10 Tactics for Turning Information into Action

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Location: OSI-New York
Event Date: March 1, 2010
Speakers: Melissa Gira Grant, Sam Gregory, Tessa Lewin, Elizabeth Eagen

10 Tactics for Turning Information into Action is a 50-minute film documenting inspiring info-activism stories from around the world, with ­interviews and case studies highlighting dozens of campaigns. This film, produced by the Tactical Technology Collective, provides original and artful ways for rights advocates to capture attention and communicate a cause.

At this Open Society Institute screening and discussion, Sam Gregory of WITNESS, profiled in the film, and Melissa Gira Grant, a research consultant for the film, as well as other information activists, address how to turn information into action.

Elizabeth Eagen, program officer for the OSI Information Program, introduces the event.

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