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Big Tent Democrat

makes a valid point at MyDD, plus his source material is worth a full read .

a small, good thing

I'm happy and exhausted. Howie Klein and Vicki Cosgrove and I are wrapping up the granting and disbursement phase of our program bringing bloggers and activists to Yearlykos Chicago. 17 grantees are going to Chicago and adding the wealth of their experience, their insights and their point of view to the world's largest gathering of bloggers and online activists. I wish I could wax eloquent right now but I'm too exhausted to do much but offer this reflection. We did a small, good thing. In doing so we took any number of small good things and added them together. A $25 donation, an offer of frequent flier miles, a donated Yearlykos registration, a local blograiser, a willingness to share a ride, or offer up a room, the courage to put up a blog post asking for a helping hand. I don't know what the experience of Ykos Chicago holds for us, but I do know it will be a different convention because of the sum of what we have done. The hard part is over. The interesting part has

Farouk Olu Aregbe: One Million Strong for Barack Obama

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Meet Farouk Olu Aregbe , founder of One Million Strong for Barack Obama, discussing social network organizing and outreach to millennials at Personal Democracy Forum: Click To Play This is where online communication and political organizing is and has been going. Take this chance to meet Farouk. Tas: Farouk Olu Aregbe Millennials Facebook Personal Democracy Forum

the Last Mile to Chicago

I've been working with Howie Klein and local DFA activist Vicki Cosgrove on a national grassroots fundraising effort to provide grants to increase the regional, racial and economic diversity at Yearlykos Chicago. We've had a powerful success and raised almost $7,000 and direct grants for 15 bloggers. Today is the conclusion of that fund drive. If you have funds to spare, your help is much appreciated.

Chris Rabb and Afro-Netizen

Chris Rabb, the blogger behind Afro-Netizen , has an interview in the current Mother Jones. It's worth reading the whole thing but this passage stands out: MJ: Do you think what you call the digital ethnorati is going to be a significant factor in the political landscape and the upcoming elections? CR: I have no idea, and I am not optimistic. But who's to say what the future holds? There needs to be a multiracial, inclusive agenda online for those who wear a liberal or progressive label. I think the big question is what are we doing on the Internet and to what end, because why and how black folk use the Internet is very different than how white people use it. We're less about social networking, more about information around education, housing, and health. MJ: Why do African Americans not use social networking sites as much and focus on the information aspect of it? CR: There may be an assumption that we're just not there. We don't really know. There are so man