may first/people link
Sahiba engages in discussion at the MFPL PMA
Danielle speaks on Open Society, Open Spectrum at the 2012 AMC
Danielle speaks on Open Society, Open Spectrum at the 2012 AMC
Grady speaks on Open Society, Open Spectrum at the 2012 AMC
Jerome speaks at the MFPL PMA
Jerome speaks at the MFPL PMA
Shawna speaks on Open Society, Open Spectrum at the 2012 AMC
Jerome, Alfredo and Walda
Lisa engages in discussion at the MFPL PMA
Mauricio speaks from Mexico to the attendees of MFPL's PMA
Mauricio speaks from Mexico to the attendees of MFPL's PMA
World Education Forum: Technology Report
EXPANDED/INTERLINK REPORT
Political Climate
The political climate of the Palestine World Education Forum was the inspiration for a decentralized event. Because Palestinians have been displaced all over the world, a truly Palestinian forum event needed to be held in multiple locaitons. Therefore, workshops and conferences were scheduled in dozens of cities in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Palestine 1948 territory, and Lebanon.
US ACTIVISTS HELP ORGANIZE GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE
(26 April, 2010) Cochabamba, Bolivia - Movement activists in the United States continue to build alternatives to crisis through global collaborations such as at last week's Climate Change conference in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
Alfredo Lopez of May First/People Link writes, "The converging crises in the major capitalist economies, the precarious state of the world environment, the political crisis in government in so many of the world's countries and the usurpation of government authority by international banks and committees have brought humanity to a point of urgency and the Internet, a commun
Tiquipaya at Univalle: CMPCC Center
Join the Peoples' Conference on Climate Change Live on the Internet
http://cmpcclive.org
Launch: 20 April 2010
The response to the World Peoples' Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth has been overwhelming.
Left Forum 2010
Dear Friends,
We write to invite you to attend a workshop that will take place at the annual Left Forum conference this weekend in NYC.
The session, Movement-Building Centers and Rekindling the Imagination of the Left, takes place on Saturday during Session 4, from 5:00 to 6:50 pm in room W604.
The workshop focuses attention on Movement-Building Centers ? US Social Forum Needs Your Feedback!
Participate in Shaping the US Social Forum Workshop Tracks
The US Social Forum, MF/PL member, is preparing for June 2010 in Detroit by asking for feedback on its programming themes. LA IMC 10th Anniversary
Los Angeles (November 14, 2009) - LA-IMC activists discuss technology issues unique to IMC organizing after one decade of success.
Activists representing many progressive organizations and Independent Media Centers across the nation met to discuss and share experiences organizing around issues of technology.
CiviCRM at the GUTC-X
Constituent Relationship Management for Civic Sector (CiviCRM) - Beginners, Intermediate, and Advanced
The Grassroots Use of Technology Conference was held in Boston, Massachusets on the Northeastern University campus on October 16-17, 2009. The 10th Annual GUTC had nearly 200 registrants participating in 22 workshops. Organizers of the conference said that the objectives outlined by sponsors, participants, keynote speakers, and organizers were met. Speakers such as Roberto Lovato of the Basta Dobbs!
USSF at the GUTC-X
On October 16 & 17 at Northeastern University in Boston the Grassroots Use of Technology Conference built social change by identifying the following goals:
- bringing hundreds of organizers together
- connecting them to each others' skills, knowledge and experience
- thinking critically about the latest, state-of-the-art tech tools
- prioritizing economic and racial justice