Posts Tagged ‘online activism’

OFA National Health Care Forum with the President

19th August 2009 by Catherine Favazza Comments Off

via my.barackobama.com
Join the president for a virtual town hall on health care reform. Formally “RSVP” on the website, or you can submit questions via Twitter by sending a Tweet to @BarackObama with the hashtag #hc09. If enough people ask the serious, tough questions, he won’t be able to ignore them.
(Bonus for those [...]

Web Jargon for New Online Activists, Part 1: Hashtags and Twitter Search

14th August 2009 by Catherine Favazza 1 Comment

At the RightOnline conference opening panel, it became pretty obvious that there is a need for a guide to Internet jargon for activists. There are sites that explain how to use Twitter, sure, but none or few that are obviously directed to a political audience. And people who need 101 guides to Twitter, for example, [...]

Why I’m a Smart Girl and You Should Be, Too

17th April 2009 by Catherine Favazza Comments Off

Maybe you went to a tea party on tax day earlier this week. Maybe–like me–it’s not really your thing to protest, but you are still worried about the country’s growing and unsustainable debt. You’re wondering what you can do to get involved.
Sure, the growing number of people getting online to receive and share information is [...]