Visualising Information for Advocacy
Details
Visualising Information for Advocacy was written and researched by Stephanie Hankey, Tom Longley, Marek Tuszynski and Maya Indira Ganesh and is the result of Tactical Tech's experience over the past ten years working to help campaigners and activists around the world to use information, visual representation and digital technologies in their work. The book analyses techniques of visual persuasion and the interlinked roles of information, technology, design and networks. This book has evolved from many years of conducting visualisation workshops, analysing visual campaigns and working closely with designers, technologists, campaigners and advocates. It features over 60 inspiring case studies from around the world and provides a framework for understanding how the visual creates influence in advocacy. For more information see our website - https://visualisingadvocacy.org/
Meet the authors:
Stephanie Hankey
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Stephanie has been working to strengthen information activism and reduce limits to freedom and expression since 1998, working with the Open Society Institute (establishing their Technology Support for Civil Society Program) before co-founding Tactical Technology in 2003 and Tactical Studios in 2011.
She has a background in digital media, having started out as editor of Pulp magazine, then going on to complete her Masters in Information and Interaction Design from the Royal College of Art and then working as creative director for a number of London multimedia companies. She was recently elected as an Ashokha fellow http://germany.ashoka.org/
Marek Tuszynski
Marek is a producer of creative and social interventions spanning radio, television and the internet, as well as using non-technical formats such as workshops, book sprints and lengthy conversations. Activism, innovation and creativity are the driving forces in his work as much as the importance of marginalised voices, opinions and worldviews.
He co-founded The Second Hand Bank, International Contemporary Art Network, Tactical Tech and recently Tactical Studios. He is currently focusing on producing dynamic interactive and static visualisations representing complex social and political issues. He also produces a radio programme titled Love & Chaos on Reboot FM in Berlin.
Tactical Technology Collective
Tactical Technology Collective founded in 2003, works to further the effective use of information, technology and visual persuasion in activism. The organisation focuses on the use of data, design and technology in campaigning, and on helping activists understand and manage their digital security and privacy risks. Projects include the film series Exposing the Invisible, the book Visualising Information for Advocacy, and the interactive website Me and My Shadow (https://myshadow.org), winner of a Bobs Award for Online Activism. For more information see our website - http://www.tacticaltech.org
Our Currency is Information (2013, 17min.)
This is about the methods that an inspiring investigative reporter and his team use to expose organised crime and corrupted corporate power.
Unseen War (2013, 35 min.) https://exposingtheinvisible.org/films/7/unseen-war/ This film explores the physical, moral and political invisibility of US drone warfare in Pakistan.
Agenda
6:00-7:00pm: Registration and pre-party (food & beverages)
7:00-7:10pm: Introduction
7:10-8:00pm: Presentations
8:00-8:30pm: Q&A session
8:30-9:00pm: Networking
Special thanks to General Assembly (https://generalassemb.ly/) for hosting the event!
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Visualising Information for Advocacy