Comments on: Potentially unviewable experience http://www.kubatanablogs.net/kubatana/potentially-unviewable-experience/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=potentially-unviewable-experience Kubatana.net speaks out from Zimbabwe Tue, 03 Dec 2013 13:53:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: Alex http://www.kubatanablogs.net/kubatana/potentially-unviewable-experience/#comment-47264 Alex Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:20:19 +0000 http://kubatanablogs.net/kubatana/?p=269#comment-47264 Useful observations, Amanda. Part of the problem is that too many of those supposedly focussed on finding solutions for Zimbabwe tend to address the international rather than the local. The real drivers for change are those on the ground – the ordinary men and women who face the daily challenges. Too often however, the audience of choice, for most activists, well-intentined though they might be, is the international community – however one defines it. It seems there is an overriding desire to demonstrate to “them” instead of focussing energies on the potential of those within. The tools we use, the medium that we choose to channel, the language – all these factors have been limited in many ways, including, of course the websites whichnfew have access to. Which is why it would be a good idea to have a vernacular newspaper – written in the languages, to enable people to partcipate, both as listeners and and communicators, in the language they are most comfortable with. The message is simple: Real change will come from enabling and empowering the local constituencies, not necessaryily from informing the international audience. It is good that the latter know, but more important that the local can do … the energy and resources would be better spent on the local.

Great blog, by the way – will keep on paying regular visits.

Alex

]]> By: David http://www.kubatanablogs.net/kubatana/potentially-unviewable-experience/#comment-47114 David Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:16:15 +0000 http://kubatanablogs.net/kubatana/?p=269#comment-47114 Read a fascinating article on Zimbabwe by Susie Linfield: http://dissentmagazine.org/article/?article=950

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