إقرأوا النشرة باللغة العربية

Dear Friends,

It's been nearly five years since we first started hosting social media workshops for civil society organizations. A lot has changed since then in social media and in our shared awareness for how it can aid but not replace advocacy.

This month, we’re excited to announce the re-launch of SMEX, including a new look and re-organized programs. Our aim, as always, is to strengthen Arab digital advocacy.

You may have already seen our new logo (above!) on our social media channels, but to get an idea of where we're headed, we also invite you to check out our newsier website—soon to be in Arabic—that will follow developments and provide analysis on social media training, digital advocacy, and Internet laws and rights across the region. Don't miss the Opportunities box, at the bottom of the homepage, where we'll post digital and social media jobs, events, workshops, and funding.

We're just getting started, but are ramping up quickly, recruiting team members and forming new partnerships so that we can be an even better source of digital inspiration, knowledge, and exchange over the next five years.

We'll keep you posted on what's to come. In the meantime, we extend our heartfelt gratitude for all your support and hope you’ll join us.

Enjoy and engage!
The SMEX Team

Success in advocacy often ultimately depends on the tactics you choose, especially when it comes to surprising your target—and even your supporters—with clever approaches to big challenges. New Tactics for Human Rights and Tactical Technology Collective, both long-time facilitators of grassroots digital advocacy globally and in the region, have each recently released Arabic-language compilations of advocacy tactics—some digital, some not. The collections are also available in English, of course.