From:
Steven Clift
Date:
Jun 24 16:31 UTC
Short link
Just a quick reminder that a small group will be meeting to discuss approaches
to Connecting Americans Online in NYC Wednesday morning.
Details from:
http://pages.e-democracy.org/Uniting_Americans_Online_discussion_in_New_York_City
Uniting Americans Online discussion in New York City
I'd like to invite those interested in discussing the topic "Uniting Americans
Online - Building Community Engagement from the Net-Election" on June 25, 2008
from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. to RSVP via the wiki (or text me 6122035181). (Gotham
Cafe, Holiday Inn Midtown 440 W 57th St.)
Join our discussion "local up" ideas for leveraging public involvement from
this
amazing yet highly partisan e-campaign for the White House into sustained
online
civic engagement that brings Americans of all political stripes together.
People
are getting fired up by the e-campaign, but what will they do when the election
is over? With the right and left political blogospheres in a pitched battle to
influence the mass media and Congress nationally, is there really an
opportunity
for Politics 2.0 or Governance 2.0? How can we leverage the millions of people
signed up with national campaigns online into local opportunities where people
work together across political lines? How might the tools and huge networks
created to win the Presidency be turned over to those working to make their
streets safe, improve their local school, or involve people in local issues?
If this sounds like an interesting topic, join us.
The rough agenda will include a quick update from E-Democracy.Org about the
expansion of Issues Forums (online town halls) with a chance to offer feedback
as well as some highlights from the recent neighbors online discussion in DC.
The selected location is the Gotham Cafe, Holiday Inn Midtown 440 W 57th St.