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Crowdfunding for Activists: 5 Tips for Creating Successful Online Fundraising Campaigns

December 3, 2012 - By Spectra Speaks

I prepared this short presentation as part of the "Feminist Cyborgs: Actvism, Online Fundraising, and Security" webinar, hosted by African Feminist Forum and Association for Progressive Communications. My 10-minute presentation includes a brief introduction to crowdfunding and some popular crowdfunding tools. Using my Africans for African new media project as…

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Finding Common Ground (Part 1): Why Aren’t More Activists Collaborating?

September 13, 2012 - By Spectra Speaks

Based on how often marginalized people talk about the power of "community", especially within the realm of grassroots activism, one would imagine the non-profit industry would have evolved into a flourishing ecosystem of recyclable free-flowing skills, services, and progressive ideas by now. Yeah, that's not happening. Welcome to the first…

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It Takes a Village: Fikelela Shelter for Orphans with HIV/AIDS Fosters Community Advocacy

July 25, 2012 - By Spectra Speaks

"It takes a village to raise a child" comes to mind when I reflect on my visit. Inspired by a woman's wish to build homes for children orphaned by their mothers dying of HIV/AIDS (and who most likely would end up HIV+ themselves), I expected a hospice when I arrived.…

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Saying No to Media Saviorism, Celebrating Africa’s Resistance

February 2, 2012 - By Spectra Speaks

How about we â€” as global gender justice advocates â€” subvert the idea that women are perpetual victims by covering our collective resistance? How about we cut back on the sensationalism â€” the shock tactics and controversy we once deployed to get mainstream media to pay attention to issues important…

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