week 14

• A Medium for Advocacy - process of supporting a cause or proposal.
• Matthew Kaplan - a former Congressional staffer who has worked with US Congress
• EDSA (People Power Revolution) – 1983-1986
• edsa(people power revolution)-Major protest involving 2 million Filipinos from different sector

  -Radio broadcasts helped change the course of history
•  EDSA Dos - January 17 to 2001
• edsa dos - Aka 2001 EDSA Revolution. fueled after 11 prosecutors
•  Million People March - August 22 to 26, 2013
• million people march - series of protests in Luneta Park
• PDAF

  - a discretionary fund in the Philippines available to members of Congress.
•  Discretionary Spending

  •  a government spending implemented through an appropriations bill.
• Yolanda People Finder - vital tool for people across the globe to track the situation of their relatives.
• Change.org

  • a platform for change
• · A Tool for Development Communication 

  • an approach to communication that provides communities with information they can use to better their lives.
• · A Tool for Development Communication 

  • an art and science of human communication
• · ICT4D (ICT for Development)

  • an initiative aimed at bridging the digital divide and aiding economic development
• · A Force for Social Reform

  • The protest was arranged, in part, by forwarded text messages reading, “Go 2 EDSA.  Wear, blk.” “The crowd quickly swelled, and in the next few days, over a million people arrived, choking traffic in downtown Manila.”
• The Good – used for communication where distance no longer matters.
• the Bad – allowed people to hide behind the screens
• the Ugly – a common cause of broken relationships, self-centeredness, and egocentricity.