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140 Characters Conference
When:
June 17, 2010
Where:
Washington, DC
Website:
http://dc.140conf.com/ DC will be taking place during the afternoon of June 17th, 2010 from 1 PM to 7 PM at: UMC Conference Facility, 900 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001.
Early Bird Pricing for #140conf DC ends on May 21st. REGISTER TODAY and save $$$.
Since the launch of the #140conf events, conferences have taken place in: New York City, Los Angeles, London and Tel Aviv. At these events we have explored the effects of twitter on a wide range of topics including: Celebrity, “The Media”, Advertising, Politics, Fashion, Real Estate, Music, Education, Public Safety and Public Diplomacy.
Organizing 2.0
When:
December 5, 2009
Where:
Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies, New York City
Website:
http://organizing20.org/ Is online organizing really ‘organizing’? That’s a challenging question for those of us from a labor or community organizing background. That said, online organizing has received a lot of positive attention recently in connection with the presidential elections. What does this mean for our organizations? What skills do we need to share to make the most of no-longer-new online tools for our campaigns in New York?
Registration is now open. Tickets are $15.
Registration on the day of the event will be $20.
Horizontal Learning and Urban Poverty
There is a fascinating of example networked-learning practice from Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI)They have developed peer-to-peer learning and sharing systems to spread community developed solutions between geographically dispersed urban environments. (via NetCentric Advocacy)