http://cfp2004.org/blogs/organizing/ en-us 2004-04-21T22:37:45-08:00 http://cfp2004.org/blogs/organizing/archives/000044.html Wes Boyd told us “the MoveOn story.” It all started during Clinton’s impeachment, when Boyd started thinking… holy smokes, “the nuts are running the asylum!” He posted a simple petition, immediately got a bunch of signors, and the project grew... taraw 2004-04-21T22:37:45-08:00 http://cfp2004.org/blogs/organizing/archives/000043.html Myles Weissleder talked more specifically about his organization, Meetup.com. Meetup.com was inspired in large part by the book “Bowling Alone” by Robert Putnam. This book is a statement on the fact that Americans today tend not to participate in civic... taraw 2004-04-21T22:16:25-08:00 http://cfp2004.org/blogs/organizing/archives/000042.html Bill Pease from Get Active began today’s session “Organizing Online for Political Change” with an overview of online organizing strategies. He addressed questions such as: what are the various contending strategies, and what are the implications of choosing one or... taraw 2004-04-21T21:41:58-08:00 http://cfp2004.org/blogs/organizing/archives/000041.html Ari Swartz of the CDT asked a great question about what does meetup.com plan to do when the FBI comes to subpoena them about certain meetups (like muslim ones, explosives zealots, etc.). The meetup.com rep (Myles Weissleder) said that they... joehall 2004-04-21T17:21:09-08:00