Social media meeting in London
Social media meeting in London
On the night of the Uludere massacre, Roj TV and Kurdish Social Media played an critical role in breaking the news silence of the Turkish and International Media.
Now to discuss the social media role in the Kurdish struggle an important meeting is being organized in London on Saturday, 21st Jan 2012 3pm-7pm at the London Kurdish Community Centre (11 Fairfax Hall, London N4 1HU).
Quoting the word of Servet Encu, one of the three survivors of the village of Robosky massacre on 28 December, #TwitterKurds has decided to organize the meeting.
"This is not like in the old times. Now is the age of phones, television and the Internet. No one can hide what they did!" said Servet Encu, and the organizers of the social media meeting add "Servet could not of been more right and for the Kurdish Freedom Struggle in Turkey, social media is increasingly playing a vital role in breaking the international media silence and challenging the psychological misinformation war of the Turkish state. Kurdish Social Media activists and Non Kurdish friends are able to bypass the official Turkish media and speak directly to the international media and to ordinary people around the world".
The organizers underlined that "In 2011 we have laid the foundations for further growth but we now need every single Kurdish activist online and on Twitter to be able to increase the effectiveness of our work and offer real solidarity to the Kurdish Freedom Struggle".
Considering that "We have no time! The fascistic practises of the AKP are attempting to annihilate the Kurdish Freedom Movement and we must expose this to the world and demand, that no longer, the world remains silent and indifferent to the brutal suppression of the Turkish state and recognise the legitimate demands of the Kurdish people for political and human rights in Turkey!"
It is with this in mind that #TwitterKurds is organising a Kurdish Social Media Gathering to highlight and encourage more Kurdish rights activists to open Twitter accounts to be more effective in their work.
The event will be held between 1500hrs and 1900hrs at the Kurdish Community Centre in London and will be LiveStreamed around the world with participation expected from Turkey, US, Sweden, Kurdistan and many other places.
"If you not able to attend in person - say the organizers - then please open a Twitter account and follow for updates and links on #TwitterKurds and #KSMG"
Skype, LiveStream and Twitter will all be used and there will be workshops on the basics of how to be an effective Kurdish Social Media Warrior.
There will have speakers from the Kurdish Social Media Community and Experts in Social Media Technology. #TwitterKurds will help you to open accounts and answer any basic questions you may have!
There will also be speakers from the media who will speak on the importance of content and reliability and activists who have been busy instigating the Kurdish Social Media Revolution!
Now to discuss the social media role in the Kurdish struggle an important meeting is being organized in London on Saturday, 21st Jan 2012 3pm-7pm at the London Kurdish Community Centre (11 Fairfax Hall, London N4 1HU).
Quoting the word of Servet Encu, one of the three survivors of the village of Robosky massacre on 28 December, #TwitterKurds has decided to organize the meeting.
"This is not like in the old times. Now is the age of phones, television and the Internet. No one can hide what they did!" said Servet Encu, and the organizers of the social media meeting add "Servet could not of been more right and for the Kurdish Freedom Struggle in Turkey, social media is increasingly playing a vital role in breaking the international media silence and challenging the psychological misinformation war of the Turkish state. Kurdish Social Media activists and Non Kurdish friends are able to bypass the official Turkish media and speak directly to the international media and to ordinary people around the world".
The organizers underlined that "In 2011 we have laid the foundations for further growth but we now need every single Kurdish activist online and on Twitter to be able to increase the effectiveness of our work and offer real solidarity to the Kurdish Freedom Struggle".
Considering that "We have no time! The fascistic practises of the AKP are attempting to annihilate the Kurdish Freedom Movement and we must expose this to the world and demand, that no longer, the world remains silent and indifferent to the brutal suppression of the Turkish state and recognise the legitimate demands of the Kurdish people for political and human rights in Turkey!"
It is with this in mind that #TwitterKurds is organising a Kurdish Social Media Gathering to highlight and encourage more Kurdish rights activists to open Twitter accounts to be more effective in their work.
The event will be held between 1500hrs and 1900hrs at the Kurdish Community Centre in London and will be LiveStreamed around the world with participation expected from Turkey, US, Sweden, Kurdistan and many other places.
"If you not able to attend in person - say the organizers - then please open a Twitter account and follow for updates and links on #TwitterKurds and #KSMG"
Skype, LiveStream and Twitter will all be used and there will be workshops on the basics of how to be an effective Kurdish Social Media Warrior.
There will have speakers from the Kurdish Social Media Community and Experts in Social Media Technology. #TwitterKurds will help you to open accounts and answer any basic questions you may have!
There will also be speakers from the media who will speak on the importance of content and reliability and activists who have been busy instigating the Kurdish Social Media Revolution!
