In New York City ... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Lawrence Grodeska" <[email protected]> Date: Oct 13, 2014 1:35 PM Subject: [betaNYC] 10/23 - Building a Better Democracy with Technology panel & networking event To: <[email protected]> Cc:
Hello, BetaNYC! I'd like to invite you to a networking event and panel discussion at AlleyNYC next Thursday, 10/23 <http://www.eventbrite.com/e/civicmakers-building-a-better-democracy-with-technology-tickets-13405294597>. We'll be mixing, mingling and discussing how technology is helping communities revitalize democracy at the local level. We have a great group of speakers lined up, and will also have plenty of beer, wine and tasty food on hand. What is CivicMakers, you may ask? We are a community of creative, passionate citizens who are building a better democracy everyday, at every level of society—our technology and governments, our communities and workplaces. CivicMakers seeks to experiment with new forms of collective governance and participatory politics to achieve our emerging vision of a truly inclusive, direct democracy. We've been gathering in the San Francisco Bay Area since June, and this is our first event on the East Coast. I hope you can join us! Best, Lawrence Grodeska @grodeska <http://twitter.com/grodeska> http://grodeska.com -- What: CivicMakers Salon - Building a Better Democracy with Technology When: Thursday, 10/23 - 6:30 to 9:30pm Where: The AlleyNYC, 500 7th Avenue 17A, New York, NY 10018 RSVP for more details: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/civicmakers-building-a-better-democracy-with-technology-tickets-13405294597 We live in an age of broken politics, overwhelming civic cynicism, and vast disparities in wealth and justice. At the same time, grassroots interest in rebuilding democracy abounds, from the maturing open government movement, to a proliferation of new civic engagement and empowerment platforms. Now is the time for a new conversation about what kind of society we wish to live in, and what solutions will move us most quickly in that direction. Join New York’s civic tech luminaries for a night of delicious drinks, tasty snacks, and thought-provoking discussion about revitalizing our democracy. Speakers will include: - Ben Kallos, NYC Councilmember - Heidi Sieck, COO, Personal Democracy Media Civic Technology Center; Founding COO, Democracy.com - Mark Headd, Technical Evangelist, Accela, Inc.; Former CDO, Philadelphia - Seth Flaxman, Co-founder & ED, Democracy Works / Turbovote Join us if you love democracy! <http://www.eventbrite.com/e/civicmakers-building-a-better-democracy-with-technology-tickets-13405294597> -- Please Note: If you hit "*REPLY*", your message will be sent to *everyone* on this mailing list ([email protected]) This message was sent by Lawrence Grodeska ([email protected]) from #BetaNYC, a member of Code for America's Brigade Program <http://www.meetup.com/betanyc/>. To learn more about Lawrence Grodeska, visit his/her member profile <http://www.meetup.com/betanyc/members/79973732/> To report this message or block the sender, please click here <http://www.meetup.com/betanyc/abuse/79973732/?table_name=ml&table_id=75177162> Set my mailing list to email me As they are sent <http://www.meetup.com/betanyc/list_prefs/?pref=1> | In one daily email <http://www.meetup.com/betanyc/list_prefs/?pref=2> | Don't send me mailing list messages <http://www.meetup.com/betanyc/list_prefs/?pref=0> Meetup, POB 4668 #37895 NY NY USA 10163 <#1490acb8c9f30dac_> | [email protected] ----------------------------------------- Group home for Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire: http://groups.dowire.org/groups/newswire Replies go to members of Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire with all posts on this topic here: http://groups.dowire.org/r/topic/5R7ZGwoCEg47CnJJgOLbgP For digest version or to leave Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire, email [email protected] with "digest on" or "unsubscribe" in the *subject*. Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire is hosted by Democracies Online - http://dowire.org.
