News
The simple act of calling for help from a cell phone played a huge part in two girls making it off of Big Mountain safely Sunday morning. It’s all because of a technology called triangulation. First a person calls 911. Then, the cell phone’s signals bounce off of three or more cell towers. Then computers many miles away at a phone company’s facilities calculate just where that call might have come from. “If you’re on a cell phone where we get the latitude and longitude lines, we’re going to be able to find you,” said Flathead 911 Center Manager Michelene Provo. “Just sit tight.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
To commemorate the 16 days of Activism campaign of NO violence against women and children Women'sNet has been involved in a number of activities, including documenting women’s voices using technology and raising awareness on issues of communication and access to information rights of women
Under the “Take Back the Tech” banner and with the support of Vodacom, Women’sNet is running a campaign and twitter drive called Fone4Women. The campaign is aimed at getting people to donate their old cell-phones – which will be handed over to Women’s rights organisations, to benefit women and girls who experience violence.
As decision makers continue to deliberate on the future of the planet, the people most vulnerable to global warming remain largely voiceless in the public domain. While mainstream media may sometimes be missing the boat when it comes to giving these voices the spotlight, new media is proving to be an important avenue to promote awareness and give women a voice on climate change issues. It goes without saying that social media has reshaped society. Facebook, Twitter, blogging, You Tube and many other forms of new media are powerful tools for individuals to participate in and access public spaces like never before. Recent events in the Arab world show the value and strength of public participation through new media that gives voice and power to the citizens.
As South Africa joins the world to commemorate World AIDS Day we bring issues related to gender and sexuality ‘out of the closet’ and lay them on the table so that we can openly discuss these complex aspects of our personality and self. We examine how gender ideologies aimed at controlling women’s sexuality play a significant role in the spread of HIV.