Hosts: Justin Perkins, Michael Silberman
Series: NetSquared
September's Net Squared Meetup featured two young student organizers who are using new media communications strategies and online tools to mobilize young people across the country to take action on the global issues of genocide and global warming.
Ivan Boothe, Director of Communications for the Genocide Intervention Network and Arthur Coulston, Co-Founder and Digital Organizer for the Energy Action Coalition, described how they go beyond the normal email list and empower members to take concrete actions and precipitate change on a limited budget.
Both organizations began as student groups at individual campus and have since evolved into national groups spanning many universities. Cutting-edge technology has remained a crucial component of their member outreach efforts as well as their pubilc relations strategies.
Ivan discussed how the Genocide Intervention Network's experiences encapsulate the exciting potential but also the challenges of reaching out to young people through online social networking sites and blogs.
The Energy Action Coalition holds contests, movie screenings, and other days of action to bring a global cause down to a local level. Arthur also discusses how they embrace new technologies such as widgets, mapping, and blogging to help over 30 different coalition groups work together as a collective movement.
Join us at next month's DC NetSquared Meetup on October 17th.
Net2September.mp3 (16 MB)
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