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Does activism via digital channels work? It depends on who you ask. Skeptics, realists and optimists debate the impact of digital activism.

All activism depends on the belief and hope by participants that acting together will make a difference. With increasing debate and rhetoric around the influence and power of digital activism, what will the future be for this form of mobilisation if misinformed commentary or ill-conceived use of digital tools and networks attempt to undermine it?

This debate challenged and provoked:
campaigners who are not using online mobilisation strategically and the debate will challenge them to up their game
skeptics of the power of digital activism and the debate will challenge them to learn how and when digital activism does work

The Activism vs. Slacktivism Debate occurred on 21 March, 2011 in Oxford, UK on the event of the 2011 eCampaigning Forum (http://fairsay.com/events/ecampaignin.... This is a quick wrap-up of the event. The debate featured:

Chair: Kathryn Corrick - Digital Media Consultant
David Babbs - Executive Director, 38 Degrees
Paul Hilder - Director of Campaigns, Oxfam
Eric Lee - Founding Editor of LabourStart.org
Micah White - Adbusters Senior Editor & Guardian contributor
Naomi McAuliffe - Poverty and Human Rights Campaign Manager, Amnesty UK
Rasmus Kleis Nielsen - PhD fellow, Oxford University & Roskilde University, Denmark
Sam Smith - Democracy & Transparency activist
Tom Steinberg - Director, MySociety.org