All posts in the topic Building Neighborhoods Online - Possible DC gathering May 7 (Short link)
I am considering putting together a small session for ~15 to discuss ways to strengthen neighborhoods using the Internet when I am in Washington DC on Wednesday, May 7. In addition to sharing the story about the exciting launch of the Neighborhood Issues Forum where I live - http://e-democracy.org/se - I'd like to discuss Vermont's Front Porch Forum, iNeighbors (academic project), the Facebook Neighborhoods application, Outside.In and Topix's approach to zipcode based forums, Everyblock.Com, and DC's exceptionally vibrant neighborhood e-mail list network. I am also interested in gathering ideas on block-level tools to support more secure networking among neighbors and how to extend the summer idea of National Night Out to a winter Local Night Online. If you would like an invite - drop me a note:Put "Neighborhoods Online Discussion" in the subject. Steven Clift E-Democracy.Org P.S. We have a small grant to establish two neighborhood forums in high immigrant areas in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Work is getting underway. See: http://e-democracy.org/nf I am interested in learning about any other examples where such an effort has attempted to build a geographically bounded space that is fully reflective an actual and highly diverse local community (v. white middle class active citizens who are the easiest to recruit).
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