*** Democracies Online Newswire - http://www.e-democracy.org/do *** ------- Forwarded message follows ------- From: Rich Cowan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: fwd: Grassroots Use of the Internet (3/10/01, Yale Univ.) ------------------------------------------------------------------- You are invited to the second annual all-day meeting on: G R A S S R O O T S . U S E . O F . T H E . I N T E R N E T Sterling Law Building, Yale Univ, New Haven, CT Saturday, March 10, 2001 * 9:30 am-6:00 pm Featuring: Networkers for Social Change Community Organizers Using Technology Nonprofit Technology "Circuit Riders" Free-Software Activists Program includes Speakers and Workshops on: - Using the Internet for voter rights organizing. - Technology planning for nonprofit organizations. - Facilitating collaboration through shared databases - Appropriate use of technology for empowerment and engagement in low-income communities - Coordinating local actions over the Internet - Tips for developing your grassroots organization's website. Questions for participants to grapple with: How can we use the Internet to strengthen coalition and movement- building? How can we make technology usable and affordable to overcome the "digital divide?" How can we effectively use the Internet in our organizing without getting drowned in a flood of "too many messages?" Space limited to 125 participants. $10-15 sliding scale donation/ $5 student or unemployed. Please register by March 1 to ensure admission and receive a full program. To register, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (include name, address, and email adress) or call 617-596-4957. Our fax number (8am-6pm M-F only) is 617-628- 8735. Hosted by: Organizers' Collaborative and the Yale Workers' Rights Project, Yale Campaign for a Legal Election DIRECTIONS TO THE CONFERENCE SITE: TO YALE BY PLANE: Yale is 4 miles from New Haven airport and 52 miles from Bradley Field International Airport (city?). BY TRAIN: There is inexpensive train service from NYC Grand Central Station. Fare and schedules: http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/mnr/index.html BY CAR: Take Exit 3 (Trumbull Street) off I-91 (near the junction of I-91 and I-95). Continue to the end of Trumbull Street (the fourth traffic light) and turn left onto Prospect St. Turn right at Grove St (one block). The Sterling Law building is just one block ahead on your left (the entrance is on the side facing away from Grove St): A CAMPUS MAP showing the law school is located at http://www.yale.edu/yaleinfo/maps/3.html HOUSING OPTIONS Hotel within walking distance: Holiday Inn 30 Whalley Ave New Haven,CT 06511 203/777-6221 Less expensive, 1.8 miles from the conference: Grand Chalet New Haven 400 Sargent Dr. New Haven,CT 06511 203/562-1111 For inexpensive housing with Yale students or area activists, please contact us 1 week in advance; there will be a $10 fee per night. *************** Agenda Overview ****************** 9:00 - 9:30 Breakfast and Registration (Yale Volunteers) 9:30 - 10:45 Morning Speakers and Q&A 10:45 - 11:05 ICEBREAKER 11:15 - 12:30 WORKSHOPS I 12:30 - 1:30 Lunch, $5. $3 lunch tickets available w/low income registration. 1:30 - 3:00 Activist case studies, Q&A 3:15 - 4:30 WORKSHOPS II 4:45 - 6:00 CLOSING PLENARY: Workshop followup announcements Conference Evaluation OC Membership Meeting ------- End of forwarded message ------- ^ ^ ^ ^ Steven L. Clift - W: http://www.publicus.net Minneapolis - - - E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minnesota - - - - - T: +1.612.822.8667 USA - - - - - - - ICQ: 13789183 *** Please send submissions to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** To subscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** Message body: SUB DO-WIRE *** *** To unsubscribe instead, write: UNSUB DO-WIRE *** *** Please forward this post to others and encourage *** *** them to subscribe to the free DO-WIRE service. ***
