, BlackBerry, 2Go, Eskimi, Pinterest… #SFL_EARC #BringBackOurGirls

  11. Social Media is Power, But You Need More • You need more than tweets and Facebook posts, you need to at times hit the streets, you need to at times meet the policy makers to state exactly what you want done • The old tools of change e.g. television, radio, one-on-one engagements remain very useful and powerful • Change is a process, it is a collection of battles and it will not happen without your persistence and never-say-die attitude #SFL_EARC #BringBackOurGirls

  12. The Old Order Will Fight Back! • Those who benefit from our dysfucntional societies prefer the status quo • They will fight back! • Arrests & Blackmail are some of their most popular tools • They will offer you a seat at the table of Oppression, they will offer you a chance to become part of them. This often works and many have been silenced by this. • You can join government but know exactly what you want to change & be sincere about your chances • Always remember, the quest for Change is an unending war with many battles. Stay vigilant & stay prepared! #SFL_EARC #BringBackOurGirls

  13. It Is Not Enough To Say What You Don’t Want • What do you want? Design alternative policies and ideas. • Better ideas can win but you need the buy-in of the public • Use blogs and other social media platforms to amplify your ideas. Take up TV & Radio interviews • Always look to work with organisations & individuals who share your beliefs #SFL_EARC #BringBackOurGirls

  14. #ThankYou • #Africa #Kenya • #SFL_EARC • #EastAfrica • jj@omojuwa.com • T: @omojuwa • www.omojuwa.com • #IamNigeria Japheth J, Omojuwa

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