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If you are in Brisbane, be sure to join us on November 19. Cheers, Steven Clift P.S. My wife and I are going to be taking a real vacation in Noosa, Sydney, and Melbourne after Nov. 20. It is always great to say hello to DoWire members even if I am off the clock ... particularly if we can include a stroll past an area landmark or share a meal along the way. ------- Forwarded message follows ------- From: Steven Clift <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date sent: Sun, 07 Nov 2004 22:18:58 -0600 Big thanks to the J-School at the University of Queensland for arranging this public event. The E-Democracy.Org model for local online forums is starting to spread <http://e-democracy.org/uk>. Join us if you'd like explore global e-democracy trends combined with ideas for how to solid ideas in your community. Steven Clift P.S. If you plan to make it to the Happy Hour, please drop me a note as well: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Invitation to the the E-democracy Workshop with Steven Clift, founder of E-democracy. "Empowering local communities using e-democracy best practices" Friday, November the 19th, 2:30 to 4:30 pm. School of Journalism and Communication Hood St, the University of Queensland, St Lucia. then Happy hour afterwards Plough-Inn cafe-Bar, Southbank, 6:30-7:30pm RSVP, Enquiries: [EMAIL PROTECTED] E-democracy makes use of technology to engage citizens, government bodies, community groups, public figures, business and the media in online democratic discussions related to national, state and local issues. Communities all over the world are using e-democracy tools, giving a voice to citizens, and building bridges between different sectors of the community. The founder of E-Democracy, Steven Clift is visiting Australia to gain support and commitment from local citizens or groups interested in founding e-democracy sites within their local communities. Steven will be in Brisbane on Friday, November the 19th. He will be presenting on global best practices in e-democracy for empowering local communities through citizen-led online forums and initiatives. The workshop will help kick-start an e-democracy site and involvement in Brisbane. E-democracy allows people from all sectors of the community to debate issues of policy and decision-making without fear or favour. It is a powerful tool for upholding democracy, because expert opinion and “inside-information” can be made public. While current media campaigns often promote shallow and one-sided debate, e-democracy allows for many sides of an issue to be proclaimed and debated. E- democracy provides a future for democracy in our world. ALL WELCOME. RSVP, Enquiries: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For further information, take a look at: · Democracies Online Newswire http://www.dowire.org Over 2700 people around the world exchanging announcements, news, and articles related to e-democracy, e-government, and e-politics. · E-democracy Resources Flyer http://publicus.net/articles/edemresources.html Links to the top e- democracy starting points on a two page flyer available in HTML, Word, and PDF. · http://www.publicus.net More articles and presentations by Steven Clift ------- End of forwarded message ------- ^ ^ ^ ^ Steven L. Clift - - - W: http://publicus.net Minneapolis - - - - E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minnesota - - - - - - T: +1.612.822.8667 USA - - - - - MSN/Y!/AIM: netclift Join my Democracies Online Newswire: http://dowire.org EDem's Election 2004 Links: http://e-democracy.org/us *** Past Messages, to Subscribe: http://dowire.org *** *** To subscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** Message body: SUB DO-WIRE *** *** To UNSUBSCRIBE instead, write: UNSUB DO-WIRE *** *** Please send submissions to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** New RSS XML Feed Available: *** http://www.mail-archive.com/do-wire@lists.umn.edu/maillist.xml
