Peuchaud Sheila
Journalism and Mass Communication, American University in Cairo, New Cairo, Egypt.
Health Promot Int. 2014 Jun;29 Suppl 1:i113-20. doi: 10.1093/heapro/dau046.
This paper represents a case study of how social media activists have harnessed the power of Facebook, Twitter and mobile phone networks to address sexual harassment in Egypt. HarassMap plots reports of sexual harassment on a Google Map and informs victims of support services. Tahrir Bodyguard and Operation Anti-Sexual Harassment (OpAntiSH) protect female protestors who have been vulnerable to sexual aggression at the hands of unruly mobs and by agents of the state. Activists have access to an Android app called 'I'm Getting Arrested' or 'Byt2ebed 3alia' in Egyptian Arabic. The app sends the time and GPS coordinates of an arrest to family, fellow activists, legal counsel and social media outlets. The hope is the initiatives described in this paper could inspire public health ministries and activist NGOs to incorporate crowdsourcing social media applications in the spirit of health in all policies (HiAP). To that end, this paper will begin by defining social media activism from the perspective of the communications discipline. This paper will then demonstrate the significance of sexual harassment as a public health issue, and describe several social media efforts to document incidents and protect victims. The paper will conclude with discussion regarding how these innovations could be integrated into the HiAP approach.
本文是一个案例研究，探讨了社交媒体活动家如何利用脸书、推特和移动电话网络来解决埃及的性骚扰问题。“骚扰地图”在谷歌地图上标注性骚扰报告，并告知受害者相关支持服务。解放广场保镖组织和反性骚扰行动保护在抗议活动中易遭受暴徒和国家工作人员性侵犯的女性抗议者。活动家可以使用一款名为“我被捕了”（埃及阿拉伯语为“Byt2ebed 3alia”）的安卓应用程序。该应用程序会将逮捕时间和全球定位系统坐标发送给家人、其他活动家、法律顾问和社交媒体平台。希望本文所述的这些举措能够激励各国卫生部和活跃的非政府组织，本着“健康融入所有政策”（HiAP）的精神，采用众包社交媒体应用程序。为此，本文将首先从传播学学科的角度定义社交媒体活动。然后，本文将论证性骚扰作为一个公共卫生问题的重要性，并描述社交媒体记录事件和保护受害者的几项努力。本文最后将讨论如何将这些创新融入“健康融入所有政策”的方法。
