ICT as Platform for Change and Social Advocacy

Practice flashcards covering the role of ICT and social media in advocacy, historical events in the Philippines, and Ogburn’s Theory on technical development.

ICT as a Medium for Advocacy

An effective instrument for promoting and spreading relevant advocacies on social change that benefits from being online and requires minimal effort to perform.

Social Change

The adjustment in human interactions which changes established cultural and social constructs, beliefs, and institutions.

Ogburn’s Theory on Technology and Social Change

A theory published in $1992$ by Willian Fielding Ogburn suggesting that technology is the primary driving force of social change and progress.

Invention

The first stage of technical development according to Ogburn, where new forms of technology like the computer and communication technology are developed.

Discovery

The second stage of technical development according to Ogburn, referring to new ways of understanding and perceiving reality through technology.

Diffusion

The third stage of technical development according to Ogburn, referring to the spread of technology from the point of discovery to other regions.

Radio Veritas

The radio station used by Jaime Cardinal Sin in $1986$ to broadcast an urgent appeal for Filipinos to protect Juan Ponce Enrile and Fidel Ramos during the EDSA revolution.

EDSA II

A peaceful uprising in $2001$ that overthrew Joseph Estrada, which utilized text brigades as the quickest and most inexpensive method of communication.

PhilAWARE

An application for humanitarian response that uses crowd-sourced reporting and government validation to increase disaster resilience and facilitate emergency cooperation.

2019 Hong Kong Protests

A movement where over $1000000$ residents protested an extradition bill and used social media to share live news feeds and battle for public opinion.

ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

A $2014$ social media trend organized to raise money and awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by emptying a bucket of ice water over one's head.

Black Lives Matter

A movement organized in $2013$ by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi to combat anti-black racism and police violence using the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter.

Me Too Movement

A movement focusing on the experiences of sexual violence survivors that gained mainstream awareness in $2017$ via the hashtag #MeToo.

Million People March

A $2013$ Philippine protest calling for the abolition of the Pork Barrel fund (PDAF) scam, led by Janel Lim-Napoles and organized via Facebook and Twitter.

Coordinating Community Responses

A way social media promotes social justice by creating online spaces for people to come together, find support, and create unity for a cause.

Platforming Lived Experience

The use of social media to amplify and share the stories and struggles of minorities and underrepresented groups to achieve equity.

Slacktivism

A combination of "slacker" and "activism" referring to simple online measures to support a cause, such as signing petitions or reposting statuses.

Cancel Culture

A form of online shaming on social media platforms defined as withdrawing support for public figures or companies over controversial or scandalous acts.