It has been a great trip across Europe ... up last, but not least, the UK. Sat: http://ukneighbours.eventbrite.com
Mon: http://uknewvoices.eventbrite.com Steven Clift - [email protected] E-Democracy.org Sent via mobile +1 612 234 7072 On Nov 19, 2013 3:33 PM, "Steven Clift" <[email protected]> wrote: > Please pass this along ... > > * Neighbours Online: Connecting All, Building Community - In-depth Workshop > > In Kingston Upon Thames on Sat Nov 30, I will lead an in-depth > workshop on inclusively connecting neighbours online: > > http://ukneighbours.eventbrite.com > > This free/free will donation workshop goes from 2-4 p.m. and is open > to all. See the link for info on the pub if want to join us > post-event. > > > * New Voices and Civic Technology: Open Government for All? London Dialogue > > Join us for a discussion on whether and how open government and civic > tech can raise new voices and generate more representative > participation. Details/RSVP: > > http://uknewvoices.eventbrite.com > > This Monday, Dec. 2 evening event is hosted with Lobbi at Somerset > House and an extension of gatherings in Washington DC at the Sunlight > Foundation and in San Francisco at Code for America. Input will be fed > into a possible proposal for a civic tech/open gov community "new > voices" initiative: http://e-democracy.org/newvoices > > Please pass this along to those interested in seeing open government > reach mass participation by going *beyond* informing and engaging > those already most likely to participate. If you have access to > similar UK numbers (like the Pew report - http://bit.ly/pewcivic - I > reference for the US), please pass them along: [email protected] > > > * Estonia, Finland, World Forum for Democracy > > Events and opportunities to connect prior to London: > > http://bit.ly/clifteu13 > > It has been awhile since I've come through the UK. I really look > forward to connecting with old friends as well as making new > connections. Below is my UK-centric "who is this guy" introduction > from eventbrite. > > Thanks, > Steven Clift > E-Democracy.org > > Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com > Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.org > Twitter: http://twitter.com/democracy > Tel/Text: +1.612.234.7072 > > From: > > http://uknewvoices.eventbrite.com > > Steven Clift, @democracy on Twitter, is the founder and Executive > Director of E-Democracy.org. E-Democracy is based in Minneapolis, > Minnesota and created the world’s first election information website > in 1994. Steven was recently named a White House Champion of Change > for Open Government. > > Before focusing on “going deep” with inclusive online community > engagement over the last five years, Clift frequently stopped in the > UK for speaking visits tied to his Democracies Online network. He has > spoken across 30 countries. > > In 1996, UK Citizens Online Democracy credited Minnesota E-Democracy > as its inspiration and years later became the holding charity for > mySociety. Steven was a global best practices consultant for the UK > Local E-Democracy National Project in 2004-2005 which also led to > pilot local Issues Forums in England and a still active effort in > Oxford and a new start-up project with highly inclusive outreach in > Norbiton area of Kingston upon Thames. The Board Chair for E-Democracy > is former Kingston local councillor Mary Reid. Edward Andersson with > Involve is also a member of the Board and Dan Jellinek with Headstar > served previously. >
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