NN Auction Begins (and challenge to Pub Quiz Teams)
As you may have seen in BiPM's diary this morning, the Netroots Nation auction has officially started. On behalf of my co-chair Beth Becker and all the generous folks who donated items, I’d like to...
View ArticleYou know you wanna....
bid on these things that are up for bid in the annual Netroots Nation Auction.... because if you don't....the pooties and their friends will... for example
View Article2 Previous Netroots Nation speakers announce as candidates for office! (& bid...
I'm writing this diary to drum up bids for our Netroots Nation Online Auction (which you should all go click on and bid on every item). But I wanted to use this diary to talk about two people who have...
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'That time of year thou mayst in me behold'
Sonnet 73 That time of year thou mayst in me behold When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. In...
View ArticleStand with Occupy Providence
As you all know, Netroots Nation will be in Providence next June and as you might have heard, Occupy Providence is facing court proceedings to remove them from the park. We're asking folks to sign a...
View ArticleLook at all these cities working WITH the occupiers -- we need more!
We've all heard about the brutal crackdowns on OWS protests throughout the country, but there are a handful of cities and towns that are setting an example of how to work with the occupations, to...
View ArticleNetroots Nation Holiday Bazaar: Official Call for Donations!
Oh yes indeed, it’s time for the 3rd annual Netroots Nation Holiday Bazaar. This year it will be held from Thursday, December 1st to Tuesday, December 6th. And we're looking for contributions from our...
View ArticleNetroots Nation Holiday Bazaar Ends Monday! (with pics)
That’s right, you only have a few more days to shop the Holiday Bazaar online auction and pick up a few gifts for friends and family. And, well quite frankly you, because, hey, you’ve been good this...
View ArticleSo you wanna cover the Occupy movement?
When blogging was young you could tell there was an emerging set of writers with real talent. It wasn't new as a medium, there were probably tens of thousands of LiveJournal blogs around with people...
View ArticleSupport local artisans (and Netroots Nation too)
Today is the last day of the Netroots Nation Holiday Bazaar. With more than 120 items up for bid, now is the time to do a little shopping for friends and family (or treat yourself to one of the...
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Come to Netroots New York: Learn about the Wisconsin uprising
Get ready! The latest Netroots Nation regional conference -- Netroots New York on December 17th and 18th -- is coming up soon, and it couldn’t be in a better time or place. Occupy Wall Street is...
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Netroots Nation 2012: Is Ending Digital Divide As Important as Proms?
TheFatLadySings has proposed a measure to help decrease the digital divide that separates rural communities and communities of color from online organizing and new media tools, like twitter and...
View ArticleWe can fight the digital divide
TheFatLadySings has teamed up with Communities Joined in Action to apply for the last round of Pepsi Refresh grants. In her own words this is what's at stake: We at Netroots Nation are stepping up to...
View ArticleThe gift of organizing: Special holiday price for Netroots Nation
Is there a political activist in your family? A friend who's recently gotten more involved in the political dialogue? Why not gift them (or yourself) with a ticket to Netroots Nation 2012? For 48...
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Netroots Nation 2012: You set the agenda
As chairman of the board of directors of Netroots Nation, I'm excited. Because this is the part of the process I enjoy most (other than the conference itself): watching your proposals come in to...
View ArticleWhat is Netroots Nation?
If you haven’t been hanging around Daily Kos for that long, you may begin to wonder, “What is this Netroots Nation that keeps getting mentioned in Cheers and Jeers, Open Thread, etc.? Is it like The...
View ArticleNetroots Nation submissions due Jan 31!
If you watched the State of the Union last night, you heard President Obama address numerous problems being faced by our country—and propose solutions for many of them. From manufacturing and job...
View Article2nd Annual Netroots Nation "Grab a Booth" Contest Begins!
Would your nonprofit or small business like a free booth in the 2012 Netroots Nation Community and Exhibit Hall in Providence? Then enter the Netroots Nation "Grab a Booth"contest!
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Keeping it local at NN12 (lefty tourism microguide #2)
So, you're heading off to NN12? Or still up in the air? Or maybe just planning on passing through Providence sometime soon? And you want your left behind dollars to stay a little closer to where you...
View ArticleThe NN12 Panel Process
As notifications for the first round NN12 panel selection have trickled out over the past few weeks, we’ve gotten questions about how the whole process of selecting panels actually works. Hi, I’m...
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