*** Democracies Online Newswire - http://www.e-democracy.org/do *** We just love the theme "Speak Softly and Carry a Big E-mail List" so I thought I'd share. Some other fun phrases I have coined: - E-mail unto others as you would have them e-mail unto you. - Its not what you e-mail, its who you e-mail. - The tragedy of the online public commons is when a few people put too much into it and drive the people away. - Taking a byte out of bureaucracy one e-mail at a time. - The secret to Internet success - Set low expectations and declare victory. While E-Democracy is actively fund raising in Minnesota, donations can come from anywhere. Since E-Democracy has donated the home page for Democracies Online, supporting E-Democracy is a great way to help the cause of citizen-based e-democracy. Steven Clift Democracies Online Minnesota E-Democracy =========================================================== Minnesota E-Democracy - http://www.e-democracy.org =========================================================== E-Democracy Celebration Featuring ... Speak Softly and Carry a Big E-mail List - Presentation Wired Candidates and Elected Officials - Quick Greetings 1st Annual MVP Awards - Most Valuable Poster for MN-POLITICS Highlights below. * * * * When: 5:30 - 8:00 p.m., Thursday, May 17, 2001 (Presentation @ 6 p.m., Elected Official/Candidate Greetings and MVP Awards @ 6:30 p.m.) Where: Chang O'Hara's (Upstairs), 498 Selby Ave, St. Paul Take Dale 5 blocks south from I-94. Left on Selby 2.5 blks Map from: http://twincities.citysearch.com/profile/5518865/ RSVPs Appreciated: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Suggested Donation: $5 or more, At the Door Can't make it? Support E-Democracy here: http://www.e-democracy.org/donate.html Everyone is welcome. Be part of our "Who's Who" from across the digital political spectrum as we toast and roast our participants and volunteers. Whether you are a forum participant or lurker, an E-Democracy web site user or general supporter, or a political, government, community or media online developer - join us. Evening Highlights * Speak Softly and Carry a Big E-mail List Special Presentation - Around 6 p.m. Lessons from Winona Online Democracy <http://onlinedemocracy.winona.org> one of America's leading online civic engagement projects and SupportEducation.org, Minnesota's largest online petition effort <http://www.supporteducation.org> currently with over 15,000 signatories. Presented by Steve Kranz from Winona Online Democracy and SupportEducation.Org, and Randy Schenkat from Winona Online Democracy. * Wired Candidates and Elected Officials We will give those candidates and elected officials from any party a minute or two to address the gathering around 6:30 p.m.. Politicians should RSVP at <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or call 612-822-8667. * 1st Annual MVP Awards Be present as we announce the winners of the Minnesota Politics and the St. Paul Issues Forum MVP Award. That's "Most Valuable Poster" to the rest of the world. Voting will occur earlier in the week. This will be followed that evening with spoof LVP Awards or the "Limited Value Poster" awards. The full event announcement is online at: http://www.e-democracy.org/celebrate.html =========================================================== Minnesota E-Democracy - http://www.e-democracy.org =========================================================== ^ ^ ^ ^ Steven L. Clift - W: http://www.publicus.net Minneapolis - - - E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minnesota - - - - - T: +1.612.822.8667 USA - - - - - - - ICQ: 13789183 *** Please send submissions to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** To subscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** Message body: SUB DO-WIRE *** *** To unsubscribe instead, write: UNSUB DO-WIRE *** *** Please forward this post to others and encourage *** *** them to subscribe to the free DO-WIRE service. ***
