I’ve been to this conference for a number of years and I can not recommend it highly enough. It was at this conference that I developed an amazing network of talented folks in this industry that continue to inspire me and provide support and guidance for CitizenSpeak.

The conference will take place June 3-4 in NYC. Speakers will include: Craig Newmark of craigslist.org, Ariana Huffington, Eli Pariser from Moveon.org, Howard Rheingold - the author of Smart Mobs, Virtual Communities, Jimmy Wales - the founder of Wikipedia and many more.

For more info: http://bit.ly/4PaCh7

Looking forward to presenting CitizenSpeak at the upcoming Pecha Kucha in Providence this Wednesday at Bravo Brasserie Restaurant. If your a CitizenSpeak user and a Rhodie, please come. It would be great to meet you.

Jo

Hi Everyone:

For those of you who are following and supporting the Green resistance movement in Iran, feel free to participate in the CitizenSpeak campaign, “Call for immediate response to the crisis in Iran,” by Concerned Citizens of the World at http://citizenspeak.org/node/1650

Also, I highly recommend Daily Kos coverage of the protests. In addition to covering the role that the Internet and social media is playing, it is also providing insight into the players in the protest, i.e. unions, civic organizations…

Feel free to post your thoughts!

Thanks, Jo

Hi Everyone:

Sorry that the site went down. For some reason I had to repoint the domain name servers. All is now well.

Despite the fact that this is a free site, this is the only time that CitizenSpeak has been down for a over a day.

Once again, sorry about the inconvenience. Let the campaigning resume!

Thanks, Jo

Hi Everyone:

You may not have the $$ to make that end of year donation but you can still make the world a better place without opening your wallet.

Givelist (http://givelist.wordpress.com/) is a great site that aggregates ideas of ways that people can give to causes this holiday season that don’t require a donation. Here are some examples:

• Donate your frequent flier miles to families of soldiers so they can visit them during the holidays.
• Adopt a senior to shovel their walk this winter.
• Send a note to someone who works for a nonprofit and thank them for what they do.
• Record a video about a cause that’s meaningful to you and post it on YouTube.

Join the GiveList party, send your favorite ideas, vote on them, share them with your friends and family. It’s a great way to end the year.

Hi Everyone:

You may not have the $$ to make that end of year donation but you can still make the world a better place without opening your wallet.

Givelist (http://givelist.wordpress.com/) is a great site that aggregates ideas of ways that people can give to causes this holiday season that don’t require a donation. Here are some examples:

• Donate your frequent flier miles to families of soldiers so they can visit them during the holidays.
• Adopt a senior to shovel their walk this winter.
• Send a note to someone who works for a nonprofit and thank them for what they do.
• Record a video about a cause that’s meaningful to you and post it on YouTube.

Join the GiveList party, send your favorite ideas, vote on them, share them with your friends and family. It’s a great way to end the year.

Hi Everyone:

You may not have the $$ to make that end of year donation but you can still make the world a better place without opening your wallet.

Givelist (http://givelist.wordpress.com/) is a great site that aggregates ideas of ways that people can give to causes this holiday season that don’t require a donation. Here are some examples:

• Donate your frequent flier miles to families of soldiers so they can visit them during the holidays.
• Adopt a senior to shovel their walk this winter.
• Send a note to someone who works for a nonprofit and thank them for what they do.
• Record a video about a cause that’s meaningful to you and post it on YouTube.

Join the GiveList party, send your favorite ideas, vote on them, share them with your friends and family. It’s a great way to end the year.

Hi Everyone:

You may not have the $$ to make that end of year donation but you can still make the world a better place without opening your wallet.

Givelist (http://givelist.wordpress.com/) is a great site that aggregates ideas of ways that people can give to causes this holiday season that don’t require a donation. Here are some examples:

• Donate your frequent flier miles to families of soldiers so they can visit them during the holidays.
• Adopt a senior to shovel their walk this winter.
• Send a note to someone who works for a nonprofit and thank them for what they do.
• Record a video about a cause that’s meaningful to you and post it on YouTube.

Join the GiveList party, send your favorite ideas, vote on them, share them with your friends and family. It’s a great way to end the year.

Hi Everyone:

If you’re in the Philly area this Wednesday, come enjoy holiday refreshments and live music by “The Great Unknown” as Mayor Michael Nutter screens the short film “Free the River Park at City Hall.”

Produced by Evolve, the movie tells the inspiring story of how Philadelphia neighbors won over CSX Railroad to gain at grade access to Schuykill River Park.

And like a number of successful community struggles, the Schuykill River Park hard-won victory began with a CitizenSpeak campaign. Click on the case study link at the top of this page to learn how these neighborhood activists used CitizenSpeak to build awareness and grow their lists.

Here are the party details:
Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Location: Mayor’s Conversation Hall 2nd Floor of City Hall, Philadelphia, PA

It will also be the premier of the short film, “Know Your City Hall.”

Enjoy!

Here’s to a new day in America! Viva Obama!