The Changing Landscape of Public Advocacy: Citizen-Community Priorities and Web 2.0

Date: Thurs October 2, 2008

Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Live Video Broadcast and Chat Conversation 6:00PM - 7:00PM (EST)

Location: Insivia, 1900 Superior Avenue, Suite 105, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 Ph: 216.373.1080

Register: Upcoming.org

Join: Midtown Brews

Donation: $5.00 and your favorite beverage

Participate in a round table discussion to showcase and share best practices in social media tools to advance community advocacy issues focused on social, political and energy topics.

There will be no one guest this month, but rather a group of advocates sharing their experiences with storytelling and brand development to build engaged, networked communities online and face-to-face.

Here's an early list of who will be joining us --

Bill Callahan: issue driven politics on the web

Lee Chilcote and colleagues, Cleveland Collectivo: strengthening start-ups

Jeff Freidman, Webtego & Volunteer, The Climate Project: storytelling & national networks

Mike Gesing, Northeast Ohio Citizens League (NEOCL): regional citizen advocacy

Jason Hass: political blogging

The Insivia team: engagement technologies

Marc Leftkowitz, Green City Blue Lake: social media

Peter McDermott, E4S/Local Food Cleveland: network weaving

Susan Miller, REALNEO and Put It On The Ballot Campaign: issue driven politics on the web

George Nemeth: search engine optimization

Stephanie Spear, EarthWatch Ohio: community advocacy practices

Moderator: Gloria Ferris, Meet The Bloggers

And You...Everyone is welcome.

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Questions? Contact: Betsey Merkel, The Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open), 4415 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44113 Ph: 216-246-2447

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