Philippines' Social Media Weekend 2013's theme is #fwdPH. Read this article to learn why.
*lifted verbatim from tweetupmnl.com
See you on June 29-30 for Social Media Weekend in PH!
This 2013, the Philippines celebrates Social Media Day in a different way.
Events get underway a day early, on June 29, when netizens from Metro
Manila hold a big meetup at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati
City, the country’s financial capital. The fun continues on June 30 with
meetups in Baguio, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Bukidnon, Davao and other
cities Thus, a Social Media Weekend across these amazing islands.
This year, too, we are taking the theme “Let’s move #fwdPH”.
More
than a century ago, a young man who grew up selling paper fans,
educated himself by reading books and later worked as a bodegero rallied
the nation with his call “Sugod, mga kapatid!”. In our own little way
and as a tribute to dim and those who responded to his battlecry, we say
today “Let’s move #fwdPH”.
It is a call on all Pinoy netizens to use social media for social
good, and to maximize our personal and collective social media capital
for social change. We have done it before and we must do it again and
again – not just because we can, but because we must.
“Let’s move #fwdPH” means being a good citizen both online and
offline. Being responsible. Being vocal. Taking a stand on issues.
Exposing corruption and incompetence. Making politics work for the
country, especially the voiceless, poor and marginalized. And using
social media to help achieve these.
“Let’s move #fwdPH” means making #ReliefPH and #RescuePH our
permanent personal pledge and national movement. Perhaps no better way
is there to show the power of our use of social media than when our
people need in the most – during disasters.
“Let’s move #fwdPH” means supporting entrepreneurs and developers,
community managers and strategists, programmers and artists – especially
those who have taken their space in the expanding social media
landscape. Just imagine how much more opportunities we could create for
community and country.
“Let’s move #fwdPH” means taking action to improve Internet service
quality, to bridge the digital divide, to support moves to connect all
provinces, cities, towns and villages to the web using high-speed,
reliable Internet. And to keep Internet free, our privacy intact, and
our rights respected. Citizens of the world’s social media capital
deserve, no less.
“Let’s move #fwdPH” means bridging gaps using social media. Rich and
poor. City and countryside. Those of us in the homeland and the millions
living and toiling abroad. Veterans and newbies. Offline and online.
And we do so by forming communities and together never giving up on our
personal and collective needs, wants, and hopes.
We may have many differences – gender, faith, politics, color,
region, language, class and others – but we share two common things:
Boundless hope in the future and a belief that we can only rely on
ourselves to move our country forward. And so we say “Let’s move
#fwdPH”.
And so we say proudly and clearly this Social Media Weekend, “Let’s move #fwdPH”.
